Steven Soderbergh (Stephen Soderbergh)

Born in Georgia (USA), but he grew up in Baton Rouge (Louisiana), where his father was dean of the University of. Yet finished school, Stephen enrolled in animation, where he worked on shorts. Hollywood than he did not like, and Soderbergh is back in his native Baton Rouge, where he found work in the video studio, produced for television commercials and music videos. He was even nominated for a Grammy Award for a documentary film about the concert of "Yes". Freeze The vague far improvements have been - prevented the director's penchant for strong drinks. But after a while completely sober and cured Soderbergh making short films, a study of sexual relations. This theme he has developed a full-length film "Sex, Lies, and Videotape. In the film struck an unprecedented success, he was awarded the Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival, and the director immediately seduced critics. In the second scene Soderbergh, "Kafka", the title role played by Jeremy Irons. The basis of family drama "King of the Hill" went to the memoirs of A. Hotchnera. Among other interesting paintings by Steven Soderbergh could be called criminal drama "Out of Sight" with George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, a fantastic band "Pleasantville". In 2000, the director has released a new film - "Erin Brockovich: the beautiful and strong" with Julia Roberts in the title role.