Harvey Weinstein, CBE (Hon) (born March 19, 1952) is an American film producer and movie studio chairman. Born in Flushing, New York, Weinstein and his younger brother, Bob Weinstein, grew up in New York City, residing in a housing co-op named Electchester. He attended and graduated from John Bowne High School, and then the State University of New York at Buffalo. He currently lives in Westport, Connecticut.
Weinstein, along with his brother Bob Weinstein, and Corky Burger independently produced rock concerts as Harvey & Corky Productions in Buffalo through most of the 1970s. Both Weinstein brothers had grown up with a passion for movies and they nurtured a desire to enter the film industry. In the late 1970s, using profits from their concert promotion business, the brothers created a small independent film distribution company called Miramax, named after their parents - Miriam and Max. The company's first releases were primarily music-oriented concert films such as Paul McCartney's Rockshow. In the early 1980s Miramax acquired the rights to two British films of benefit shows filmed for human rights organization Amnesty International. Working closely with Martin Lewis, the producer of the original films, the Weinstein brothers edited the two films into one movie tailored for the American market. The resulting film was released as The Secret Policeman's Other Ball in May 1982 and it became Miramax's first hit. The movie raised considerable sums for Amnesty International and was credited by Amnesty with having helped to raise its profile in the US.
The Weinsteins slowly built upon this success throughout the 1980s with arthouse films that achieved critical attention and modest commercial success. Harvey Weinstein and Miramax gained wider attention in 1988 with the release of Errol Morris's documentary The Thin Blue Line which detailed the struggle of Randall Adams, a wrongfully convicted inmate sentenced to death row. The publicity that soon surrounded the case resulted in the release of Adams and nationwide publicity for Miramax. The following year, their successful launch release of Steven Soderbergh's Sex, Lies, and Videotape propelled Miramax to become the most successful independent studio in America.
Also in 1989, Miramax released two art-house films, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover and director Pedro Almodóvar's film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, both of which the MPAA rating board gave an X-rating, effectively stopping nationwide release for these films. Weinstein sued the MPAA over their rating system and while his lawsuit was thrown out, the MPAA agreed to introduce the new NC-17 rating following this episode.
Miramax continued to grow its library of films and directors until, in 1993, after the success of The Crying Game, Disney offered Harvey and Bob $80 million for ownership of Miramax. Agreeing to the deal that would cement their Hollywood clout and ensure that they would remain at the head of their company, Miramax followed the next year with their first blockbuster, Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and the indie favorite Clerks by Kevin Smith.
1996 brought Miramax its first Best Picture Academy Award with the victory of The English Patient. This started a string of critical successes that included Shakespeare in Love and Good Will Hunting.
In 2000, Harvey Weinstein was bestowed an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters, from the State University of New York at Buffalo despite not completing his course of study there, having dropped out to form Miramax Films in 1979.
On March 29, 2005, it was announced that the Weinstein brothers would leave Miramax on September 30 to form their own production company, named The Weinstein Co. with several other media executives as well as, reportedly, directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. The new studio immediately garnered Academy Award nominations for Transamerica and Mrs. Henderson Presents, and box office success through Hoodwinked and Scary Movie 4.
Weinstein was awarded an Honorary CBE in November 2004 for services to the British Film Industry. Many of his films, including Shakespeare in Love and The English Patient, were shot at least partially in British studios.
He serves on the board of the Robin Hood Foundation, a charitable organization which attempts to allieviate problems caused by poverty in New York City, New York.
In 2006, Weinstein acquired a stake in the exclusive Web community aSmallWorld, and a DVD distributor, Genius Products.
Robert Weinstein (born 1954) is an American film and theatre producer, the former head of Dimension Films, former co-chairman of Miramax Films, and current head, with his brother Harvey Weinstein, of The Weinstein Co.
Weinstein, along with his brother Bob Weinstein, and Corky Burger independently produced rock concerts as Harvey & Corky Productions in Buffalo through most of the 1970s. Both Weinstein brothers had grown up with a passion for movies and they nurtured a desire to enter the film industry. In the late 1970s, using profits from their concert promotion business, the brothers created a small independent film distribution company called Miramax, named after their parents - Miriam and Max. The company's first releases were primarily music-oriented concert films such as Paul McCartney's Rockshow. In the early 1980s Miramax acquired the rights to two British films of benefit shows filmed for human rights organization Amnesty International. Working closely with Martin Lewis, the producer of the original films, the Weinstein brothers edited the two films into one movie tailored for the American market. The resulting film was released as The Secret Policeman's Other Ball in May 1982 and it became Miramax's first hit. The movie raised considerable sums for Amnesty International and was credited by Amnesty with having helped to raise its profile in the US.
