Stuart Benjamin

Stuart Benjamin (born April 25th, 1946) is an Academy Award-nominee American film producer. Benjamin was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended North Hollywood High School where he lettered in Varsity basketball and served on the student council. He went on to graduate from the University of Southern California in 1967 with a degree in Finance, where he played basketball and served as the President of Associated Men, was a Rhodes Scholar ca... more

Stuart Benjamin (born April 25th, 1946) is an Academy Award-nominee American film producer. Benjamin was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended North Hollywood High School where he lettered in Varsity basketball and served on the student council. He went on to graduate from the University of Southern California in 1967 with a degree in Finance, where he played basketball and served as the President of Associated Men, was a Rhodes Scholar candidate, and was a recipient of the prestigious Man of Troy award. He also attended Harvard Law School, and graduated in 1970. He is the son of Gerald Benjamin, a corporate executive, and Victorine Benjamin, a housewife. He began his career in 1970 with the law firm of Wyman, Bautzer, Finell, Rothman and Kuchel. He became a partner in 1975, specializing in business, securities and entertainment litigation, as well as sports law, and was chairman of the firm’s entertainment department at the time he left the firm in January 1988. From 1975 to... less