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| Born | April 6, 1942 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Spouse(s) | Valerie Curtin (1977-1982) Diana Rhodes |
Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer of film and television. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies.
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Biography
Early life
Levinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Vi (née Krichinsky) and Irvin Levinson, who worked in furniture and appliance business. [1] After growing up in Baltimore and graduating from Forest Park Senior High School, Levinson attended American University in Washington, D.C. before moving to Los Angeles to work as an actor and writer. Forest Park Senior High School is a four year, Public High school in Baltimore, Maryland. For other universities known as American University see American University (disambiguation. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Levinson at one time shared an apartment with would-be drug smuggler (and basis for the movie "Blow") George Jung. Blow is a 2001 Drama / Biopic film about the American Cocaine Smuggler George Jung, directed by George Jacob Jung (born August 6, 1942) nicknamed "Boston George" was a major player in the cocaine trade in the United States
Career
Levinson's first writing work was for variety shows such as The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine, The Lohman and Barkley Show, The Tim Conway Show, and The Carol Burnett Show. Martin Alan "Marty" Feldman ( 8 July 1934 &ndash 2 December 1982) was an English writer comedian and Actor, Thomas Daniel “Tim” Conway (born December 15, 1933) is an American Comedian and Emmy award winning Actor, primarily The Carol Burnett Show is a Sketch comedy Television show starring Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, After some success as a screenwriter -- notably the Mel Brooks comedies Silent Movie (1976) and High Anxiety (1977) (in which he made a cameo appearance as a bellboy) and the Oscar-nominated script (co-written by then-wife Valerie Curtin) ...And Justice for All, (1979) -- Levinson began his career as a director with Diner (1982), for which he had also written the script and which earned him a Best Screenplay Oscar nomination. Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American director, Writer, Composer, Lyricist Silent Movie is a 1976 Comedy film directed by and starring Mel Brooks. High Anxiety is a 1977 Comedy film produced by directed by and starring Mel Brooks. Diner is a 1982 film written and directed by Barry Levinson which along with Avalon, Tin Men, and
Diner was the first of a series of films set in the Baltimore of Levinson's youth. The others were Tin Men (1987), a story of aluminum-siding salesmen in the 1950s starring Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito; the immigrant family saga Avalon (which featured Elijah Wood in one of his earliest screen appearances), and Liberty Heights (1999). Tin Men is a 1987 Comedy film directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Mark Johnson. Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29 1947 is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, known for a number of film television and theater roles such Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal Avalon ( 1990) is a Feature film directed by Barry Levinson. It is a mostly autobiographical story of a family of Eastern European Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28 1981) is an American Actor. Liberty Heights is a 1999 Comedy - Drama film by writer-director Barry Levinson.
His biggest hit, both critically and financially, was Rain Man (1988) with Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise (in which Levinson also appeared as an actor). Rain Man is a 1988 dramatic film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8 1937 His brother Ronald is a lawyer and economist Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer The film won four Academy Awards including Best Director for Levinson. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Another notable film in his career was the 1984 baseball drama The Natural starring Robert Redford, who would later direct Quiz Show and cast Levinson as television personality Dave Garroway. The Natural is a 1952 novel about Baseball written by Bernard Malamud. Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, Quiz Show is a 1994 film which tells the true story of the Twenty One Quiz show scandal of the 1950s David Cunningham Garroway ( July 13, 1913 – July 21, 1982) was the founding host of NBC 's Today Levinson also directed Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) and Toys (1992), both with Robin Williams, and the critically acclaimed Bugsy (1991) with Warren Beatty. Good Morning Vietnam is a 1987 Comedy-drama film set in Saigon during the Vietnam War, based on the career of Adrian Cronauer Toys is a 1992 surreal black comedy film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance Bugsy is a 1991 film which tells the story of mobster Bugsy Siegel. Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer
He directed Dustin Hoffman again in Wag the Dog (1997), a political comedy co-starring Robert DeNiro about a war staged in a film studio. Wag the Dog is a 1997 Film starring Robert De Niro, about a Washington spin doctor who distracts the electorate from a Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Levinson had been an uncredited co-writer on Hoffman's hit comedy Tootsie in 1982. Tootsie is a 1982 Comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile Actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to go to He partnered with producer Mark Johnson to form the film production company Baltimore Pictures, until the duo parted ways in 1994. Mark Johnson may refer to Academics Mark Johnson (professor, philosophy professor Mark H
Levinson has been a producer or executive producer for such major productions as The Perfect Storm directed by Wolfgang Petersen (2000); Analyze That (2002), starring DeNiro as a neurotic mob boss and Billy Crystal as his therapist, and Possession (2002), based on the best-selling novel by A. S. Byatt. The Perfect Storm is a 2000 Film adapted from the book of the same title by Sebastian Junger. Analyze That is a 2002 movie produced by Warner Brothers Studios. William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American Golden Globe Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Possession is a 2002 motion picture written and directed by Neil LaBute, based on the novel of the same name by A Dame Antonia Susan Duffy DBE (born Antonia Susan Drabble 24 August 1936 Sheffield, England) is a Postmodern Novelist
He has a television production company with Tom Fontana (The Levinson/Fontana Company) and served as executive producer for a number of series, including Homicide: Life on the Street (which ran on NBC from 1993-1999) and the HBO prison drama Oz. Tom Fontana (born on September 12 1951 in Buffalo New York) is an American Writer and producer TV Career Homicide Life on the Street is an American Television Police procedural series chronicling the work of a fictional Baltimore The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Oz is an American Television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes Levinson also played a main role in the short-lived TV series The Jury, where he played a judge (the role was uncredited). For the British TV Series with the same name see The Jury (TV serial.
Levinson published his first novel, Sixty-Six (ISBN 0-7679-1533-X), in 2003. Like several of his films, it is semi-autobiographical and set in Baltimore in the 1960s. He directed two webisodes of the American Express ads "The Adventures of Seinfeld and Superman". A webisode is an episode of a Television show that airs initially as an Internet download or stream as opposed to first airing on broadcast or Cable American Express ( sometimes known as " AmEx " or " Amex " is a diversified global Financial services company headquartered in The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman was a series of short film commercials promoting American Express featuring Jerry Seinfeld as himself and Patrick
Personal life
Levinson married his writing collaborator Valerie Curtin in 1975. Valerie Curtin (born March 31, 1945) is an American Actress and Oscar-nominated Screenwriter. They divorced seven years later. He later married Dianna Rhodes whom he met in Baltimore while filming Diner.
He is a minority owner of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
References
External links
- Official site
- Barry Levinson at the Internet Movie Database
- Barry Levinson on Charlie Rose (March 24, 1994)
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