Stuart Cornfeld
Stuart Cornfeld (November 13, 1952 – June 26, 2020) was an American film producer, and actor. He was business partners with Ben Stiller in the company, Red Hour Productions.
Stuart Cornfeld | |
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| Born | November 13, 1952 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 26, 2020 (aged 67) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film producer Actor |
Biography
Early life
Cornfeld was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley in the early 1970s, and graduated with a degree in Psychology. He graduated from the AFI Conservatory in 1975.
Career
The appearance and personality of Les Grossman, the hotheaded and foul-mouthed Hollywood producer played by Tom Cruise in Stiller's film Tropic Thunder, is reportedly based in part on Cornfeld.[1]
Death
On June 26, 2020, Cornfeld died of cancer at age 67.[2]
Filmography
As producer
As actor
gollark: With parallelization it could be reduced to *one* hour!
gollark: Will anyone *notice* if computing their autocrafting job takes a few hours?
gollark: So that doesn't actually help at all with the more significant problem of dealing with the fact that this makes there be a lot of different crafting paths to try!
gollark: They're stored in a `Vec<Item>`.
gollark: That's pretty much something I already did!!!!!!!!!!!!
References
- Casablanca, Ed, "Cruise's Cameo Shocker—Based on a Real Person!". "The Awful Truth," E! Online, August 19, 2008. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.
- "Stuart Cornfeld, 'Zoolander' and 'Tropic Thunder' Producer, Dies at 67". Retrieved June 26, 2020.
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