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Harvey Weinstein

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Born March 19, 1952 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Harvey Weinstein (born March 19, 1952) is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. He and his brother Bob Weinstein co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced successful independent films including Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), The Crying Game (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Heavenly Creatures (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), and Shakespeare in Love (1998). After leaving Miramax, Weinstein and his brother Bob founded The Weinstein Company, a mini-major film studio. He was co-chairman, alongside Bob, from 2005 to 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harvey Weinstein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Hugo AwardBest Dramatic Presentation · 2002
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 1999
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts · 1999
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Knight of the Legion of Honour
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  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2003 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 1999 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003Executive Producer

Pulp Fiction

1994Co-Executive Producer

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002Executive Producer

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001Executive Producer

Django Unchained

2012Executive Producer

Inglourious Basterds

2009Executive Producer

Good Will Hunting

1997Executive Producer

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

2004Executive Producer

Prince Andrew: Banished

2022as Self (archive footage)

Lion

2016Executive Producer

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003Executive Producer

Icons

as Self

Sing Street

2016Executive Producer

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

2004Executive Producer

The Hateful Eight

2015Executive Producer

The King's Speech

2010Executive Producer

War & Peace

2016Executive Producer

The Others

2001Executive Producer

Carol

2015Executive Producer

The Reader

2008Executive Producer

Sin City

2005Executive Producer

Malena

2000Producer

True Romance

1993Executive Producer

Wind River

2017Executive Producer

Southpaw

2015Executive Producer

Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again

2014Executive Producer

The Fighter

2010Executive Producer

Sicko

2007Executive Producer

Entourage

2004

Frida

2002Thanks

Jackie Brown

1997Executive Producer

Scream

1996Executive Producer

Woman in Gold

2015Executive Producer

Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes

2015Executive Producer

Dior and I

2014as self

The Butler

2013Executive Producer

The Great Debaters

2007Executive Producer

Finding Neverland

2004Executive Producer

Chestnut: Hero of Central Park

2004Executive Producer

Gangs of New York

2002Producer

Doctor Thorne

2016Executive Producer

Suite Française

2014Executive Producer

Silver Linings Playbook

2012Executive Producer

Nowhere Boy

2009Co-Executive Producer

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

The Aviator

2004Executive Producer

Clerks

2000Producer

The Mighty

1998Executive Producer

Smoke

1995Executive Producer

Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich

2020as Himself (archive footage)