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Barry 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. He did well, but decided he wanted to go to Los Angeles. In LA, Levinson worked for...
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Producer (63 credits)
2021
Dopesick
(TV Mini-Series) (executive producer - 8 episodes) (pre-production)
- Episode #1.8
(2021)
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- Episode #1.7
(2021)
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- Episode #1.6
(2021)
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- Episode #1.5
(2021)
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- Episode #1.4
(2021)
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2016-2017
Killing Fields
(TV Series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)
- Scene of the Crime
(2017)
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- The Case Continues
(2016)
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- Judgement Day
(2016)
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- Family Matters
(2016)
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- The Manhunt
(2016)
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2016
Shades of Blue
(TV Series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
- One Last Lie
(2016)
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- For I Have Sinned
(2016)
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- The Breach
(2016)
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- What Devil Do
(2016)
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- Live Wire Act
(2016)
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2011-2014
Borgia
(TV Series) (executive producer - 38 episodes)
- 1507
(2014)
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- 1505
(2014)
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- 1506
(2014)
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- 1504
(2014)
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- 1503, Part Two
(2014)
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2012-2013
Copper
(TV Series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
- Good Heart and Willing Hand
(2013)
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- Home, Sweet Home
(2013)
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- A Vast and Fiendish Plot
(2012)
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- A Day to Give Thanks
(2012)
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- Better Times Are Coming
(2012)
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The Philanthropist
(TV Series) (executive producer - 7 episodes, 2009) (producer - 1 episode, 2009)
- Haiti
(2009)
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- Kashmir
(2009)
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- San Diego
(2009)
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- Kosovo
(2009)
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- Nigeria Part II
(2009)
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2006
The Bedford Diaries
(TV Mini-Series) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
- Risky Business
(2006)
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- Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
(2006)
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- The Truth About Sex
(2006)
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- I'm Gonna Love College
(2006)
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2004
The Jury
(TV Series) (associate producer - 1 episode)
- Mail Order Mystery
(2004)
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1997-2003
Oz
(TV Series) (executive producer - 56 episodes)
- Exeunt Omnes
(2003)
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- Junkyard Dawgs
(2003)
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- A Day in the Death...
(2003)
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- 4giveness
(2003)
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- A Failure to Communicate
(2003)
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2000
Falcone
(TV Series) (executive producer - 9 episodes)
- Paying the Piper
(2000)
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- You Can't Always Get What You Want
(2000)
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- But Not Forgotten
(2000)
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- That's Amore
(2000)
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- Lealta
(2000)
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1999-2000
The Hoop Life
(TV Series) (producer - 12 episodes)
- The Second Chance
(2000)
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- The Talented Tenth
(2000)
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- The Back Stretch
(2000)
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- A Little Yen
(2000)
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- End Game
(2000)
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1993-1999
Homicide: Life on the Street
(TV Series) (executive producer - 122 episodes)
- Forgive Us Our Trespasses
(1999)
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- The Why Chromosome
(1999)
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- Lines of Fire
(1999)
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- Identity Crisis
(1999)
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- Self Defense
(1999)
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1987
Harry
(TV Series) (producer - 7 episodes)
- Harry's Big Night
(1987)
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- Rebel with Sort of a Cause
(1987)
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- Mr. Imperfect
(1987)
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- The Great Rat Race
(1987)
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- This Is the Army, Mr. Porschak
(1987)
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Writer (32 credits)
Writer (32 credits)
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Director (44 credits)
Director (44 credits)
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Actor (16 credits)
Actor (16 credits)
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Soundtrack (2 credits)
Soundtrack (2 credits)
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Music department (2 credits)
Music department (2 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (2 credits)
Miscellaneous Crew (2 credits)
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Camera and Electrical Department (1 credit)
Camera and Electrical Department (1 credit)
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Thanks (12 credits)
Thanks (12 credits)
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Self (66 credits)
Self (66 credits)
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Archive footage (1 credit)
Archive footage (1 credit)
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Hosted "Stand Up Spotlight" on cable network VH1/Video Hits One through 1993 See more »Official Sites:
Barry Levinson On-LineAlternate Names:
The 3rd BananasHeight:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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[on what has changed since Wag the Dog (1997) and its media critique] "Wag" is not some kind of documentary, it's just looking at the tools that are available. Now you've got more tools, you've got social media and you just post stories through all types of back channels that can get some traction. The public doesn't know what to believe anymore. We don't know what stories are supposedly true, ... See more »Trivia:
Met and interviewed the late John Lennon in New York City, in 1980. See more »Trademark:
Films set in his home town of in Baltimore, Maryland: Diner (1982), Tin Men (1987), Avalon (1990) and Liberty Heights (1999). See more »Star Sign:
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