James Toback
James Toback | |
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Toback in 2009 | |
| Born | James Lee Toback November 23, 1944 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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| Spouses | Consuelo Sarah Churchill Vanderbilt Russell
(m. 1968, divorced)Stephanie Kempf (current) |
James Lee Toback (/ˈtuːbæk/, born November 23, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1991 for Bugsy. He has directed films including The Pick-up Artist, Two Girls and a Guy and Black and White.
In 2018, the Los Angeles Times reported that 395 women had accused Toback of sexual harassment or assault over a 40-year period. Toback denied all the allegations. In 2022, 38 women filed a lawsuit in New York accusing him of sexual abuse. The suit eventually involved 40 accusers and, on April 9, 2025, resulted in a verdict and order against Toback requiring him to pay $1.68 billion to the women.