Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson | |
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Levinson in 2026 | |
| Born | Barry Lee Levinson April 6, 1942 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | American University |
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| Years active | 1970–present |
| Children | 3, including Sam |
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.