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Harvey Weinstein: Biography

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  • Birth Place: Queens, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/19/1952, Pisces
  • Profession: Producer, actor, director
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Harvey Weinstein Fast Facts:
  • Started a concert-promotion company, Harvey & Corky Productions, with his friend Corky Burger in the 1960s.
  • Started Miramax with his younger brother in 1979 with money they made from a film they acquired at the Cannes Film Festival. The company was named for their parents, Miriam and Max.
  • Made his acting debut in 1997's An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn.
  • Was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2000 from University at Buffalo.
  • Was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute.
  • Founded the Weinstein Company with brother Bob in 2005 after Disney bought out the brothers and retained the Miramax name.
  • Known in the film industry for his larger-than-life personality.
  • Harvey Weinstein Relationships:
  • Bob Weinstein - Brother
  • Emma Weinstein - Daughter
  • Eve Chilton - Ex-wife
  • Georgina Chapman - Wife
  • Lily Weinstein - Daughter
  • Max Weinstein - Father
  • Miriam Weinstein - Mother
  • Harvey Weinstein Awards:
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Reality Program - Nominee
  • 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Reality/Competition Program - Nominee
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Reality/Competition Program - Nominee
  • 1998 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Winner
  • 2002 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 2001 Tony: Musical - Winner
  • 2006 Tony: Musical - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality) - Nominee
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Reality Program - Nominee
  • 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Reality/Competition Program - Nominee
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Reality/Competition Program - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Reality/Competition Program - Nominee
  • 2005 Tony: Musical - Nominee
  • 2004 Tony: Revival (Musical) - Nominee
  • 2003 Tony: Revival (Musical) - Nominee
  • 2003 Tony: Revival (Musical) - Nominee
  • 2002 Tony: Musical - Nominee
  • College:
  • University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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