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Barry Levinson(I)

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Barry Lee Levinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Violet (Krichinsky) and Irvin Levinson, who worked in furniture and appliance. He is of Russian Jewish descent. Levinson graduated from high school in 1960, attended college at American University in Washington, DC. He did well, but decided he wanted to go to Los Angeles. In LA, Levinson worked for the Oxford Company, studying acting, improvisation, and production; worked in comedy clubs, where he learned how to write; and began dating Valerie Curtin. In 1967, won a job writing for a local TV comedy show. He eventually performed his material on the show, winning a local Emmy. In the 70s, Levinson wrote for The Carol Burnett Show (1967) -- and won two Emmys in three years. Mel Brooks hired him for Silent Movie (1976), then, High Anxiety (1977). Levinson and Curtin married in 1975. They co-wrote: _...And Justice for All (1979)_, and other scripts. While Curtin performed in San Francisco, he wrote Diner (1982). MGM bought it and, with a budget of under $5 million, Levinson directed. Curtin and Levinson divorced in 1982. Levinson met Dianna Rhodes while he was filming Diner (1982). She lived in Baltimore, with her two children Patrick and Michelle Levinson. Levinson and Rhodes later married and had two more children, Sam Levinson and Jack Levinson. Proving himself as a director with The Natural (1984), he tackled his most ambitious project to that time in Rain Man (1988). Levinson went on to place his stamp on films like Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), and Bugsy (1991). After his many successes, Toys (1992) did poorly. Levinson had a hit with Disclosure (1994) in 1994, the same year the Levinsons moved to Marin County in Northern California to get away from the Hollywood scene.
BornApril 6, 1942
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  • Won 1 Oscar

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Barry Levinson, Rudy De Luca, Lee Delano, Harold Gould, Howard Hesseman, Al Hopson, and Jack Riley in Silent Movie (1976)
Tom Cruise and Barry Levinson in Rain Man (1988)
Barry Levinson in The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989)
Mel Brooks and Barry Levinson in High Anxiety (1977)
Mel Brooks, Barry Levinson, and Ron Carey in High Anxiety (1977)
Ralph Fiennes and Barry Levinson in Quiz Show (1994)
Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, and Barry Levinson in Shades of Blue (2016)
Barry Levinson in The Humbling (2014)
Barry Levinson in The Humbling (2014)
Barry Levinson in The Bay (2012)
Barry Levinson in Toys (1992)
Barry Levinson in You Don't Know Jack (2010)

Known for

Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)
Rain Man
8.0
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1988
Bugsy (1991)
Bugsy
6.8
  • Producer
  • 1991
Wag the Dog (1997)
Wag the Dog
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1997
Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Wizard of Lies (2017)
The Wizard of Lies
6.8
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 2017

Credits

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Producer

  • Sheela
    • Pre-production
  • Monsieur Spade
    • Post-production
  • The Jury Room
    • In Development
  • Jeff Wilbusch and Juliana Canfield in The Calling (2022)
    The Calling
  • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
    City on a Hill
  • Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Hoogenakker, Will Poulter, and Kaitlyn Dever in Dopesick (2021)
    Dopesick
  • Barry Levinson and Ben Foster in The Survivor (2021)
    The Survivor
  • Stars and Strife (2020)
    Stars and Strife
  • Al Pacino in Paterno (2018)
    Paterno
  • Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Wizard of Lies (2017)
    The Wizard of Lies
  • Killing Fields (2016)
    Killing Fields
  • Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta in Shades of Blue (2016)
    Shades of Blue
  • Borgia (2011)
    Borgia
  • Al Pacino and Greta Gerwig in The Humbling (2014)
    The Humbling
  • Copper (2012)
    Copper
  • Al Pacino and Helen Mirren in Phil Spector (2013)
    Phil Spector
  • The Bay (2012)
    The Bay
  • Al Pacino in You Don't Know Jack (2010)
    You Don't Know Jack

Writer

  • Francis and the Godfather
    • Pre-production
  • The Bay (2012)
    The Bay
  • M.O.N.Y. (2007)
    M.O.N.Y.
  • Robin Williams in Man of the Year (2006)
    Man of the Year
  • Billy Burke, Adam Busch, Shalom Harlow, Jeff Hephner, and Cote de Pablo in The Jury (2004)
    The Jury
  • Promo Poster
    Liberty Heights
  • Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)
    Sleepers
  • Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
    Homicide: Life on the Street
  • Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
    Jimmy Hollywood
  • Robin Williams in Toys (1992)
    Toys
  • Avalon (1990)
    Avalon
  • Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams in The Earth Day Special (1990)
    The Earth Day Special
    • (segment Dustin Hoffman - Robin Williams)
  • Danny DeVito and Richard Dreyfuss in Tin Men (1987)
    Tin Men
  • The Investigators
    • (1984)
  • Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
    Unfaithfully Yours
  • Diner

Director

  • Sheela
    • Pre-production
  • Wise Guys
    • In Production
  • Francis and the Godfather
    • Pre-production
  • One Giant Leap
    • Pre-production
  • The Jury Room
    • In Development
  • Jeff Wilbusch and Juliana Canfield in The Calling (2022)
    The Calling
  • Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Hoogenakker, Will Poulter, and Kaitlyn Dever in Dopesick (2021)
    Dopesick
  • Barry Levinson and Ben Foster in The Survivor (2021)
    The Survivor
  • Al Pacino in Paterno (2018)
    Paterno
    • (directed by)
  • Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Wizard of Lies (2017)
    The Wizard of Lies
  • Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta in Shades of Blue (2016)
    Shades of Blue
  • Bill Murray in Rock the Kasbah (2015)
    Rock the Kasbah
  • Al Pacino and Greta Gerwig in The Humbling (2014)
    The Humbling
  • The Bay (2012)
    The Bay
  • Al Pacino in You Don't Know Jack (2010)
    You Don't Know Jack
  • Be Water (2020)
    30 for 30
  • PoliWood (2009)
    PoliWood
  • Robert De Niro in What Just Happened (2008)
    What Just Happened
  • Robin Williams in Man of the Year (2006)
    Man of the Year
  • Billy Burke, Adam Busch, Shalom Harlow, Jeff Hephner, and Cote de Pablo in The Jury (2004)
    The Jury
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Personal details

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    • Official Site
    • April 6, 1942
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • 1983 - present (2 children)
    • Jack Levinson
  • Other works
    Hosted "Stand Up Spotlight" on cable network VH1/Video Hits One through 1993
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    • 7 Interviews
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    During an interview with comedian Gilbert Gottfried at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, Levinson recounted that he first became involved with show business in 1968, when he reluctantly accompanied his friend George to an acting class. As Levinson became more and more interested in the class, his friend's interest waned and the two eventually lost touch when Levinson relocated to be closer to the film and television industry. He had no idea what became of George until he saw the film, Blow (2001), in which he learned that his friend, portrayed by Johnny Depp, became the largest cocaine dealer in America. The two reconnected following Jung's 2015 release from prison, when Jung recounted watching Levinson at the Oscars during his incarceration.
  • Quotes
    It gets harder and harder to make movies about human beings. These movies are like an endangered species. Everything is "simplify, simplify" now. How many movies have sub-plots anymore?
    • All of the films directed by Levinson have featured character actor Ralph Tabakin in a small role.
    • Bandits
      (2001)
      $10,000,000

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