Burt Fabelman

Burt Fabelman
	The Fabelmans character
Created by	Steven Spielberg; Tony Kushner
Based on	Arnold Spielberg
Portrayed by	Paul Dano
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Gender	Male
Occupation	Computer engineer
Family	Hadassah Fabelman (mother)
Spouse	Mitzi Fabelman
Children	Sammy Fabelman; Reggie Fabelman; Natalie Fabelman; Lisa Fabelman
Religion	Judaism
Nationality	American

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Burt Fabelman is a fictional character and a supporting protagonist in Steven Spielberg's 2022 semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmans, which Spielberg co-wrote with Tony Kushner. A computer engineer who is the husband of pianist Mitzi Fabelman (Michelle Williams) and the down-to-earth, but caring father of the main character Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle) and his sisters, he is loosely based on Spielberg's father Arnold Spielberg and was portrayed in the film by Paul Dano, who received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance.^[1]

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↑ Langberg, Eric (November 29, 2022). "Every Main Character in The Fabelmans Ranked From Worst to Best". /Film. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

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[1] Langberg, Eric (November 29, 2022). "Every Main Character in The Fabelmans Ranked From Worst to Best". /Film. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

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v t e The Fabelmans
Characters	Sammy Fabelman
Music	The Fabelmans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Real-life inspirations	Steven Spielberg Arnold Spielberg Anne Spielberg
Other	Accolades
Related	Spielberg (2017 documentary) John Ford The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) "Goodbye Cruel World"
Category

v t e Steven Spielberg
Awards and nominations Bibliography Filmography Unrealized projects
Films directed	Firelight (1964, also wrote) Slipstream (1967, also wrote) Amblin' (1968, also wrote) Night Gallery ("Eyes" segment, 1969) "L.A. 2017" (1971) Duel (1971) Something Evil (1972) Savage (1973) The Sugarland Express (1974, also wrote) Jaws (1975) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977, also wrote) 1941 (1979) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Twilight Zone: The Movie ("Kick the Can" segment, 1983) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) The Color Purple (1985) Empire of the Sun (1987) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Always (1989) Hook (1991) Jurassic Park (1993) Schindler's List (1993) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Amistad (1997) Saving Private Ryan (1998) A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, also wrote) Minority Report (2002) Catch Me If You Can (2002) The Terminal (2004) War of the Worlds (2005) Munich (2005) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) The Adventures of Tintin (2011) War Horse (2011) Lincoln (2012) Bridge of Spies (2015) The BFG (2016) The Post (2017) Ready Player One (2018) West Side Story (2020)
Films written	Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973) Poltergeist (1982, also produced) The Goonies (1985)
Films produced	An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Flags of Our Fathers (2006) Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Super 8 (2011) The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
Television	Amazing Stories (1985–87) High Incident (1996–97) Invasion America (1998) Spielberg's After Dark (TBA)
See also	Amblin Partners Amblin Entertainment Amblin Television DreamWorks Television Amblimation DreamWorks Pictures Amy Irving (first wife) Kate Capshaw (second wife) Sasha Spielberg (daughter) Arnold Spielberg (father) Anne Spielberg (sister) USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education Spielberg (2017)