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.
James Gandolfini, the Sopranos alum, once became so enraged with the actions of Harvey Weinstein before he was accused of sexual assault that he threatened to “beat the f*ck” out of the movie producer.
During an episode of Talking Sopranos, Steve Schirripa revealed his anecdote in which he and the co-hosts explained how James always avoided doing the talk-show circuit for the promotion of the legendary series.
According To The Hollywood Reporter, James only did one interview ever with 60 Minutes. Reportedly, this characteristic of James’ personality led to friction between him and the entertainment media mogul.
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