Barry Levinson

American director and screenwriter

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Barry Levinson

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Category: Arts & Culture

Born:: April 6, 1942, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. (age 82)

Awards And Honors:: Academy Award (1989)

Notable Works:: “Disclosure”; “…And Justice for All”; “Avalon”; “Bugsy”; “Diner”; “Dopesick”; “Envy”; “Good Morning, Vietnam”; “Liberty Heights”; “Man of the Year”; “Paterno”; “Rain Man”; “Rock the Kasbah”; “Sleepers”; “The Natural”; “The Wizard of Lies”; “Tin Men”; “Wag the Dog”; “You Don’t Know Jack”

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Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) American film director and screenwriter known for his versatility. Levinson worked as a comedy writer for Carol Burnett and Mel Brooks in the 1970s. During that time he also cowrote the screenplay for the crime drama …And Justice for All, which earned him an Academy Award nomination. In 1982 Levinson made his directorial debut with Diner (1982), a coming-of-age story that was the first of several movies set in his native city, Baltimore, Maryland. He was again nominated for an Oscar, for his screenplay for Diner. He continued to earn acclaim ...(100 of 336 words)

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