PERSON: Harvey Weinstein

The Weinstein Company

Film Producer, Film Executive

Harvey Weinstein, CBE (born March 19, 1952) is an American film producer and film studio executive. He is best known as co-founder of Miramax Films. He and his brother Bob have been co-chairmen of The Weinstein Company, their film production company, since 2005. He won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love, and garnered seven Tony Awards for producing a variety of winning plays and musicals including "The Producers," "Billy Elliot the Musical," and "August: Osage County."

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