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.
New Podcasts for Staying Mentally Healthy in Hollywood
hollywoodreporter.comGiven that the entertainment industry — with its egos and competitiveness — has its own unique set of pressures when it comes to mental health, two podcasts have recently launched geared toward people in the business.
In February, Mike Bayer (aka "Coach Mike"), who founded CAST Centersin 2006 and runs thesought after West Hollywood clinic focusing on treatment for mental health, addiction and dual diagnosis, started The Coach Mike Podcast, where he invites guests "who have overcome something and are willing to be honest so that their experience can help others." One such guest wasLauren O'Connor, an entertainment executive who was a whistleblower against Harvey Weinstein.“She is incredibly inspirational and talked to me about her path to.
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