Stephen Spielberg and Kate Capshaw celebrate their 26th wedding anniversary today so we join them by sharing a few things you might not know about the couple.

Stephen Spielberg and Kate Capshaw (Credit: Famous)

Stephen Spielberg and Kate Capshaw (Credit: Famous)

  1. Kate Capshaw is Spielberg’s second wife- he was previously married to actress Amy Irving.
  2. Capshaw and Spielberg first met when he cast her in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
  3. They got married on 12th October 1992 in both a civil and Orthodox ceremony.
  4. Capshaw converted to Judaism for the big day from Episcolalian.
  5. They currently have four homes in Pacific Palisades, California, New York City, Quelle Farm, Georgica Pond in East Hampton, New York, on Long Island and Naples, Florida.
  6. There are seven children in the Spielberg- Capshaw family; Jessica Capshaw (born August 9, 1976) – daughter from Kate Capshaw's previous marriage to Robert Capshaw, Max Samuel Spielberg (born June 13, 1985) – son from Spielberg's previous marriage to actress Amy Irving, Theo Spielberg (born August 21, 1988) –who was adopted by Capshaw before her marriage to Spielberg, who later also adopted him, Sasha Rebecca Spielberg (born May 14, 1990, Los Angeles), Sawyer Avery Spielberg (born March 10, 1992, Los Angeles), Mikaela George (born February 28, 1996) who Spielberg adopted with Kate Capshaw and Destry Allyn Spielberg (born December 1, 1996).
  7. There is a signed picture of Speilberg inside Capshaw’s sorority house at the University of Missouri signed: "Everyone knows the Best Women come from Missouri, Steven Spielberg". (IMDB)
  8. The couple are very close friends with Michelle Pfeiffer and her husband David E. Kelley.

Happy Wedding Anniversary Stephen and Kate!

Source: Wikipedia and IMDB.

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