They first met in 1976 when Irving auditioned for Close Encounters of the Third Kind and began dating. They dated in the late 1970s, broke up around 1979–1980, reunited in the mid 1980s and had a son, Max, born June 13, 1985. Irving and Spielberg married in 1985 and then divorced in 1989; they agreed to live near each other and share custody of their son. Both Wikipedia and major-press accounts describe this sequence of events and the basic timeline.
- How they met
- They met in 1976 when Amy Irving auditioned for Close Encounters of the Third Kind; the audition led to them beginning a romantic relationship.
- Children
- One son together: Max (Max Samuel), born June 13, 1985.