The Weinsteins slowly built upon this success throughout the 1980s with arthouse films that achieved critical attention and modest commercial success. Harvey Weinstein and Miramax gained wider attention in 1988 with the release of Errol Morris's documentary The Thin Blue Line which detailed the struggle of Randall Adams, a wrongfully convicted inmate sentenced to death row. The publicity that soon surrounded the case resulted in the release of Adams and nationwide publicity for Miramax. The following year, their successful launch release of Steven Soderbergh's Sex, Lies, and Videotape propelled Miramax to become the most successful independent studio in America.
Also in 1989, Miramax released two art-house films, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover and director Pedro Almodóvar's film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, both of which the MPAA rating board gave an X-rating, effectively stopping nationwide release for these films. Weinstein sued the MPAA over their rating system and while his lawsuit was thrown out, the MPAA agreed to introduce the new NC-17 rating following this episode.
Miramax continued to grow its library of films and directors until, in 1993, after the success of The Crying Game, Disney offered Harvey and Bob $80 million for ownership of Miramax. Agreeing to the deal that would cement their Hollywood clout and ensure that they would remain at the head of their company, Miramax followed the next year with their first blockbuster, Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and the indie favorite Clerks by Kevin Smith.
1996 brought Miramax its first Best Picture Academy Award with the victory of The English Patient. This started a string of critical successes that included Shakespeare in Love and Good Will Hunting.
In 2000, Harvey Weinstein was bestowed an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters, from the State University of New York at Buffalo despite not completing his course of study there, having dropped out to form Miramax Films in 1979.
On March 29, 2005, it was announced that the Weinstein brothers would leave Miramax on September 30 to form their own production company, named The Weinstein Co. with several other media executives as well as, reportedly, directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. The new studio immediately garnered Academy Award nominations for Transamerica and Mrs. Henderson Presents, and box office success through Hoodwinked and Scary Movie 4.
Weinstein was awarded an Honorary CBE in November 2004 for services to the British Film Industry. Many of his films, including Shakespeare in Love and The English Patient, were shot at least partially in British studios.
He serves on the board of the Robin Hood Foundation, a charitable organization which attempts to allieviate problems caused by poverty in New York City, New York.
In 2006, Weinstein acquired a stake in the exclusive Web community aSmallWorld, and a DVD distributor, Genius Products.
Robert Weinstein (born 1954) is an American film and theatre producer, the former head of Dimension Films, former co-chairman of Miramax Films, and current head, with his brother Harvey Weinstein, of The Weinstein Co.Born to Jewish parents in 1954 in Flushing, Queens in New York City, New York, Weinstein grew up in New York City and then went to college in Buffalo, N.Y.
After graduating college, Weinstein, along with his brother Harvey Weinstein, independently produced rock concerts as Harvey & Corky Productions in Buffalo through most of the 1970s. Both Weinstein brothers had grown up with a passion for movies and they nurtured a desire to enter the film industry. In the late 1970s, using profits from their concert promotion business, the brothers created a small independent film distribution company called Miramax, named after their parents - Miriam and Max. The company's first releases were primarily music-oriented concert films such as Paul McCartney's Rockshow. In the early 1980s Miramax acquired the rights to two British films of benefit shows filmed for human rights organization Amnesty International. Working closely with Martin Lewis the producer of the original films, the Weinstein brothers edited the two films into one movie tailored for the American market. The resulting film was released as The Secret Policeman's Other Ball in May 1982 and it became Miramax's first hit. The movie raised considerable sums for Amnesty International and was credited by Amnesty with having helped to raise its profile in the US.
The Weinsteins slowly built upon this success throughout the 1980s with arthouse films that achieved critical attention and modest commercial success. Harvey Weinstein and Miramax gained wider attention in 1988 with the release of Errol Morris's documentary The Thin Blue Line which detailed the struggle of Randall Adams, a wrongfully convicted inmate sentenced to death row. The publicity that soon surrounded the case resulted in the release of Adams and nationwide publicity for Miramax. The following year, their successful launch release of Steven Soderbergh's sex, lies, and videotape propelled Miramax to become the most successful independent studio in America.
Miramax continued to grow its library of films and directors until, in 1993, Disney offered Harvey and Bob $80 million dollars for ownership of Miramax. Agreeing to the deal that would cement their Hollywood clout and ensure that they would remain at the head of their company, Miramax followed the next year with their first blockbuster, Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.
1996 brought Miramax's first Best Picture with the victory of The English Patient. This would start a string of critical successes that would include Shakespeare in Love and Good Will Hunting.
On March 29, 2005, it was announced that the Weinstein brothers would leave Miramax on September 30 and would form their own production company, The Weinstein Co. with several other media executives and reportedly, Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
Harvey Weinstein (USA, New York, 1952, március 19.): amerikai filmproducer.
