Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg, the only child of Leah and Arnold Spielberg, was born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio and was also raised in the suburbs of Haddonfield New Jersey and Scottsdale Arizona. Spielberg always had a love and fascination for the movie industry. As a pre-teen, he charged admission to his home movies. At the age of 12, his first production was complete, including script and actors. Just one year later at the age of 13, …showed first 75 words of 476 total…

…showed last 75 words of 476 total…of Steven Spielberg's works have been placed on 100 best films of the century list by the American Film Institute, and many are so timeless, they will live in the hearts of generations to come. Such films as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indiana Jones, E.T., JAWS, and Jurassic Park have become legendary. And to think it all started when he jumped off a tour bus in Universal Studios. That was his leading break.