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George Lucas

George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. He founded Lucasfilm and led the company as chairman and chief executive before selling it to The Walt Disney Company on October 30, 2012. Wikipedia

Born: May 14, 1944, Modesto, California, United States
Spouse: Mellody Hobson (m. 2013), Marcia Lucas (m. 1969–1983)
Children: Amanda Lucas, Katie Lucas, Jett Lucas, Everest Hobson Lucas
Books: Shadow Moon, Shadow Dawn, George Lucas
Awards: AFI Life Achievement Award, more

George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. He founded Lucasfilm and led the company as chairman and chief executive before selling it to The Walt Disney Company on October 30, 2012. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist adventurer character Indiana Jones. Lucas is one of the American film industry's most financially successful filmmakers and has been nominated for four Academy Awards.

Year Film Credited as Role Notes

Director Writer Executive producer/Producer Actor

1971 THX 1138 Yes Yes No No

1973 American Graffiti Yes Yes No No

1977 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Yes Yes Yes No

1979 More American Graffiti No Yes Yes No Based on characters created by.^[1]

1980 Kagemusha No No Yes No

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back No Yes Yes No

1981 Body Heat No No Yes No Lucas is an "officially" uncredited executive producer^[2]

Raiders of the Lost Ark No Yes Yes No

1983 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi No Yes Yes No

Twice Upon a Time No No Yes No

1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom No Yes Yes Yes Missionary^[3]

1985 Latino No No Yes No

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters No No Yes No

1986 Howard the Duck No No Yes No

Labyrinth No No Yes No

Powaqqatsi No No Yes No

1988 Willow No Yes Yes No

Tucker: The Man and His Dream No No Yes No

The Land Before Time No No Yes No

1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade No Yes Yes No

1991 Hook No No No Yes Man Kissing Woman on Bridge

1994 Beverly Hills Cop III No No No Yes Disappointed Man

Radioland Murders No Yes Yes No

1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Yes Yes Yes No

2002 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Yes Yes Yes No

2005 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Yes Yes Yes Yes Baron Papanoida

2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull No Yes Yes No

Star Wars: The Clone Wars No No Yes No

2012 Red Tails Yes Yes Yes No Directed reshoots,^[4] and wrote the story of the film. Uncredited work for directing and writing.

2015 Strange Magic No Yes Yes No

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens No No No No Based on characters created by.

2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story No No No No Based on characters created by.

Short films

Year	Film	Credited as	Role	Notes
Director	Writer	Executive producer/Producer	Actor
1971	THX 1138	Yes	Yes	No	No
1973	American Graffiti	Yes	Yes	No	No
1977	Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
1979	More American Graffiti	No	Yes	Yes	No		Based on characters created by.^[1]
1980	Kagemusha	No	No	Yes	No
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back	No	Yes	Yes	No
1981	Body Heat	No	No	Yes	No		Lucas is an "officially" uncredited executive producer^[2]
Raiders of the Lost Ark	No	Yes	Yes	No
1983	Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi	No	Yes	Yes	No
Twice Upon a Time	No	No	Yes	No
1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Missionary^[3]
1985	Latino	No	No	Yes	No
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters	No	No	Yes	No
1986	Howard the Duck	No	No	Yes	No
Labyrinth	No	No	Yes	No
Powaqqatsi	No	No	Yes	No
1988	Willow	No	Yes	Yes	No
Tucker: The Man and His Dream	No	No	Yes	No
The Land Before Time	No	No	Yes	No
1989	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	No	Yes	Yes	No
1991	Hook	No	No	No	Yes	Man Kissing Woman on Bridge
1994	Beverly Hills Cop III	No	No	No	Yes	Disappointed Man
Radioland Murders	No	Yes	Yes	No
1999	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2002	Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2005	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Baron Papanoida
2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	No	Yes	Yes	No
Star Wars: The Clone Wars	No	No	Yes	No
2012	Red Tails	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Directed reshoots,^[4] and wrote the story of the film. Uncredited work for directing and writing.
2015	Strange Magic	No	Yes	Yes	No
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens	No	No	No	No		Based on characters created by.
2016	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	No	No	No	No		Based on characters created by.

