The small child in this picture had no idea that he would grow up to be one of the richest and most famous people in the world.
Not many people would know who he is right away, even though he is rich and famous.
In this black-and-white snapshot from when he was eight years old, a young boy turns and smiles for the camera.
He had no idea that he would be the richest celebrity in the world and that many more images would be shot of him.
Forbes says that this small boy is now worth an amazing $5.3 billion.
Yes, you read that right: $5.3 billion.
Do you have any ideas who he is? You would think that for that much money you could get a famous actor, a football star, or a rock star.
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You’d be wrong.
Now, he’s worth more than Kim Kardashian, George Lucas, Michael Jordan, and Oprah Winfrey.
He makes movies, but he likes to be behind the camera more than in front of it.
You know his work if you’ve seen Jaws, E.T., Indiana Jones, or Jurassic Park.
He also gets 2% of the ticket sales from the Universal Studios theme parks. With the launch of the amazing new Epic Park there, he is sure to be making even more money for a long time to come.
He started making amateur movies as a teenager after discovering his aptitude at a young age.
He went to California State University, Long Beach, to study film.
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The movie aficionado became the youngest director ever to sign a long-term agreement with a major Hollywood studio in 1969, when his twenty-two-minute short film Amblin was presented at the Atlanta Film Festival.
ScreenRant says that his debut movie only made $1.
The clever adolescent produced Firelight when he was only 17 years old and had $500 to spend.
He made $501 from ticket sales for the one-night show.
That young youngster is Steven Spielberg, the famous director who made some of the biggest hits ever.
It must be a very profitable business to be worth that much money, since Spielberg keeps breaking box office records and then breaking his own records again.
More than $10 billion has been made from his movies at the box office.
His most successful movie is Jurassic Park, which made $1.058 billion. E.T. came in second with $797.3 million, while Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull came in third with $786.6 million.
Some of his best films, including Schindler’s List, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Catch Me If You Can, haven’t made a lot of money, though.
He initially made the list of the richest Americans in 1994, so he’s been making a lot of money for a long time.
Did you know who he was from the picture?