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.
Gavin and Stacey's Alison Steadman 'excited' as she plays 'horrible woman' in latest role
dailystar.co.ukGavin & Stacey star Alison Steadman has taken on a completely different role for her latest TV project, which focusses on sexual impropriety in the workplace.Alison, 75, will play Anita, a cold-hearted board member of a company that her late husband had founded – a far-cry from the warm, comedic characters fans are used to seeing her portray.The new drama that is set to air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2022 will focus on sexual politics in the workplace, following on from the Harvey Weinstein scandal and #MeToo movement.The drama that is set in the North West of England also stars former EastEnders actress, Rakhee Thakrar and Maxine Peak.Discussing her new role, Alison told the Daily Star: "Rules of The Game is amazing and very complex, I.
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