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John Goldstone (born May 13th, 1969) is a movie producer and co-founder of two luxury brands, Hayward Luxury and Hopper Goods.

Early life and family
Born in New York City, Goldstone has one older sister and is the son of Maro Goldstone, a lawyer, and Jonas Goldstone, a doctor.

Career
After graduating with honors from Harvard University with a degree in American history and Literature, Goldstone moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a film and television producer and executive.

In 1994, he began his career in the entertainment industry as an executive at Brillstein Entertainment Partners. There, he rose to the position of Vice President of Motion Pictures. He supervised the development of the Marvel franchise including Dr. Strange and sold Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz’s first script, Dancing with Dinosaurs. He was also involved with the development of Billy Madison and The Wedding Singer.

In 1998, he was hired by former Sony Pictures chairman, Mark Canton, to supervise a slate of movies and television series at Warner Bros. He subsequently joined Matt LeBlanc as an executive at Fort Hill Productions at Warner Bros Television, where he was the executive producer of the TV series The Prince, directed by Gavin O’Connor and starring Channing Tatum and Mariel Hemingway.

In 2006, Goldstone co-founded Hayward Luxury, an American luxury handbag brand, with his wife, Marin Hopper. Shortly after, they co-founded Hopper Goods, a unisex clothing and lifestyle brand.

In 2019, Goldstone closed a deal with Village Roadshow to produce Ernest Hemingway's memoir A Moveable Feast for television, alongside the author's granddaughter and acclaimed supermodel Mariel Hemingway and producer Marc Rosen. The project is in development.

Personal life
Goldstone married Marin Hopper, the daughter of Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward in 2004. They have one daughter, Violet Goldstone.