Lawrence Bender

Lawrence Bender
Bender at a premiere for
Inglourious Basterds in August 2009
Born (1957-10-17) October 17, 1957 (age 67)
New York City, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Maine
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1987–present

Lawrence Bender (born October 17, 1957) is an American film producer. Throughout his career, Bender-produced films have received 36 Academy Award nominations, resulting in eight wins.[1][2]

Bender rose to fame by producing Reservoir Dogs in 1992 and has since produced several of Quentin Tarantino's films including Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill: Volume 1 & 2 and Inglourious Basterds. Bender has also produced three documentary films, most notably An Inconvenient Truth (2006) which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3] He has received three Best Picture nominations for producing Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting and Inglourious Basterds.[4]

  1. ^ "Lawrence Bender, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability". www.environment.ucla.edu. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Honoree Lawrence Bender" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Steve Golin and Lawrence Bender Talk About How Film Can Drive Cultural Change". June 20, 2016.
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