James Toback nasceu o 23 de novembro de 1944 em Nova Iorque, Nova Iorque, EUA. É autor e diretor, conhecido pelo seu trabalho em Bugsy (1991), Tyson (2008) e O Apostador (2014).
He cultivated a reputation as a 'ladies man', f.e. in a 1989 Spy magazine article, but his manipulative methods in trying to have sex with young actresses were far more sinister: Since 2017 Toback has been accused of sexual assault or sexual harassment by 395 women, according to 'The Guardian' [April 10, 2017].
