George Lucas
$4.93B
as of 10/04/24
About George Lucas
'Star Wars' creator George Lucas has largely retired from filmmaking since he sold his Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 for $4.1 billion in stock and cash.
Lucas is now focused on philanthropy: his charitable family foundation has more than $1 billion in assets.
Lucas attended junior college in his hometown of Modesto, California where his parents ran a stationary store, before attending USC.
He founded Lucasfilm, his production company, in 1971 and built his fortune through his movies and their merchandise.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened in Los Angeles in 2021 and is entirely funded by Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson.
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Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Star WarsResidence
San Anselmo, CaliforniaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
05/14/44 (age 80)Number of children
4Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Southern CaliforniaSelf-made
self-madeGeorge Lucas’s fortune is worth
82K
troy ounces of gold
76K
median U.S. household
49K
median U.S. income
0.099%
U.S. credit card volume
0.02%
GDP of the United States
0.014%
United States debt
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Did you know?
When Lucas needed special effects for 'Star Wars,' he started his own special effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, in 1975.
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