American former film producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein was born on March 19, 1952.
Together with his brother, Bob Weinstein, he founded the media company Miramax, which went on to make a number of well-received independent movies, 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).
Who are Harvey Weinstein’s parents?
Weinstein was born on March 19, 1952, to diamond cutter Max Weinstein (1924–1976) and his wife Miriam who was initially called Postel. She was born in 192 6 and died in the year 2016. Weinstein was born in the Flushing neighbourhood of Queens, New York City. His maternal grandparents emigrated from Poland, and he comes from a Jewish background.
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Shakespeare in Love, which Weinstein produced, received an Academy Award. He also received seven Tony Awards for plays and musicals such as The Producers, Billy Elliot the Musical, and August: Osage County. Weinstein and his brother Bob established the mini-major film firm The Weinstein Company after quitting Miramax. From 2005 through 2017, he served as Bob’s co-chairman.
