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Steven Soderbergh Biography (1963-)

Full name, Steven Andrew Soderbergh; born January 14, 1963, in Atlanta, GA; son of Peter Andrew (a university educator and administrator) and Mary Ann (maiden name, Bernard) Soderbergh; married Elizabeth Jeanne "Betsy" Brantley (anactress), December 1, 1989 (divorced, October, 1994); children: Sarah. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934.; Manager: Pat Dollard, Dollard Management and Productions, 21361 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 3, Malibu, CA 90265.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Writer, director

Birth Details

January 14, 1963

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Director, Except Where Indicated
• (And editor and sound editor) Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Miramax, 1989
• (And editor) Kafka, Miramax, 1991
• (And editor) King of the Hill, Gramercy, 1993
• Underneath, Gramercy, 1995
• (And cinematographer and editor) Schizopolis (also known as Steven Soderbergh's Schizopolis), Universal, 1996
• Gray's Anatomy, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1997
• Out of Sight, Universal, 1998
• The Limey, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
• Erin Brockovich, Universal, 2000
• (And cinematographer, as Peter Andrews) Traffic (also known as Traffic--Die Macht des Kartells), USA Films, 2000
• (And cinematographer) Ocean's Eleven, Warner Bros., 2001
• Other Film Work
• Executive producer, Suture, Samuel Goldwyn, 1993
• Producer, The Daytrippers, Cinepix Film Properties, 1997
• Producer, Pleasantville, New Line Cinema, 1998
• Also made the short film Winston, c. 1986
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Smoking guy at concert, The Underneath, Gramercy, 1995
• Fletcher Munson/Dr. Jeffrey Korchek, Schizopolis (also known as Steven Soderbergh's Schizopolis), Universal, 1996
• Television Director
• Episodic
• "The Quiet Room," Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1993
• Television Editor
• Series
• Games People Play, 1981
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Himself, Independent's Day, Sundance Channel, 1998
• Stage Director
• Geniuses, Swine Palace Productions, Baton Rouge, LA, 1996
• RECORDINGS
• Music Videos
• Director, 9012 Live (concert by the group Yes), 1986
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Miramax, published with journal, Harper(New York City), 1990
• King of the Hill, Gramercy, 1993
• (As Sam Lowry) The Underneath, Gramercy, 1995
• Schizopolis (also known as Steven Soderbergh's Schizopolis), Universal, 1996
• Nightwatch, Miramax/Dimension Films, 1998
• Other Writings
• (With Richard Lester) Getting Away with It: or, The Further Adventuresof the Luckiest Bastard You Ever Saw, Faber, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996.

• Entertainment Weekly, February 23, 2001, p. 105; March 2, 2001, p.20.
• Film Comment, July/August, 1989, pp. 22-28; January, 2001, p. 26.
• Los Angeles Magazine, January, 2001, p. 82.
• Madison, September, 1999, p. 126.
• Newsweek, January 8, 2001, p. 62.
• New York Times, July 23, 1989.
• New York Times Magazine, November 3, 1991, pp. 34-40, 83.
• Rolling Stone, April 12, 2001, p. 120.
• Time, January 8, 2001, p. 62.