After graduating college, Weinstein, along with his brother Harvey Weinstein, independently produced rock concerts as Harvey & Corky Productions in Buffalo through most of the 1970s. Both Weinstein brothers had grown up with a passion for movies and they nurtured a desire to enter the film industry. In the late 1970s, using profits from their concert promotion business, the brothers created a small independent film distribution company called Miramax, named after their parents - Miriam and Max. The company's first releases were primarily music-oriented concert films such as Paul McCartney's Rockshow. In the early 1980s Miramax acquired the rights to two British films of benefit shows filmed for human rights organization Amnesty International. Working closely with Martin Lewis the producer of the original films, the Weinstein brothers edited the two films into one movie tailored for the American market. The resulting film was released as The Secret Policeman's Other Ball in May 1982 and it became Miramax's first hit. The movie raised considerable sums for Amnesty International and was credited by Amnesty with having helped to raise its profile in the US.
The Weinsteins slowly built upon this success throughout the 1980s with arthouse films that achieved critical attention and modest commercial success. Harvey Weinstein and Miramax gained wider attention in 1988 with the release of Errol Morris's documentary The Thin Blue Line which detailed the struggle of Randall Adams, a wrongfully convicted inmate sentenced to death row. The publicity that soon surrounded the case resulted in the release of Adams and nationwide publicity for Miramax. The following year, their successful launch release of Steven Soderbergh's sex, lies, and videotape propelled Miramax to become the most successful independent studio in America.
Miramax continued to grow its library of films and directors until, in 1993, Disney offered Harvey and Bob $80 million dollars for ownership of Miramax. Agreeing to the deal that would cement their Hollywood clout and ensure that they would remain at the head of their company, Miramax followed the next year with their first blockbuster, Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.
1996 brought Miramax's first Best Picture with the victory of The English Patient. This would start a string of critical successes that would include Shakespeare in Love and Good Will Hunting.
On March 29, 2005, it was announced that the Weinstein brothers would leave Miramax on September 30 and would form their own production company, The Weinstein Co. with several other media executives and reportedly, Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
Harvey Weinstein (USA, New York, 1952, március 19.): amerikai filmproducer.Weinstein zsidó családban született Queensben, Buffaloban nőtt fel. Jelenleg Connecticutban él.
Weinstein rockkoncertek promóciójával kezdte pályafutását. Harvey a bátyjával Bob Weinsteinnel dolgozik együtt, független filmeket gyártanak. 1970-es évek végén kezdett el a filmiparban tevékenykedni producerként. Az első filmje 1979-ben volt The Secret Policeman's Ball címen, aminek a jogait a Cannes-i Nemzetközi Filmfesztiválon szerezte meg. A film nyereségét befektette a Miramax filmgyártó vállalatba, a név a szülei első nevéből, Miriamból és Maxból keletkezett. Harvey segítette a Broadway színpadára Mel Brooks rendezésében a Producereket, Baz Luhrman rendezésében a La Boheme-t és Tom Stoppard The Real Thingjét, melyért 2000-ben Tony-díjat kapott.
Harvey Weinstein és a Miramax első áttörése Errol Morris dokumentumfilmje volt The Thin Blue Line címen 1988-ban. Ez a film az igazságtalanul halálra ítélt Randall Adams küzdelmét dolgozza fel. Az ügyet körülvevő hírverésnek köszönhetően Adams nemsokára szabadult, a Miramax pedig hírnévre tett szert. A következő évben bemutatták Steven Soderbergh Szex, hazugság, videó című filmjét a Miramax gyártásában, ami a legsikeresebb független film lett Amerikában. A Miramax azzal vált ismertté, hogy elsősorban európai filmeket forgalmazott az amerikai piacon. 17 év alatt egyedülálló marketingtechnikájával 24 Oscar-jelölést szerzett ezeknek a filmeknek (Az élet csodaszép, Kolja, Isten veled, ágyasom, Cinema Paradiso, Pelle, a győztes).
1989-ben a Miramax bemutatott két művészfilmet, A szakács, a tolvaj, a feleség és a szeretője címen, és előadta Pedro Almodóvar filmjét a Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! címen, mindkét film az MPAA értékelésében X-besorolást kapott, ezek a produkciók a nemzetközi forgalmazásban igen sikeresen szerepeltek. Harvey beperelte a MPAA-t a filmek korhatárbesorolása miatt, és bár keresetét elutasították, az MPAA bevezette a NC-17 (17 éven felülieknek) korhatárbesorolást.
1993-ban a Disney felkínált Harvey-nak és Bobnak 80 millió dollárt, hogy partnere legyen a Miramaxnak. Megegyezésükhöz híven, mely szerint tovább erősítik hollywoodi befolyásukat és biztosítják a cégben betöltött vezetői pozíciójukat, egy évvel később a Miramax kiadta az első igazi kasszasikerét, Quentin Tarantino Ponyvaregényét.
