James Toback Height, Weight, Age, Controversies, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	James Lee Toback
Profession	American Screenwriter and Film Director
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters - 175 cm in meters - 1.75 m in feet inches - 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms - 95 kg in Pounds - 209 lbs
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper (Semi-Bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	November 23, 1944
Age (as in 2017)	72 Years
Birth Place	New York City, New York, U.S.
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	American
Hometown	New York City, New York, U.S.
School	Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York City
College/University	Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Educational Qualification	A College Degree with "magna cum laude" (meaning, "with great honor")
Debut	Film Actor- Exposed (1983) Film Scriptwriter- The Gambler (1974) Film Director- Fingers (1978)
Family	Father- Irwin Lionel Toback Mother- Selma Judith Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Judaism
Ethnicity	Jewish
Address	1801 Century Park East 23rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067 USA
Hobbies	Watching Films, Traveling, Listening to Music
Controversies	• Throughout his career, Toback has been in news for sexually harassing young women. • In 1989, an article in "Spy" magazine explained how Toback would "hang out on the streets of the Upper West Side in New York City, and approach women." • On October 22, 2017, according to a report by The Los Angeles Times, 38 women have accused Toback of sexual harassment. The main accusers include Terri Conn (actor in As the World Turns) and Louise Post (singer and guitarist in the band Veruca Salt). However, Toback denied the allegations saying he was taking medication at the time of the alleged harassments and it was "biologically impossible" for the alleged thing to happen.
Favorite Things
Favorite Actor	Alec Baldwin
Favorite Actress	Sienna Miller
Girlfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Girlfriends/Affairs	Consuelo Sarah Churchill Vanderbilt Russell Stephanie Kempf
Wife/Spouse	Consuelo Sarah Churchill Vanderbilt Russell (m. 1968; div. 1969) Stephanie Kempf (present spouse)
Children	Son- Andre Toback (from Stephanie Kempf) Daughter- None
Money Factor
Net Worth	$10 Million

Some Lesser Known Facts About James Toback

Does James Toback smoke?: Yes

Does James Toback drink alcohol?: Yes

He was born in a rich family in New York City.

His mother, Selma Judith, was a moderator of political debates on NBC and a president of the League of Women Voters.

His father, Irwin Lionel Toback, was a stockbroker and former vice president of Dreyfus & Company.

In an interview, Toback revealed that while attending Harvard College, he took what is claimed to be the largest single dose of LSD in history. For 8 long days, he remained under the influence of the drug. He says, “I lost all fear of death due to this experience.”

After graduating from Harvard, he worked as a journalist.

While working as a Journalist, the “Esquire” magazine gave him an assignment on football player Jim Brown. Toback got a chance to live in Brown’s house for a couple of years, where both Brown and Toback engaged in orgies with several women.

Toback also wrote a book about his experience with Brown. The book entitled- Jim: The Author’s Self-Centered Memoir of the Great Jim Brown (1972).

In the early 1970s, Toback also taught creative writing at the City College of New York. Based on this teaching experience, Toback wrote the screenplay for “The Gambler.”

Toback is the original screenplay writer of the 1991 American Crime Drama Film- “Bugsy.” The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay. Toback won the Los Angeles Film Critics’ Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film.