Stuart Cornfeld


Stuart Cornfeld was an American film producer, and actor. He was business partners with Ben Stiller in the company, Red Hour Productions.

Biography

Early life

Cornfeld was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley in the early 1970s, and graduated with a degree in Psychology. He graduated from the AFI Conservatory in 1975.

Career

The appearance and personality of Les Grossman, the hotheaded and foul-mouthed Hollywood producer played by Tom Cruise in Stiller's film Tropic Thunder, is reportedly based in part on Cornfeld.

Death

On June 26, 2020, Cornfeld died of cancer at age 67.

Filmography

As producer