Year Film Credited as

Director Writer

1965 Look at Life Yes Yes

1966 Herbie Yes Yes

1966 Freiheit Yes Yes

1966 1:42.08 Yes Yes

1967 The Emperor Yes Yes

1967 Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB Yes Yes

1967 Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town Yes Yes

1967 6-18-67 Yes Yes

1968 Filmmaker Yes Yes

1971 Bald: The Making of THX 1138 Yes

Television

Year	Film	Credited as
Director	Writer
1965	Look at Life	Yes	Yes
1966	Herbie	Yes	Yes
1966	Freiheit	Yes	Yes
1966	1:42.08	Yes	Yes
1967	The Emperor	Yes	Yes
1967	Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB	Yes	Yes
1967	Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town	Yes	Yes
1967	6-18-67	Yes	Yes
1968	Filmmaker	Yes	Yes
1971	Bald: The Making of THX 1138	Yes

Star Wars Holiday Special	1978	Yes	No	No	Yes
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure	1984	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Star Wars Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO	1985-1986	Yes	No	No	Yes
Ewoks	1985-1986	Yes	No	No	Yes
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor	1985	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	1992-1996	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Just Shoot Me	2003	No	No	Yes (As himself)	No
Star Wars: Clone Wars	2003-2005	Yes	No	No	Yes
The O.C.	2005	No	No	Yes (As himself)	No
Robot Chicken: Star Wars - "Star Wars Special"	2007	No	No	Yes (As himself)	Yes (Created Star Wars; Robot Chicken created by Seth Greenand Matthew Senreich)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars	2008-2013	Yes	Yes		Yes
Robot Chicken - "Star Wars Episode II"	2008	Yes	No	No	Yes (Created Star Wars; Robot Chicken created by Seth Greenand Matthew Senreich)
Robot Chicken - "Star Wars Episode III"	2010	Yes	No	No	Yes (Created Star Wars; Robot Chicken created by Seth Greenand Matthew Senreich)
Star Wars Rebels	2014-2015	No	No	No	Yes
Star Wars Detours	TBA	Yes	No	No	Yes

In 1991, The George Lucas Educational Foundation was founded as a nonprofit operating foundation to celebrate and encourage innovation in schools. The Foundation's content is available under the brand Edutopia, in an award-winning web site, social media and via documentary films. Lucas, through his foundation, was one of the leading proponents of the E-rate program in the universal service fund, which was enacted as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. On June 24, 2008, Lucas testified before the United States House of Representatives subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet as the head of his Foundation to advocate for a free wireless broadband educational network.

In January 2012, Lucas announced his retirement from producing large scale blockbuster films and instead re-focusing his career on smaller, independently budgeted features. He did not specify whether or not this would affect his involvement with a fifth installment of the Indiana Jones series. In June 2012, it was announced that producer Kathleen Kennedy, a long-term collaborator with Steven Spielberg and a producer of the Indiana Jones films, had been appointed as co-chair of Lucasfilm Ltd. It was reported that Kennedy would work alongside Lucas, who would remain chief executive and serve as co-chairman for at least one year, after which she would succeed him as the company's sole leader.[34][35] With the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney, Lucas is currently Disney's second largest single shareholder after the estate of Steve Jobs.

As of 2014, he is working as a creative consultant on the Star Wars sequel trilogy, with the first movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, having been released on December 18, 2015. J. J. Abrams directed The Force Awakens, while Kathleen Kennedy executive produced, and will do so for all future Star Wars films. The new sequel trilogy is being jointly produced by Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company, which had acquired Lucasfilm in 2012.

As creative consultant on the film, Lucas's involvement included attending early story meetings; according to Lucas, "I mostly say, 'You can't do this. You can do that.' You know, 'The cars don't have wheels. They fly with antigravity.' There's a million little pieces... I know all that stuff."
Lucas's son Jett told The Guardian that his father was "very torn" about having sold the rights to the franchise, despite having hand-picked Abrams to direct, and that his father was "there to guide" but that "he wants to let it go and become its new generation." Among the materials turned over to the production team were rough story treatments Lucas developed when he considered creating episodes VII–IX himself years earlier; in January 2015, Lucas stated that Disney had discarded his story ideas.

In 2015, Lucas wrote the CGI film Strange Magic, his first musical. The film was produced at Skywalker Ranch. Gary Rydstrom directed the movie.

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