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Barry Levinson
Age: 67
Height: 5' 11"
Birth Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Born: Apr. 6th, 1942
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BIOGRAPHY: Barry 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 (I) and Jack Levinson (I). 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.
TRIVIA:
- Directed 6 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: 'Glenn Close' (qv), 'Warren Beatty' (qv), 'Harvey Keitel' (qv), 'Ben Kingsley' (qv), 'Dustin Hoffman' (qv) and 'Robin Williams (I)' (qv). Hoffman won an Oscar for his performance in Levinson's _Rain Man (1988)_ (qv).
- Stepfather of 'Michelle Levinson' (qv)and Patrick Levinson.
- Living in Redding, Connecticut (2002).
- Graduated from Forest Park High School in the Forest Park neighborhood of Baltimore: other famous alumni from Forest Park High School include former U.S. vice president 'Spiro Agnew' (qv), actor 'Thomas Beck (I)' (qv) and actress 'Margaret Hayes (I)' (qv).
- Wife Diana is a painter.
- Movies often contain the score composed by Ennio Morricone.
- 'Jason Croot' (qv) was screen tested for Barry Levinson in 2008.
- His films often take place in the past: _Diner (1982)_ (qv); _Natural, The (1984)_ ; _Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)_ (qv); _Bugsy (1991)_ (qv); _Avalon (1990)_ (qv); _Sleepers (1996)_ (qv) and _An Everlasting Piece (2000)_ (qv).
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