Harvey Weinstein is a Hollywood film producer who had a hand in creating dozens of blockbusters. However, the bright pages of his biography and personal life were overshadowed by accusations of sexual harassment by many actresses. This scandal led to the destruction of the career of the producer and launched similar lawsuits against other Hollywood stars.
Biography
Harvey Weinstein was born in 1952 in New York. He was raised with his brother Bob in an ordinary American family. Brothers from a young age had a talent for entrepreneurship. They began their activities with the organization of parties, concerts and other events. Things went uphill, and finally, Harvey and Bob founded their production company Miramax, naming it after their parents, whose names were Miriam and Max.
The Weinsteins were very dreaming of doing cinema, but had no idea where to start. They talked for a long time with amateur filmmakers, finding out how films are made, as well as buying the best, in their opinion, films for a low price and selling them to movie theaters at exorbitant prices. The producer also supported the novice director Quentin Tarantino and helped him launch the comedy Pulp Fiction. This project was incredibly successful and instantly made famous all those who were involved in it.
The Miramax company developed rapidly and put into production many movie hits, including Shakespeare in Love, Cold Mountain, New York Gangs and others. The brainchild of the Weinstein brothers became interested in Disney Corporation, having bought a large block of shares. Harvey decided to leave the company and founded his own - The Weinstein Company. Films such as Reader, Augustus, Inglourious Basterds, and many others came out from under her wing. In most of the paintings, Harvey even starred personally in small roles.
Personal life
For the public, Harvey Weinstein has long remained an exemplary family man. In 1987, he married Yves Chilton, who worked as his assistant. In 1995, the couple had a daughter, Remy, three years later, the girl Emma, and in 2002, the third daughter, who was named Ruth. Alas, the marriage broke up due to unexplained circumstances.
The new darling of the Hollywood producer was the actress and model Georgina Chapman. They had two children - son Dashil Max Robert and daughter India Pearl. And again, the Vanstein lived happily until recently, it seemed. The marriage collapsed after the scandals that rained down on Harvey from the cooperating actresses.
