Harvey Weinstein CBE (born March 19, 1952) is an American former film producer. 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).
Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love, and garnered seven Tony Awards for a variety of 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.
Coronavirus: Harvey Weinstein 'tested positive' for coronavirus in prison
express.co.ukHarvey Weinstein, 68, has tested positive for coronavirus while in prison, according to Deadline. Harvey is serving 23 years in prison after being charged guilty with rape and sexual assault.According to several reports, Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for coronavirus after starting his sentence of 23 years.The former film mogul turned 68 last week and is said to be self-isolating at Wende Correctional Facility in Western New York.The Niagara Gazette reported that officials at Wende Correctional Facility said that two inmates had tested positive, according to Metro.Juda Engelmayer told Express.co.uk: "Our team that has HIPAA consent has not heard anything like that yet.
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