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  2. Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. [1] Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988).

  3. Barry Levinson. Director: Rain Man. Barry Lee Levinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Violet (Krichinsky) and Irvin Levinson, who worked in furniture and appliance. He is of Russian Jewish descent.

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  4. Sep 19, 2024 · Barry Levinson, American film director and screenwriter known for his versatility. His notable films included ...And Justice for All, Diner, Good Morning, Vietnam, and Rain Man; for the latter film he earned an Academy Award for best director. Learn more about Levinson’s life and career.

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  5. Barry Levinson. Director: Rain Man. Barry Lee Levinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Violet (Krichinsky) and Irvin Levinson, who worked in furniture and appliance. He is of Russian Jewish descent. Levinson graduated from high school in 1960, attended college at American University in Washington, DC.

    • April 6, 1942
    • Bugsy (1991) - 6.8. Despite the success of Goodfellas the year prior, which reinvented the gangster movie genre, Bugsy took a different route in telling the story of real-life gangster Bugsy Siegel.
    • Young Sherlock Holmes ( 1985) - 6.8. After having success, Levinson caught the attention of Steven Spielberg and he hired him hired to direct Young Sherlock Holmes, from a script by Gremlins writer Chris Columbus.
    • Liberty Heights (1999) - 7.0. Barry Levinson has made four films inspired by his life growing up in Baltimore that include Diner, Tin Men, Avalon, and Liberty Heights.
    • Wag The Dog (1997) - 7.1. Levinson's Wag The Dog is a fictional political satire that ended up becoming reality. In the film, a political spin doctor (Robert DeNiro) is called in to consult on how to draw media attention away from a sex scandal involving the President.
  6. Jun 9, 2022 · After 40 years of making movies and TV, The Survivor director Barry Levinson has come to some conclusions about “ordinary” life.

  7. Over several decades, Barry Levinson has produced an extensive body of work that secures his place among America’s most prolific and successful modern directors. His best films exemplify what he tends to describe as his “humanistic” impulse to make films that concentrate on the psychological, personal, and emotional basis of human relations.