George Lucas is the creator of the phenomenally successful Star Wars saga and Indiana Jones series and the Chairman of the Board of LucasFilm, Lucas Arts Entertainment Company, and Lucas Digital, Lucas Licensing and Lucas Learning.
Lucas directed his first feature film, THX 1138, in 1970. The film was produced by American Zoetrope and executive-produced by Francis Coppola. In 1971, Lucas formed his own film company, Lucasfilm Ltd., in San Rafael, California.
In 1973 he co-wrote and directed American Graffiti. The film won the Golden Globe, the New York Film Critics and National Society of Film Critics' awards, and got five Academy Award nominations.
Four years later, Lucas wrote and directed the phenomenal „Starwars“, a film which broke all box office records and earned seven Academy Awards. Lucas went on to write the stories for „The Empire strike Back„ and „Return of the Yedi“, which he also executive-produced. In 1980, he was the executive producer of „Raiders of the Lost Ark“, directed by Steven Spielberg, which won five Academy Awards. He was also the co-executive producer and creator of the story for „Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom“. The film, released in 1984, earned two Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar for its visual effects.
Also in 1988, Lucas executive-produced Tucker: The Man and His Dream. The film, directed by Francis Coppola, got three Academy Award nominations. In the following year, Lucas served as executive producer for „Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade“. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, earned an Oscar for Best Sound Design, and became the number one worldwide box office hit for 1989.
Lucas served as story author and executive producer of the television series, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles with premiere in 1992. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles won a Banff Award for Best Continuing Series, a Golden Globe nomination for best Dramatic Series, an Angel Award for Quality Programming, 12 Emmy Awards and 26 Emmy nominations.
Lucas was the story author and executive producer of Radioland Murders in 1994. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Star Wars in 1997, Lucas updated each film of the Trilogy to bring it closer to his original vision. „The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition“ was released worldwide with digitally remastered soundtracks, restored prints, better visual effects and newly added footage.
Lucasfilm's current project is the Star Wars prequels. Episode 1 of the new trilogy was written, directed and executive-produced by George Lucas and was released on May 19, 1999.
Lucas Arts is a leading international developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, which have won critical acclaim with more than 100 industry awards for excellence.
George Lucas is the Chairman of the Board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He currently serves on the boards of the Artists Rights Foundation, the Joseph Campbell Foundation, and the Film Foundation. In addition, he is a member of the USC School of Cinema-Television Board of Councilors.