Steven Soderbergh's Real Name: Steven Andrew Soderbergh

Quick answer: Steven Soderbergh's full name is Steven Andrew Soderbergh. He was born on January 14, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia, and directs as Steven Soderbergh.

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Real name and early life

Britannica lists Steven Andrew Soderbergh (Britannica). Raised largely in Baton Rouge, he made shorts while young and broke through with sex, lies, and videotape (1989). Andrew is the middle name; he has also used crew pseudonyms (e.g., Peter Andrews for cinematography credits) that are not birth-name changes.

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Career highlights

He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Traffic (2000) the same year as Erin Brockovich, and later directed the Ocean's trilogy, Magic Mike, and many formally inventive studio and indie projects. Steven Andrew Soderbergh is the documented full name behind the famous billing.

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Name notes for searchers

Documented civil and professional names above come from Britannica, LOC, national film archives, or major wire obituaries—not unsourced gossip sites. Where spellings differ across reliable catalogs, both forms are stated. Wikipedia is listed only as a starting pointer after primary citations.

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Name notes for searchers

Documented civil and professional names above come from Britannica, LOC, national film archives, or major wire obituaries—not unsourced gossip sites. Where spellings differ across reliable catalogs, both forms are stated. Wikipedia is listed only as a starting pointer after primary citations.

Editors should confirm stills licensing before publish and keep Amazon picks non-adult.

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