Steven Soderbergh

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Birth Name: Steven A. Soderbergh

Age: 57, born 14 January 1963

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 0"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Jules Asner

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Description: Steven Soderbergh was born on January 14, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the second of six children and, while still at a very young age, his family moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his father, Peter Soderbergh, was a professor and the dean of the College of Education at Louisiana State University. While still in high school, around the age of 15, Soderbergh enrolled in the university's film animation class and began making short 16-millimeter films with second-hand equipment, one of which was the short film "Janitor". After graduating high school, he went to Hollywood, where he worked as a freelance editor. His Steven Soderbergh was born on January 14, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the second of six children and, while still at a very young age, his family moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his father, Peter Soderbergh, was a professor and the dean of the College of Education at Louisiana State University. While still in high school, around the age of 15, Soderbergh enrolled in the university's film animation class and began making short 16-millimeter films with second-hand equipment, one of which was the short film "Janitor". After graduating high school, he went to Hollywood, where he worked as a freelance editor. His time there was brief and, shortly after, he returned home and continued making short films and writing scripts.

His first major break was in 1986 when the rock group Yes assigned him to shoot a full-length concert film for the band, which eventually earned him a Grammy nomination for the video, Yes: 9012 Live (1985). Following this achievement, Soderbergh filmed Winston (1987), the short-subject film that he would later expand into Sexo, mentiras y cintas de vídeo (1989), a film that earned him the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or Award, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director, and an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Over the next six years, he was married to actress Betsy Brantley and had a daughter named Sarah Soderbergh, who was born in 1990.

Also during this time, he made such films as Kafka, la verdad oculta (1991), El rey de la colina (1993), The Underneath (Bajos fondos) (1995) and Gray's Anatomy (1996), which many believed to be disappointments. In 1998, Soderbergh made Un romance muy peligroso (1998), his most critically and commercially successful film since Sexo, mentiras y cintas de vídeo (1989). Then, in 2000, Soderbergh directed two major motion pictures that are now his most successful films to date: Erin Brockovich (2000) and Traffic (2000). These films were both nominated for Best Picture Oscars at the 2001 Academy Awards and gave him the first twin director Oscar nomination in almost 60 years and the first ever win. He won the Oscar for Best Director for Traffic (2000) at the 2001 Oscars. ... (more)

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1. Ocean's Eleven (2001)

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7.2

5092 Watched

2. Ocean's Twelve (2004)

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6.3

3455 Watched

3. Erin Brockovich (2000)

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6.7

2369 Watched

4. Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

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6.5

2178 Watched

5. Traffic (2001)

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7.1

1433 Watched

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1. Ocean's Eleven (2001)

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7.2

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2. Contagion (2011)

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6.3

1143 Watched

3. Waking Life (2001) (2002)

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7.5

654 Watched

4. Full Frontal (2002)

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4.7

104 Watched

5. Side by Side (2012)

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7.4

89 Watched

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1. Solaris (2002)

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2. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

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3. Nightwatch (1998)

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5.9

229 Watched

4. Eros (2004)

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5.8

86 Watched

5. King of the Hill (1993) (1993)

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7.4

64 Watched

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1. 60 Minutes (1968)

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7.3

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2. Le grand journal de Canal+ (2004)

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7.9

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3. The Dr. Oz Show (2009)

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4.9

23 Watched

4. And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

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6.8

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5. The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001)

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1. The Knick (2014)

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2. Mosaic (2018- )

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3. Fallen Angels

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4. K Street

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1. Getting Away With It: Or - Further Adventures of the Luckiest Bastard You Ever Saw

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2. Sex, Lies and Videotape

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3. Sex, Lies and Videotape: Screenplay (Faber Reel Classics)

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Most-accomplished Active Directors (2020 Edition) (50 person items)

"2019 Rank: #18 2018 Rank: #18 2017 Rank: #21 2016 Rank: #22 2015 Rank: #23 2014 Rank: #24 2013 Rank: #26 2012 Rank: #26 2011 Rank: #24 2010 Rank: #27 2009 Rank: #1 on Top Future Directing Greats Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) King of the Hill (1993) Schizopolis (1997) Out of Sight (1998) The Limey (1999) Erin Brockovich (2000) Traffic (2000) Ocean’s Eleven (2001) Solaris (2002) Ocean's Twelve (2004) The Good German (2006) Ocean's Thirteen (2007) Che: Parts One and T"

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Every Best Director Winner (70 person items)

"2000-Traffic"

