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). Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love and 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, a mini-major film studio. He was co-chairman, alongside Bob, from 2005 to 2017.
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Full name at birth | Harvey Weinstein
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Claim to fame | Convicted for rape and sexual assault
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Date of birth | 19 March 1952
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Place of birth | Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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Occupation | Film producer Co-founder of Miramax Films and The Weinstein Company
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Net worth | $50,000,000 USD
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High school | John Bowne High School, Flushing, New York
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University | State University of New York at Buffalo
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