Steven Soderbergh

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Full Name
Steven Andrew Soderbergh
Born
January 14th, 1963
Height
6ft 0in
Hometown
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Net Worth
Estimated $80 million
Partner
Jules Asner
Family
Steven Soderbergh was born to Mary Ann Soderbergh, a psychologist and teacher, and Peter Andrew Soderbergh, a university professor and educator, in Atlanta, Georgia. He spent much of his childhood in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his father served as dean of education at Louisiana State University. Soderbergh married television personality Jules Asner in 2003. He has one daughter, Sarah, from a previous relationship and has generally kept his family life private.
Top Movies
'Traffic', 'Sex, Lies, and Videotape', 'Erin Brockovich', 'Ocean's Eleven', 'Contagion'
Top Shows
'The Knick', 'Mosaic', 'Full Frontal with Samantha Bee'
Awards
Academy Award for 'Best Director', Palme d'Or, BAFTA Award for 'Best Direction' (nomination), Directors Guild of America Award for 'Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures'
Fun Facts
Steven Soderbergh became the youngest solo director to win the Palme d'Or when 'Sex, Lies, and Videotape' triumphed at Cannes in 1989. ### At the 73rd Academy Awards, he received two simultaneous nominations for 'Best Director' for 'Erin Brockovich' and 'Traffic', winning for the latter. ### Soderbergh frequently serves as his own cinematographer and editor under the pseudonyms Peter Andrews and Mary Ann Bernard, named after his parents.
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Steven Soderbergh is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and editor whose innovative and genre-spanning career has made him one of the most influential directors in contemporary cinema. He emerged as a leading figure of the American independent film movement with his breakthrough debut ‘Sex, Lies, and Videotape’, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Soderbergh has since directed acclaimed films including ‘Out of Sight’, ‘Erin Brockovich’, ‘Traffic’, the ‘Ocean’s’ trilogy, ‘Contagion’, ‘Magic Mike’, ‘Logan Lucky’ and ‘Black Bag’. Renowned for his stylistic versatility and willingness to experiment with filmmaking techniques and distribution models, Soderbergh has won the Academy Award for ‘Best Director’ and remains one of Hollywood’s most prolific auteurs.

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Steven Soderbergh is an American filmmaker best known for directing 'Traffic', 'Erin Brockovich', 'Ocean's Eleven', 'Contagion' and 'Sex, Lies, and Videotape'.
'Traffic' is widely regarded as Steven Soderbergh's signature film, although 'Ocean's Eleven', 'Erin Brockovich', 'Contagion' and 'Sex, Lies, and Videotape' are also among his most acclaimed works.
Yes. Steven Soderbergh won the Academy Award for 'Best Director' for 'Traffic' (2000), after being nominated in the same year for both 'Traffic' and 'Erin Brockovich'.
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