Lawrence Bender

Lawrence Bender, producer and political activist, has a career that spans two decades of producing highly successful films. His films to date, including such hits as Inglourious Basterds, Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting, have been honored with 29 Academy Award nominations, including three for Best Picture, and have won six. His film An Inconvenient Truth, which raised unprecedented awareness about climate change, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. His documentary, Countdown To Zero, which features Tony Blair, Presidents Musharraf, Gorbachev, de Klerk, and Carter among others details the urgent risk posed by proliferation, terrorism, and accidental use of nuclear weapons. Other films include: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Anna and the King (1999), The Mexican (2001), Innocent Voices (2004), and Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs (1992), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (2004). Lawrence has also produced Havana Nights: Dirty Dancing 2; Knockaround Guys; A Price Above Rubies; White Man’s Burden; Killing Zoe and Fresh and Safe, starring Jason Statham. Bender is also a passionate social and political activist. In 2003 he co-founded the Detroit Project - targeting the gas-guzzling SUV. He also traveled to the Middle East with the Israeli Policy Forum. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Pacific Council. He is a recipient of the Torch of Liberty Award from the ACLU and is honored as a Wildlife Hero from the National Wildlife Federation. Bender spends much of his time throwing fundraisers for political and social causes in Los Angeles, where he calls home. Source: [AI Film](http://www.ai-film.com/member/lawrence-bender/)