1996-ban elhozta a Miramax az első legjobb film győzelmét az Az angol beteg című filmükkel. Ez megindította az utat a kritikai sikerekhez is, beleértve a Szerelmes Shakespeare és a Good Will Hunting című filmeket is.
2005. március 29-én bejelentették a Weinstein fivérek, hogy elhagyják a Miramaxot szeptember 30-án és alapítanak egy saját vállalatot, aminek a neve The Weinstein Co. lesz. A cég székhelye New Yorkban lesz, de Londonban és Los Angelesben is lesznek irodáik. Miután megjelent a riport a The Hollywood Reporter magazinban 2005 augusztusában, Harvey még mindig benne volt a Miramaxban, mivel szeptemberben két külön magas költségvetésű filmet készültek bemutatni, amiben az egyik film sztárja Johnny Depp volt. Depp kérte, hogy Harvey kreatívan részt vegyen a The Libertine reklámozásában, amihez (Depp ügynöke szerint) intelligens reklámra volt szükség. Weinstein és az új Miramax elnök, Daniel Battsek együtt felügyelte a produkciót.
Weinstein rockkoncertek promóciójával kezdte pályafutását. Harvey a bátyjával Bob Weinsteinnel dolgozik együtt, független filmeket gyártanak. 1970-es évek végén kezdett el a filmiparban tevékenykedni producerként. Az első filmje 1979-ben volt The Secret Policeman's Ball címen, aminek a jogait a Cannes-i Nemzetközi Filmfesztiválon szerezte meg. A film nyereségét befektette a Miramax filmgyártó vállalatba, a név a szülei első nevéből, Miriamból és Maxból keletkezett. Harvey segítette a Broadway színpadára Mel Brooks rendezésében a Producereket, Baz Luhrman rendezésében a La Boheme-t és Tom Stoppard The Real Thingjét, melyért 2000-ben Tony-díjat kapott.
Harvey Weinstein és a Miramax első áttörése Errol Morris dokumentumfilmje volt The Thin Blue Line címen 1988-ban. Ez a film az igazságtalanul halálra ítélt Randall Adams küzdelmét dolgozza fel. Az ügyet körülvevő hírverésnek köszönhetően Adams nemsokára szabadult, a Miramax pedig hírnévre tett szert. A következő évben bemutatták Steven Soderbergh Szex, hazugság, videó című filmjét a Miramax gyártásában, ami a legsikeresebb független film lett Amerikában. A Miramax azzal vált ismertté, hogy elsősorban európai filmeket forgalmazott az amerikai piacon. 17 év alatt egyedülálló marketingtechnikájával 24 Oscar-jelölést szerzett ezeknek a filmeknek (Az élet csodaszép, Kolja, Isten veled, ágyasom, Cinema Paradiso, Pelle, a győztes).
1989-ben a Miramax bemutatott két művészfilmet, A szakács, a tolvaj, a feleség és a szeretője címen, és előadta Pedro Almodóvar filmjét a Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! címen, mindkét film az MPAA értékelésében X-besorolást kapott, ezek a produkciók a nemzetközi forgalmazásban igen sikeresen szerepeltek. Harvey beperelte a MPAA-t a filmek korhatárbesorolása miatt, és bár keresetét elutasították, az MPAA bevezette a NC-17 (17 éven felülieknek) korhatárbesorolást.
1993-ban a Disney felkínált Harvey-nak és Bobnak 80 millió dollárt, hogy partnere legyen a Miramaxnak. Megegyezésükhöz híven, mely szerint tovább erősítik hollywoodi befolyásukat és biztosítják a cégben betöltött vezetői pozíciójukat, egy évvel később a Miramax kiadta az első igazi kasszasikerét, Quentin Tarantino Ponyvaregényét.
1996-ban elhozta a Miramax az első legjobb film győzelmét az Az angol beteg című filmükkel. Ez megindította az utat a kritikai sikerekhez is, beleértve a Szerelmes Shakespeare és a Good Will Hunting című filmeket is.
2005. március 29-én bejelentették a Weinstein fivérek, hogy elhagyják a Miramaxot szeptember 30-án és alapítanak egy saját vállalatot, aminek a neve The Weinstein Co. lesz. A cég székhelye New Yorkban lesz, de Londonban és Los Angelesben is lesznek irodáik. Miután megjelent a riport a The Hollywood Reporter magazinban 2005 augusztusában, Harvey még mindig benne volt a Miramaxban, mivel szeptemberben két külön magas költségvetésű filmet készültek bemutatni, amiben az egyik film sztárja Johnny Depp volt. Depp kérte, hogy Harvey kreatívan részt vegyen a The Libertine reklámozásában, amihez (Depp ügynöke szerint) intelligens reklámra volt szükség. Weinstein és az új Miramax elnök, Daniel Battsek együtt felügyelte a produkciót.
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