Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an , , , and of and television. His most notable films include , , , and .

 Early life

Levinson was born in , the son of Violet "Vi" ( Krichinsky) and Irvin Levinson, who worked in the furniture and appliance business. His family is of descent. After growing up in Baltimore and graduating from , Levinson attended , and in at the , before moving to to work as an actor and writer. Levinson at one time shared an apartment with would-be drug smuggler (and basis for the movie ) .

[] Career

Levinson's first writing work was for variety shows such as The Comedy Machine, The Lohman and Barkley Show, The Show, and. After some success as a screenwriter — notably the comedies (1976) and (1977) (in which he played a bellboy) and the Oscar-nominated script (co-written by then-wife ) (1979) — Levinson began his career as a director with (1982), for which he had also written the script and which earned him a Oscar nomination for .

Diner was the first of a series of films set in the of Levinson's youth. The others were (1987), a story of aluminum-siding salesmen in the 1960s starring and ; the immigrant family saga (which featured in one of his earliest screen appearances), and (1999).

His biggest hit, both critically and financially, was (1988), with and . (Levinson appeared in a cameo as a doctor.) The film won four , including and . It also won the at the .Outlet Moncler 

Another of his notable films is the 1984 baseball drama starring , who would later direct and cast Levinson as television personality . Levinson also directed (1987) and (1992), both with , and the critically acclaimed (1991) with .

He directed Dustin Hoffman again in (1997), a political comedy co-starring about a war staged in a film studio. (Levinson had been an uncredited co-writer on Hoffman's 1982 hit comedy ). The film won the at the .

Levinson partnered with producer to form the film production company . The two parted ways in 1994. Levinson has been a producer or executive producer for such major productions as directed by (2000); (2002), starring De Niro as a neurotic mob boss and as his therapist, and (2002), based on the best-selling novel by moncler ned jakker .

He has a television production company with (The Levinson/Fontana Company) and served as executive producer for a number of series, including (which ran on from 1993–1999) and the prison drama . Levinson also played an uncredited main role as a judge in the short-lived TV series .Moncler Frakker 

Levinson published his first novel, Sixty-Six (), in 2003. Like several of his films, it is semi-autobiographical and set in Baltimore in the 1960s. He directed two of the ads "".

In 2004, Levinson was the recipient of the 's Distinguished Screenwriter Award.Moncler Mnd Frakker

Levinson directed a documentary about the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions. The documentary, produced by , and , had its premiere at the 2009 .

 Personal life

Levinson grew up in a Jewish family. He married his writing collaborator in 1975. They divorced seven years later. He later married Dianna Rhodes, whom he met in Baltimore while filming Diner. He is the father of , Jack, Michelle, and Patrick Levinson. He is a minority owner of the baseball team.

Currently, he resides with his two sons and wife in .Moncler Jakker