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==Early life== Soderbergh was born on January 14, 1963, in [[Atlanta]], Georgia, to Mary Ann ({{nee|Bernard}}) and Peter Andrew Soderbergh, who was a university administrator and educator. Soderbergh has [[Sweden|Swedish]], [[Irish-American|Irish]], and [[Italy|Italian]] roots.<ref name=Vulture>{{Cite web |first=Mary Kaye |last=Schilling |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/01/steven-soderbergh-in-conversation.html |title=Steven Soderbergh on Quitting Hollywood, Getting the Best Out of J.Lo, and His Love of Girls |date=November 8, 2014 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |access-date=April 16, 2018 |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102184136/https://www.vulture.com/2013/01/steven-soderbergh-in-conversation.html |url-status=live}}</ref> His paternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. from [[Stockholm]].<ref>Sherrill, Martha (August 27, 1989). [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/50535831.html?dids=50535831:50535831&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT "What next after 'sex, lies{{nbsp}}...'?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729213147/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/doc/262679275.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=&author=&pub=&edition=&startpage=&desc= |date=July 29, 2017}}, ''[[Tampa Bay Times]]''. pg 1F; retrieved April 16, 2018.</ref> As a child, he moved with his family to [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], where he lived during his adolescence, and then to [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], where his father became Dean of Education at [[Louisiana State University]] (LSU).<ref name=Vulture/> Soderbergh discovered filmmaking as a teenager and directed short films with a [[Super 8 film camera|Super 8]] and [[16 mm film|16 mm cameras]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Steven_Soderbergh/194792|title=Steven Soderbergh at Hollywood.com|access-date=December 20, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629074127/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/194792/Steven_Soderbergh|archive-date=June 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He attended the [[Louisiana State University Laboratory School]] for high school before graduating and moving to [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] to pursue professional filmmaking. In his first job, he worked as a game show [[score (game)|score keeper]] and cue card holder; soon after which he found work as a freelance film editor.<ref>https://www.225batonrouge.com/article/see-you-in-l-a</ref> During this time, he directed the concert video ''[[9012Live (video)|9012Live]]'' for the rock band [[Yes (band)|Yes]] in 1985, for which he received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Music Film|Best Music Video, Long Form]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/steven-soderbergh-p112040 |title=Steven Soderbergh {{!}} Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos |website=[[AllMovie]] |access-date=April 16, 2018 |archive-date=August 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822024212/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/steven-soderbergh-p112040 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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