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Lawrence Bender
  • Birth Name:
    Lawrence Kirk Bender
  • Date of Birth:
    April 17, 1957
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Aries
  • Place of Birth:
    The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
  • Height:
    5' 11"
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    Black
  • Eye Color:
    Blue
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Religion:
    Christianity
  • Education:
    University of Maine

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Lawrence Bender

    Career

    Lawrence Bender
    • Profession:
      Film producer
    • Claim to Fame:
      Reservoir Dogs - 1992
    • Debut:
      Tale of Two Sisters - 1989

    Trivia

    Lawrence Bender
    • Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2000.
    • He is the business partner, main producer and a close friend of Quentin Tarantino.
    • Is mentioned in Jane Hamsher's book "Killer Instinct."
    • Former ballet dancer; after sustaining a dance injury, he moved into acting (where he studied under Sandra Seacat), and then finally producing.
    • Is of Romanian descent.
    • In addition to his feature film and television work, Bender has enjoyed success in producing commercials and music videos with his production company, A Band Apart. The company has produced commercial spots for such directors as Tim Burton, John Woo and McG. A Band Apart Music Videos represents top directors, including Nigel Dick, McG, and Wayne Isham. In 2001, the company shot 75 commercials and music videos and garnered 13 MTV Music Video Award nominations.
    • He holds the distinction of being the only producer to have two films in simultaneous competition at the Berlin Film Festival: Good Will Hunting (1997) and Jackie Brown (1997).
    • Together with Quentin Tarantino founded record company called A Band Apart Records. It will focus on film soundtracks and its releases will be distibuted through Maverick Records, owned by Madonna. [30 July 1997]

    Biography

    Lawrence Bender
    Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2009
    lawrenceLawrence Bender  is a Jewish-American film producer and occasional actor. He rose to fame by producing Reservoir Dogs in 1992 and has produced all of Quentin Tarantino's films since. In the 1980s, he worked as a grip on the syndicated anthology series "Tales from the Darkside" (Laurel Entertainment). In addition, he has been the producer on many other successful movies including Good Will Hunting, The Mexican and the From Dusk Till Dawn trilogy. He was an executive producer of the Legend of Earthsea TV miniseries. Bender takes cameo roles in many of the films he produces: he was a police officer chasing Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs, a customer (long-haired yuppie scum) at the diner in Pulp Fiction, and a hotel clerk in Kill Bill Volume 2. Since May 2005 Bender has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post.

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    Lawrence Bender

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