Lawrence Bender

Lawrence Bender

producer, camera and electrical department, actor

Lawrence Bender was born on Oct 17, 1957 in USA. Lawrence Bender's big-screen debut came with Cameron's Closet directed by Armand Mastroianni in 1988. Lawrence Bender is known for A Civilized Life directed by Victoria Keon-Cohen, Rian Antonelli stars as Stand-in and Wade Crescent as Bart. Lawrence Bender has got 6 awards and 26 nominations so far. The most recent award Lawrence Bender achieved is Black Reel Awards for Television. The upcoming new movie Lawrence Bender plays is The Harder They Fall which will be released on Nov 03, 2021.

Lawrence Bender is a movie producer working in the entertainment industry for 20 years. He helped produce Hollywood films like Reservoir Dogs (1992), Good Will Hunting (1997), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Django (2012). Lawrence won 6 Academy Awards with 29 nominations including 3 Best Picture films. An Inconvenient Truth is a documentary he produced that raised awareness of climate change and won him an Academy Award for Best Documentary. Lawrence Bender was born in The Bronx, New York City, as Lawrence Kirk Bender. His mother was a kindergarten teacher. Lawrence's father was a college history professor. In high school, he was inspired to follow his grandfather's career as a civil engineer. At the University of Maine in 1979, he graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering. After he graduated, he became a dancer for several years which ended after an injury. Lawrence is a political and environmental activist as the co-founder of the Detroit Project. In 2003 he worked with environmentalists in targeting gas-guzzling SUVs. As the Dean of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, he sits on the Advisory Board. Lawrence has used his influence to support philanthropic initiatives working with Yahoo, the Muppets, the EPA, and Wal-Mart. He is a Director for CleanSource Power, LLC and a board member of The Creative Coalition Inc.

  • Birthday

    Oct 17, 1957
  • Place of Birth

    The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Known For

Awards

6 wins & 26 nominations

Black Reel Awards for Television
2018
Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series
Winner - Black Reel
California International Shorts Festival, US
2018
Winter
Winner - Best Narrative Short
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