Not to be confused with Barry Levinson (producer, born 1932).
Barry Levinson
Levinson in 2009
Born
Barry Lee Levinson
(1942-04-06) April 6, 1942 (age 82)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater
American University
Occupations
Director
screenwriter
producer
Years active
1970–present
Known for
Diner
The Natural
Good Morning, Vietnam
Rain Man
Bugsy
Wag the Dog
Spouses
Valerie Curtin
(m. 1975; div. 1982)
Diana Rhodes
(m. 1983)
Children
3, including Sam Levinson
Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.[1] His best-known works are mid-budget[2] comedy drama and drama films such as Diner (1982), The Natural (1984), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bugsy (1991), and Wag the Dog (1997). Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988).[3][4][5] In 2021, he co-executive produced the Hulu miniseries Dopesick and directed the first two episodes.
^Balaban, Bob (April 19, 2011). "Interview with Barry Levinson for the Directors Guild of America's Visual History Program". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
^O'Falt, Chris (July 6, 2018). "Barry Levinson: The Oscar-Winning Director Who Decades Ago Saw TV's Peak Potential and Trump-like Danger". IndieWire. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
^Erickson, Hal (2010). "Barry Levinson". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
^Canby, Vincent (December 16, 1988). "Review/Film; Brotherly Love, of Sorts". The New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
^Barnes, Brooks (December 14, 2009). "Al Pacino, Barry Levinson and Buck Henry Team Up on a Roth Tale". The New York Times.
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