Director, writer, producer and businessman George Lucas has a net worth of $3.25 billion. Born and raised in Modesto, California, Lucas initially had his eye on a career in racing cars, but after a potentially fatal accident in high school, Lucas’s interests shifted considerably. During his time at Modesto Junior College, Lucas became enthusiastic about photography and filmmaking. He eventually transferred to University of Southern California where he befriended fellow filmmaker Steven Spielberg and won accolades during his post-graduate studies, including a Warner Brothers student scholarship. His 1967 student film, Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, was eventually made into his 1971 premier full-length feature film, THX 1138. Though it was poorly received, the project led to a more successful venture in American Graffiti, which garnered five Academy Award nominations and grossed $115 million in domestic revenue alone. His biggest box-office hit and what came to seal Lucas as a Hollywood film legend is the epic Star Wars franchise, which has earned well over $5 billion in worldwide revenue from all six films. Though he only directed six films in total, Lucas as acted as producer, executive producer and writer on several films including: Body Heat (1981), Labyrinth (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), and The Indiana Jones film franchise. Additionally, Lucas founded THX, Skywalker Sound, Industrial Light and Magic and LucasArts as subdivisions of his parent company, Lucasfilm Ltd. In 2005, Lucas received The Lifetime Achievement Award from The American Film Institute.