Harvey Weinstein
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- Hometown:
- Flushing
Bio:
Harvey Weinstein (born March 19, 1952) is an American film producer and former film studio executive. He co-founded Miramax, which produced movies including Pulp Fiction, Clerks, The Crying Game, and more. He also won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love. He has also won 7 Tony Awards for producing various plays and musicals. Harvey and his brother, Bob, were co-chairmen of The Weinstein Company from 2005 to 2017. Harvey was fired in October 2017, following allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Best Known For:
Harvey is best known for being an American film producer as well as being accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault in Oct. 2017.
Personal Life:
Harvey has been married twice. He first married his assistant, Eve Chilton, in 1987, but they divorced in 2004. They had three children together: Remy (born 1995), Emma (born 1998), and Ruth (born 2002). In 2007, Harvey married English fashion designer and actress Georgina Chapman. They have a daughter, India Pearl (born 2010) and a son, Dashiell (born 2013). But in October 2017, Georgina announced the two were separating, amid his sexual harassment scandal.