Harvey Weinstein
Sign in to saveHarvey Weinstein is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. In 1979, Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein, co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced several 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). Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love and also won seven Tony Awards for plays and musicals including The Producers, Billy Elliot the Musical, and August: Osage County. After leaving Miramax, Weinstein and his brother Bob founded the Weinstein Company (TWC), a mini-major film studio. He was co-chairman, alongside Bob, from 2005 to 2017.
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Harvey Weinstein is an American film producer, executive producer, actor, and film director. Born in New York City in 1952, he is a member of the Democratic Party and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He has worked in New York City since 1981 and was employed by The Weinstein Company. Weinstein is the sibling of Bob Weinstein and is of Jewish ethnicity. He speaks English and attended the University at Buffalo.
His career includes producing works such as *Shakespeare in love*, *After the Tsunami*, and *The Art of Miramax*. He has received the Knight of the Legion of Honour, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, an Academy Award for Best Picture, and a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award. He has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Weinstein has experienced medical conditions including myocardial infarction and COVID-19.
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Harvey Weinstein (/ˈwaɪnstiːn/; born March 19, 1952) is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. In 1979, Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein, co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced several 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). Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love and also won seven Tony Awards for plays and musicals including The Producers, Billy Elliot the Musical, and August: Osage County. After leaving Miramax, Weinstein and his brother Bob founded the Weinstein Company (TWC), a mini-major film studio. He was co-chairman, alongside Bob, from 2005 to 2017.
In October 2017, following sexual abuse allegations dating back to the late 1970s, Weinstein was dismissed from his company and expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. More than 80 women made allegations of sexual harassment or rape against him by October 31. The allegations sparked the #MeToo social media campaign and subsequent sexual abuse allegations against many powerful figures worldwide; this phenomenon is referred to as the "Weinstein effect".
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