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
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
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
American Graffiti
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 Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
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
Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga
Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Star Wars Episode II: The Saga Continues
The Oscars
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Beginning: Making Episode I
Production Credits
Star Wars: Starfighter
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
American Graffiti
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Aftermath
The Land Before Time
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
The Acolyte
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Resistance
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Godfather Part III
Star Wars: Clone Wars
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 3
Filmmaker
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi
Untitled New Republic Era Star Wars Film
The Godfather
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Darth Maul Returns
Captain EO
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick
Ahsoka
Radioland Murders
Andor
The Best Intentions: The Paris Peace Conference
LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of The Brick
Willow
The Book of Boba Fett
Star Wars Rebels
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 2
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Secrets of Mortis
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Star Wars: Visions
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darkened World of Umbara
Star Wars: Droids
Return of the Jedi
Ewoks
The Mandalorian
Twice Upon a Time
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
More American Graffiti
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Megalopolis
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
Jurassic Park
Phineas and Ferb
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Strange Magic
Herbie
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
The Empire Strikes Back
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village
Red Tails
Star Wars
Willow
LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
Labyrinth
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
Savage Opress
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 1
Body Heat
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
Inside the Labyrinth
The Ewok Adventure
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Latino
Lando
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
Return of the Ewok
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Howard the Duck
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
Obi-Wan Kenobi
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
Star Wars Episode II: The Saga Continues
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