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Barry Levinson

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Barry Levinson

Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988). His other best-known works are Diner (1982), The Natural (1984), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bugsy (1991), and Wag the Dog (1997). In 2021, he co-executive produced the Hulu miniseries Dopesick and directed the first two episodes.

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Born
Barry Lee Levinson (1942-04-06) April 6, 1942 (age 83)Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater
American University
Occupations
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Years active
1970–present
Children
3, including Sam

Tables

Directed features · Filmography
1982
Role(s)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1984
Role(s)
Tri-Star Pictures
1985
Role(s)
Paramount Pictures
1987
Role(s)
Buena Vista Distribution
1988
Role(s)
United Artists
1990
Role(s)
Tri-Star Pictures
1991
1992
Role(s)
20th Century Fox
1994
Role(s)
Paramount Pictures
Role(s)
Warner Bros.
1996
Role(s)
Warner Bros. / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
1997
Role(s)
New Line Cinema
1998
Role(s)
Warner Bros.
2000
Role(s)
DreamWorks Pictures / Sony Pictures Releasing
2001
Role(s)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / 20th Century Fox
2004
Role(s)
DreamWorks Pictures / Sony Pictures Releasing
2006
Role(s)
Universal Pictures
2008
Role(s)
Magnolia Pictures
2012
Role(s)
Lionsgate / Roadside Attractions
2014
Role(s)
Millennium Films
2015
Role(s)
Open Road Films
2025
Role(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Year
Title
Distribution
1982
Diner
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1984
The Natural
Tri-Star Pictures
1985
Young Sherlock Holmes
Paramount Pictures
1987
Tin Men
Buena Vista Distribution
Good Morning, Vietnam
1988
Rain Man
United Artists
1990
Avalon
Tri-Star Pictures
1991
Bugsy
1992
Toys
20th Century Fox
1994
Jimmy Hollywood
Paramount Pictures
Disclosure
Warner Bros.
1996
Sleepers
Warner Bros. / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
1997
Wag the Dog
New Line Cinema
1998
Sphere
Warner Bros.
1999
Liberty Heights
2000
An Everlasting Piece
DreamWorks Pictures / Sony Pictures Releasing
2001
Bandits
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / 20th Century Fox
2004
Envy
DreamWorks Pictures / Sony Pictures Releasing
2006
Man of the Year
Universal Pictures
2008
What Just Happened
Magnolia Pictures
2012
The Bay
Lionsgate / Roadside Attractions
2014
The Humbling
Millennium Films
2015
Rock the Kasbah
Open Road Films
2025
The Alto Knights
Warner Bros. Pictures
· Awards and nominations
1982
Role(s)
1
1984
Role(s)
4
1985
1987
1988
Role(s)
8
Notes
4
1990
Role(s)
4
1991
Role(s)
10
Notes
2
1992
Role(s)
2
1996
Role(s)
1
1997
Role(s)
2
2001
Total
Role(s)
34
Notes
6
Year
Title
Academy Awards
BAFTA Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Nominations
Wins
Nominations
Wins
Nominations
Wins
1982
Diner
1
1
1984
The Natural
4
1
1985
Young Sherlock Holmes
1
1987
Good Morning, Vietnam
1
2
1
1
1988
Rain Man
8
4
3
4
2
1990
Avalon
4
3
1991
Bugsy
10
2
8
1
1992
Toys
2
1996
Sleepers
1
1997
Wag the Dog
2
1
3
2001
Bandits
2
Total
34
6
6
0
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References

  1. Directors Guild of America
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230408050941/https://www.dga.org/VideoHTMLNew.ashx?id=%7BA4488D38-6C6F-4874-BA94-946F2B922271%7D&db=web
  2. The New York Times
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100921063557/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/99530/Barry-Levinson/biography
  3. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/16/movies/review-film-brotherly-love-of-sorts.html
  4. The New York Times
    https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/al-pacino-barry-levinson-and-buck-henry-team-up-on-a-roth-tale
  5. Henderson, Randi (September 28, 1990). "The Roots of the Story: Barry Levinson's 'Avalon' Describes His Family's Coming
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-baltimore-sun-avalon-f/40893209/
  6. www.rogerebert.com/
    https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/avalon-1990-1
  7. www.jewishtampa.com
    https://www.jewishtampa.com/jews-in-the-news/jews-in-the-newssarah-michelle-gellar-julianne-margulies-and-jake-gyllenhaal
  8. JMORE - Baltimore Jewish Living
    https://jmoreliving.com/2017/05/03/jmore-exclusive-with-baltimore-filmmaker-barry-levinson/
  9. archive.nytimes.com
    https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/111499levinson-film.html
  10. Levinson, Barry; Kornbluth, Jesse (1990). Avalon; Tin Men; Diner: Three Screenplays. New York: The Atlantic Monthly Pres
    https://books.google.com/books?id=bBHkAxxeqeYC&pg=PR12&dq=%22Barry+levinson%22+%22American+University%22
  11. The Drum
    https://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/24/gilbert-gottfried-and-barry-levinson-talk-storytelling-during-live-podcast-tribeca
  12. Savvy Scribe's Blog
    https://savvyscribe.blog/2012/04/28/barry-levinson-shares-his-life-and-career-with-fans-at-the-florida-film-festival/
  13. http
    https://www.bccc.edu/Page/4677
  14. TVGuide.com
    https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/barry-levinson/bio/3000383682/
  15. berlinale.de
    http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1989/03_preistr_ger_1989/03_Preistraeger_1989.html
  16. berlinale.de
    http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1998/03_preistr_ger_1998/03_Preistraeger_1998.html
  17. Entertainment Weekly
  18. Boston
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160417034511/http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/blog/2013/06/20/who-should-play-whitey-bulger-black-mass/
  19. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2013/09/qed-sets-bill-murray-for-barry-levinson-directed-rock-the-kasbah-577012/
  20. "Acclaimed Screenwriter Barry Levinson to Receive WGAW's 2010 Screen Laurel Award"
    https://awards.wga.org/awards/awards-recipients/laurel-awards/screen-laurel-award/barry-levinson
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