Harvey Weinstein ( / ˈ w aɪ n s t iː n / ; 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 several 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). [5] Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love a
In October 2017, following sexual abuse allegations dating back to the late 1970s, Weinstein was dismissed from his company and expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . More than 80 women made allegations of sexual harassment and/or rape against Weinstein by October 31. [7] The allegations sparked the #MeToo social media campaign and subsequent sexual abuse allegations against many powerful men around the world; this phenomenon is referred to as the " Weinstein effect ". Weinstein was
Weinstein was born on March 19, 1952, in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens , New York City, [12] to diamond cutter Max Weinstein (1924–1976) [13] and his wife, Miriam ( née Postel; 1926–2016). [13] [14] His family is Jewish , [15] and his maternal grandparents immigrated from Poland . [16] He grew up with his younger brother, Bob , in a housing co-op named Electchester in New York City. Weinstein graduated from John Bowne High School and attended the State University of New York at Buffalo . [17] Weinstei