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EXCLUSIVE: United Talent Agency (UTA) has inked Oscar, Emmy, DGA, and WGA-winning writer and head Barry Levinson for practice successful each areas.
The 6x Oscar nominated, Rain Man Oscar winning filmmaker counts a characteristic canon of specified pics arsenic Good Morning, Vietnam, Bugsy, The Natural, Avalon and Diner.
Last year, Levinson directed and produced The Alto Knights, starring Robert DeNiro, and executive produced nan Emmy-nominated constricted series Dopesick. The Baltimore, MD native’s further tv credits see serving arsenic executive shaper connected Showtime’s City connected a Hill, NBC’s Shades of Blue, and nan HBO series Oz.Levinson besides continues to nutrient done his banner Baltimore Pictures alongside longtime collaborators Jason Sosnoff and Maura Mazurowski, pinch nan institution remaining a dependable unit down a scope of acclaimed movie and tv projects including Homicide: Life connected nan Streets, Donnie Brasco, Home Fries, Liberty Heights, and more.
Levinson first emerged arsenic a writer, earning Emmy Awards for his activity on The Carol Burnett Show before joining forces pinch Mel Brooks to co-write acclaimed films Silent Movie and High Anxiety. He made his characteristic directorial debut with Diner, which landed him his 2nd Oscar information astatine that clip for Original Screenplay pursuing 1980’s And Justice for All.
Levinson studied astatine American University earlier moving to Los Angeles to prosecute comedy, writing, and directing. Over nan people of his career, he has received galore honors including aggregate Emmy Awards, a Directors Guild of America Award, and a Writer’s Guild of America Award.The filmmaker continues to beryllium represented by Atlas Artists and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof and Fishman LLP.
