George Lucas

George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, director, screenwriter, and entrepreneur. He was the founder, chairman, and CEO of Lucasfilm Ltd. before selling the company 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 character Indiana Jones in the franchise of the same name, both involving Harrison Ford.
After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co-founded American Zoetrope with fellow filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas wrote and directed , which was a critical success, but a box office failure. He decided to take matters into his own hands and started his own company called Lucasfilm Ltd. His first work as a writer-director under this new banner was the film , a look at teenage cruising in the early 1960s, which was a critical and commercial success and received five nominations, including one for .
His other film contributions include , , , , , and Strange Magic.
Lucas is one of the US film industry's most financially successful directors and producers, with an estimated net worth of $4.1 billion as of 2012.
He was named a Disney Legend in 2015.
==Gallery==
EddieLucas.jpg|George Lucas reviews Spacecraft model with Eddie Sotto in 1986.
Dave Filoni George Lucas.jpg|George Lucas with Dave Filoni in March 2008.
George Lucas 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra).jpg|George Lucas with John Lasseter in August 2009.
George Lucas 67th Golden Globes.jpg|George Lucas arrives at the 67th annual Golden Globes in January 2010.
George Lucas Tribeca15.jpg|George Lucas attending the 2015 Tribeca Film Fest.
George Lucas SW Force Awakens premiere.jpg|George Lucas at premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December 2015.
George Lucas at Star Wars 40th Anniversary.jpg|George Lucas speaks onstage during the Star Wars 40th Anniversary celebration at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando in April 2017.
George Lucas SW Solo premiere.jpg|George Lucas at the premiere of Solo: A Star Wars Story in May 2018.
Galaxy's Edge SW Cast.jpg|George Lucas and Star Wars cast members attend the opening of Galaxy's Edge in 2019.
==Trivia==
*According to the 2021 Disney+ series Behind the Attraction, Lucas visited Disneyland on its second day open rather than the grand opening as previously reported.
*He chose not to direct or , as the stress of directing proved too much for him, but he did come up with the stories.
**He later returned to directing the prequels.
*Though he is not directly involved in Star Wars Rebels, he helped design Kessel in Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion.
*According to supervising director and executive producer Dave Filoni, Lucas loved the Star Wars Rebels premiere.
*He made a cameo in .
*Lucas is credited onscreen on all Star Wars productions:
**He received "Based on Characters Created By" credit for the and animated series.
**He is a credited writer (Story By) for the made-for-television films and .
**He executive produced 's television series.
**He created and executive produced Star Wars: The Clone Wars series, including the 2008 .
**He co-write and executive-produced the six original Star Wars films.
**He returned to the director's chair for Episodes I–III.
**In the end credits of Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars, he is credited under "Based on characters by George Lucas".
**He was credited for creating Star Wars Rebels.
**He served as a creative consultant for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as well credited for creating Star Wars.
**He was credited as the creator of Rogue One, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker, and The Mandalorian.
*He attended the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
*Lucas is an avowed fan of the Uncle $crooge comic books along with his fellow filmmaker and good friend Steven Spielberg.
*He is mentioned in Jessie as being a good friend of Morgan Ross.
*He was once engaged to singer Linda Ronstadt. 
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