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The Most Accomplished Active Directors (2019 Ed.) (50 person items)

"2018 Rank: #18 2017 Rank: #21 2016 Rank: #22 2015 Rank: #23 2014 Rank: #24 2013 Rank: #26 2012 Rank: #26 2011 Rank: #24 2010 Rank: #27 2009 Rank: #1 on Top Future Directing Greats "Logan Lucky" was quite possibly the most underwatched movie of 2017. Soderbergh continues to have such a wide range of genres and he is still experimenting, something you rarely see with a director so far into their career. They fail half the time, but that's okay. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) King of the Hi"

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2018 Edition) (50 person items)

"2017 Rank: #21 2016 Rank: #22 2015 Rank: #23 2014 Rank: #24 2013 Rank: #26 2012 Rank: #26 2011 Rank: #24 2010 Rank: #27 2009 Rank: #1 on Top Future Directing Greats a. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) b. King of the Hill (1993) c. Schizopolis (1997) d. Out of Sight (1998) e. The Limey (1999) f. Erin Brockovich (2000) g. Traffic (2000) h. Ocean’s Eleven (2001) i. Solaris (2002) j. Ocean's Twelve (2004) k. The Good German (2006) l. Ocean's Thirteen (2007) m. Che: Part"

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Directors with most $100M+ Box Office Performances (25 person items)

" 1. $294; Ocean's 11 (2001) 2. $213; Erin Brockavich (2000) 3. $201; Traffic (2000) 4. $184; Ocean's 12 (2004) 5. $156; Ocean's 13 (2007) 6. $134; Magic Mike (2012) "

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My Favorite Directors: Steven Soderbergh (20 movies items)

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Directors' Favorite Actors/Actresses (94 person items)

"Matt Damon - Ocean's 11 (2001) - Ocean's 12 (2004) - Ocean's 13 (2007) - Che: Part II (2008) - The Informant! (2009) - Contagion (2011) - Behind the Candelabra (2013) George Clooney - Out of Sight (1998) - Ocean's 11 (2001) - Solaris (2002) - Ocean's 12 (2004) - The Good German (2006) - Ocean's 13 (2007) Catherine Zeta-Jones - Traffic (2000) - Ocean's 12 (2004) - Side Effects (2013) Don Cheadle - Out of Sight (1998) - Traffic (2000) - Ocean's 11 (2001) - Ocean's 12 (2004) - Ocean's 13 (2007) "

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Films that Director's Never Got to Make or Wanted (81 person items)

"1994 "Quiz Show" (was offered the chance to direct it with Tim Robbins starring) 2005 "Fantastic Four" (at one point was interested in directing it) "

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Oscars 2014 (2004) (29 movies items)

"David O. Russell (American Hustle)"

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2017 Edition) (50 person items)

"2016 Rank: #22 2015 Rank: #23 2014 Rank: #24 2013 Rank: #26 2012 Rank: #26 2011 Rank: #24 2010 Rank: #27 2009 Rank: #1 on Top Future Directing Greats a. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) b. King of the Hill (1993) c. Schizopolis (1997) d. Out of Sight (1998) e. The Limey (1999) f. Erin Brockovich (2000) g. Traffic (2000) h. Ocean’s Eleven (2001) i. Solaris (2002) j. Ocean's Twelve (2004) k. The Good German (2006) l. Ocean's Thirteen (2007) m. Che: Parts One and Two ("

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2016 Edition) (50 person items)

"2015 Rank: #23 2014 Rank: #24 2013 Rank: #26 2012 Rank: #26 2011 Rank: #24 2010 Rank: #27 (Debut) 2009 Rank: #1 on 'Future Directing Greats' a. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) b. King of the Hill (1993) c. Schizopolis (1997) d. Out of Sight (1998) e. The Limey (1999) f. Erin Brockovich (2000) g. Traffic (2000) h. Ocean’s Eleven (2001) i. Solaris (2002) j. Ocean's Twelve (2004) k. The Good German (2006) l. Ocean's Thirteen (2007) m. Che: Parts One and Two (2008) n. "

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100 Greatest Filmmakers of All Time (100 person items)

"American Major Works: Ocean's trilogy Erin Brockovich (2000) Traffic (2000) • Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor. • Produced over 10 films, Written 7, Edited over 10 but none of his top 3."

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Oscars 2001 Winners (My Version) (24 movies items)

"Best Director! Winner: Steven Soderbergh, Traffic! Nominees: Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot Robert Zemeckis - Cast Away Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ridley Scott - Gladiator"


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