George Lucas
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Biography
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Lucas is known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012.
After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his earlier student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure. His next work as a writer-director was the film American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm. The film was critically and commercially successful, and received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture.
Lucas's next film, the epic space opera Star Wars (1977), had a troubled production but was a surprise hit, becoming the highest-grossing film at the time, winning six Academy Awards and sparking a cultural phenomenon. Lucas produced and co-wrote the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). With director Steven Spielberg, he created, produced and co-wrote the Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Crusade (1989) and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). He also produced and wrote a variety of films and television series through Lucasfilm between the 1970s and the 2010s.
In 1997, Lucas rereleased the Star Wars trilogy as part of a special edition featuring several alterations; home media versions with further changes were released in 2004 and 2011. He returned to directing with a Star Wars prequel trilogy comprising The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005). He last collaborated on the CGI-animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2014, 2020), the war film Red Tails (2012), and the CGI film Strange Magic (2015).
Lucas is one of history's most financially successful filmmakers and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. His films are among the 100 highest-grossing movies at the North American box office, adjusted for ticket-price inflation. Lucas is considered a significant figure of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement.
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Known For
Just Shoot Me!
The Daily Show
Honest Trailers
Omnibus
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
The O.C.
LIGHT & MAGIC
Star Wars: Clone Wars
Hook
Jim Henson Idea Man
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Waking Sleeping Beauty
American Graffiti
Men in Black
Willow: Behind the Magic
Beverly Hills Cop III
The Skywalker Legacy
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Music by John Williams
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Filmmaker
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
The Making of Captain EO
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
The Making of Star Wars
Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Beginning: Making Episode I
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
The Oscars
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Production Credits
Willow
Star Wars Resistance
Captain EO
Tin Pan Alley: Soundtrack of America
Star Wars: Clone Wars
Howard the Duck
Latino
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Star Wars
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Return of the Ewok
Herbie
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
Willow
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
The Acolyte
Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village
American Graffiti
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
The Book of Boba Fett
Captain EO
Phineas and Ferb
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
Star Wars: Droids
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
The Land Before Time
Inside the Labyrinth
The Mandalorian
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 3
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
The Godfather
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
Jurassic Park
Andor
Star Wars Rebels
Untitled New Republic Era Star Wars Film
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
Megalopolis
Star Wars: Visions
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
Return of the Jedi
The Ewok Adventure
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 1
The Best Intentions: The Paris Peace Conference
Labyrinth
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Lando
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
More American Graffiti
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
The World of John Ford
Irving Thalberg: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
Strange Magic
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
Star Wars: Starfighter
Ewoks
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Darth Maul Returns
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 2
The Godfather Part III
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
Filmmaker
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
Radioland Murders
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of The Brick
The Rise of the Moguls: The Men Who Built Hollywood
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Twice Upon a Time
The Secret Life of Edith Wharton
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
Ahsoka
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood
Red Tails
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
Body Heat
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