Barry Levinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Violet in 1994, the same year the Levinsons moved to Marin County in Northern California to get away from the Hollywood scene.
Since 1991, has been working on a documentary about the friends he grew up with in Baltimore in the 1950s.
Has homes in southern California, Connecticut, New York and Annapolis, Maryland.
Stepfather of Michelle Levinson and Patrick Levinson.
Attended the same high school (Forest Park in Baltimore) as Mama Cass Elliot and Spiro Agnew.
His films often take place in the past: Diner ; The Natural ; Good Morning, Vietnam ; Bugsy ; Avalon ; Sleepers and An Everlasting Piece .
Wife Diana is a painter.
Living in New York and Connecticut.
Father of actor, writer, director Sam Levinson and Jack Levinson.
Directed 6 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Glenn Close , Warren Beatty , Harvey Keitel , Ben Kingsley , Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams. Hoffman won an Oscar for his performance in Levinsons Rain Man .
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 , actor Thomas Beck and actress Margaret Hayes.
Met and interviewed the late John Lennon in New York City, in 1980.
Jason Croot was screen tested for Barry Levinson in 2008.
His parents were both of Russian Jewish descent.
For the AFI publication "Private Screenings" Levinson chose Karl Freund The Mummy (1932) as his favorite film.
During an interview with comedian Gilbert Gottfried at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, Levinson recounted that he first became involved with show business in 1968, when he reluctantly accompanied his friend George to an acting class. As Levinson became more and more interested in the class, his friends interest waned and the two eventually lost touch when Levinson relocated to be closer to the film and television industry. He had no idea what became of George until he saw the film, Blow , in which he learned that his friend, portrayed by Johnny Depp , became the largest cocaine dealer in America. The two reconnected following Jungs 2015 release from prison, when Jung recounted watching Levinson at the Oscars during his incarceration.
Stepfather of Victoria Medlin.
Played in a band where he met his wife
Works as a full time lawyer in Las Vegas, NV
