Born: July 13, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Star sign: Cancer.
Parents: Dad Christopher was a former actor and advertising executive, mum Dorothy is a Russian-Jewish housewife. Education: Was the school nerd and bullied at Maine Township High. He then studied English at Ripon College but left one month before graduating due to poor grades.
Previous jobs: Carpenter. He once worked as a cameraman for Jim Morrison and The Doors.
Lives: On a 389-acre ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Also owns homes in New York and LA.
Love life: Split from screenwriter wife Melissa Mathison in 2000 (married since 1983). He was previously married to Mary Marquardt for 15 years, but they divorced in 1979.
