Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson is an American film writer and director. His credits include Rain Man and Good Morning, Vietnam. His upcoming film What Just Happened?, starring Robert De Niro, premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Levinson studied at American University in Washington DC and immediately after school moved to Los Angeles to explore writing and acting. His first writing gigs were on variety shows and later comedies such as Silent Movie and High Anxiety, but it was his directorial debut, Diner, in 1982 that earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay and put him on the map as a director. In 1988 Levinson clinched the Best Director Oscar for his film Rain Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.

1. Boone's Lick (2010)
2. The Saint (2009)
3. A Walk in the Woods (2009)
4. What Just Happened? (2008)
5. Man of the Year (2006)
6. "3 lbs.(1 episode)
7. The Jury (2 episodes, 2004)
8. Hindsight Is 20/20... (2004)
9. Envy (2004)
10. A Uniform Used to Mean Something... (2004)
11. Bandits (2001)
12. An Everlasting Piece (2000)
13. The Beat (2000) TV series (unknown episodes)
14. Liberty Heights (1999)
15. Original Diner Guys (1999)
16. The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999) (TV)
17. Sphere (1998)
18. Wag the Dog (1997)
19. Sleepers (1996)
20. Homicide: Life on the Street (2 episodes, 1993-1995)
21. Disclosure (1994)
22. Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
23. Toys (1992)
24. Bugsy (1991)
25. Avalon (1990)
26. Rain Man (1988)
27. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
28. Tin Men (1987)
29. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
30. The Natural (1984)
31. Diner (1983) (TV)
32. Diner (1982)

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• April 6, 1942: Born

• 1982 Diner: IMDb

• 1984 The Natural: IMDb

• 1987 Good Morning, Vietnam: IMDb

• 1988 Rain Man: IMDb

• 1990 Avalon: IMDb

• 1993-1999 Homicide: Life on the Street: IMDb|Mahalo

• 1997 Wag the Dog: IMDb|Mahalo

• 2001 Bandits: IMDb

• 2006 Man of the Year: IMDb

• 2008 What Just Happened?: IMDb

• 2008 Boone's Lick: IMDb