| He has a son, Max Spielberg (born in 1985) with his first wife, Amy Irving. |
| He has 5 children with his current wife, Kate Capshaw: Theo Spielberg (born in 1988, adopted), Sasha Spielberg (born in 1990), Sawyer Spielberg (born in 1992), Mikaela Spielberg (born in 1996, adopted) and Destry Spielberg (born in 1996). |
| He attended Arcadia High School in Phoenix. |
| After being turned down by USC, he attended the California State University at Long Beach. |
| He was a member of the Theta Chi Fraternity, Zeta Epsilon chapter - Long Beach State University, Class of 1969. |
| He is the godfather of Drew Barrymore. |
| Actress, Gwyneth Paltrow calls him Uncle Morty. |
| He is one of the two richest individuals in Hollywood. |
| He is an admirer of Fidel Castro. |
| He is a strong supporter of the Democratic party. |
| In 1996, Steven donated $100,000 to the democratic party. |
| Steven has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. |
| He once said that David Lean's work had a profound effect on his career. |
| He frequently uses music by John Williams in his movies. |
| He is one of the co-founder of DreamWorks SKG. |
| In 1995, he received the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. |
| In September, 23, 1997, he was involved in a road accident and was treated for an injured shoulder. |
| In October, 31, 1997, he was chosen by the Entertainment Weekly as the most powerful person in the entertainment world. |
| In 1998, he received the "Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern" (the highest civil distinction the Federal Republic of Germany has to give away) for his representation of Germany's history in his movie Schindler's List (1993). |
| In June 1998, his stalker Jonathan Norman was sentenced to 25 years to life, for stalking and threatening to rape him. |
| Steven was married to Amy Irving from 1985 to 1989 and as part of their divorce settlement he had to pay her $100,000,000. He later married the actress Kate Capshaw, who converted to Judaism to marry him, whom he met on set of Indiana Jones II. |