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
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Oscars
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
The O.C.
Star Wars: Clone Wars
Light & Magic
Hook
Jim Henson Idea Man
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Waking Sleeping Beauty
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'
Filmmaker
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
The Making of Captain EO
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
The Making of Star Wars
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
The Beginning: Making Episode I
Star Wars Episode II: The Saga Continues
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Production Credits
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Star Wars Episode II: The Saga Continues
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Star Wars: Visions
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Star Wars: Andor
Captain EO
The Land Before Time
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Star Wars
Star Wars: Droids
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 1
Solo: A Star Wars Story
LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
Phineas and Ferb
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Herbie
Willow
The Mandalorian & Grogu
Willow
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — The Lost Missions
LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of The Brick
Savage Opress
Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Aftermath
Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
Inside the Labyrinth
The Mandalorian
Lando
Radioland Murders
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Return of the Jedi
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
The Godfather Part III
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Untitled New Republic Era Star Wars Film
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
Strange Magic
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
Filmmaker
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 3
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
The Acolyte
Ahsoka
Untitled Shawn Levy Star Wars Film
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Return of the Ewok
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 2
The Ewok Adventure
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Ewoks
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Book of Boba Fett
American Graffiti
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
Star Wars Resistance
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Howard the Duck
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
More American Graffiti
Labyrinth
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: Clone Wars
Red Tails
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
Latino
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Twice Upon a Time
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
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