Harvey Weinstein

Birthplace: Queens, New York
Birthday: March 19, 1952

The flamboyant, aggressive co-chairman who formed (with his younger brother Bob) Miramax Films Corporation, Harvey Weinstein grew to become the "darling" distributor of the experimental and independent feature film world and ultimately emerged as one of the mot powerful and influential moguls in Hollywood.

Starting the company (named from a combination of the names of their parents, Miriam and Max) in 1979 with money they made distributing a stray film they acquired at the Cannes Film Festival, "The Secret Policeman's Ball," the Weinsteins qu…more

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Actor

Consultants & Advisors

David Blaine: Magic Man
Production Consultant

Producer

Pete Townshend s Deep End
Executive Producer
Ice Bound
Executive Producer
Since You ve Been Gone
Executive Producer
Wasteland
Executive Producer
Project Jay
Executive Producer

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Career Milestones

2006
The Weinstein Company announced a distribution pact with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; MGM will distribute the product domestically in theaters, while the Weinstein Company will retain long-term ownership of their product
2005
Miramax ended their 12-year exclusive relationship with Disney for a settlement worth $135 million; The Weinsteins will take Dimension Films, Miramax's genre label, with them to their new company
2004
Co-produced the Bravo reality series "Project Runway"
2000
Executive produced the box-office smash comedy spoof "Scary Movie"
2000
Served as executive producer on "Bounce," starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow