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- Stuart Cornfeld was born on November 13, 1952 in Tarzana, California, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Old School (2003), Zoolander 2 (2016) and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). He was married to Johanna Went. He died on June 26, 2020 in the USA.
- SpouseJohanna Went (divorced)
- Ben Stiller's producing partner. Their company is called Red Hour Films and is currently (2003) based at DreamWorks Pictures.
- In 2013 he received American Film Institute's Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal.
- Graduated from the American Film Institute in 1975.
- Worked with Anne Bancroft on two Directing Workshop for Women projects.
- Was helping David Lynch attempt to gain financing for a script called Ronnie Rocket when Lynch decided he needed to work soon, whether it was his script or not. Lynch asked Cornfeld if he had any scripts that he could direct, and Cornfeld pitched The Elephant Man (1980). When Lynch expressed interest, he brought the project to Mel Brooks.
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