| Sammy Fabelman | |
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| The Fabelmans character | |
 Gabriel LaBelle as Sammy Fabelman | |
| Created by | Steven Spielberg Tony Kushner |
| Based on | Steven Spielberg |
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| Age | 7 to 18 years[1] |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Samuel Fabelman |
| Alias | Sam Fabelman |
| Nicknames | Sammy (by his family and friends) Bagelman (by Chad Thomas) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Family | Burt Fabelman (father) Mitzi Fabelman (mother) Reggie Fabelman (sister) Natalie Fabelman (sister) Lisa Fabelman (sister) Boris Podgorny (granduncle) Hadassah Fabelman (grandmother) Tina Schildkraut (grandmother) |
| Significant other | Monica Sherwood |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Haddon Township, New Jersey, United States |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California Formerly: Phoenix, Arizona Saratoga, California |
| Education | Grand View High School |
Samuel "Sammy" Fabelman is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Steven Spielberg's 2022 semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmans, which Spielberg co-wrote with Tony Kushner. A young American Jewish teenage boy who aspires to become a filmmaker, he is loosely based on Spielberg himself and was portrayed in the film by Gabriel LaBelle, who won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer for his performance, while Mateo Zoryan Francis-DeFord portrayed the character as a child.
- ^ VanHoose, Benjamin (November 2, 2022). "Steven Spielberg Says His Parents Were 'Nagging' Him to Make Movie About Them Before Their Deaths". People. Retrieved October 30, 2023.