Hollywood honors over 2400 celebrities of stage, screen, song and radio with stars like this one along the Hollywood Walk of Fame- fifteen blocks along Hollywood Blvd.
This one honors director, producer and screenwriter Steven Spielberg.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame's website (
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"Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. Spielberg is considered as one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era, as well as being viewed as one of the most popular and influential directors and producers in film history. In a career spanning more than four decades, Spielberg’s films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg’s early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust, the transatlantic slave trade, war, and terrorism. He is one of the co-founders of DreamWorks Studios.
FACT FILE
Born: Steven Allan Spielberg December 18, 1946 (age 68) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Residence: Los Angeles
Education: Saratoga (CA) High School
Alma mater: California State University, Long Beach
Occupation: Filmmaker
Years active: 1963–present
Notable work: Close Encounters of the Third Kind E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Jaws Jurassic Park Lincoln Munich Indiana Jones Saving Private Ryan Schindler’s List
Net worth: US$3.6 billion (Jan. 2015)
Religion: Judaism
Spouse(s): Amy Irving (m. 1985–89) Kate Capshaw (m. 1991)
Children: 6
Relatives: Anne Spielberg (sister)
Category: Motion pictures
Unveiled: 10 Jan 2003
Star rank: 27
Address:
6807 Hollywood Blvd
Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
GPS location:
34.101666, -118.340194"