Barry Levinson


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04/05/1942
Baltimore, MD
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Made his directorial debut in 1982 with the semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale Diner.
Executive-produced the gritty TV crime drama Homicide: Life on the Street, and also directed the pilot episode.
Began his career as a stand-up comic, which led to an Emmy-winning stint as a performer and writer on The Carol Burnett Show.
Cowrote and appeared in the Mel Brooks comedies Silent Movie (1976) and High Anxiety (1977).