Directing
January 8, 1985 (age 41)
USA
Samuel LevinsonĀ (born January 8, 1985) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the son ofĀ Academy Award-winning directorĀ Barry Levinson. In 2010, he received his first writing credit as a co-writer for the action comedy filmĀ Operation Endgame. The following year, he made his directorial film debut withĀ Another Happy Day (2011), which premiered atĀ Sundance Film Festival. He then received a writing credit on his father'sĀ HBOĀ television filmĀ The Wizard of Lies (2017). He continued writing and directing feature films for Assassination NationĀ (2018) andĀ Malcolm & MarieĀ (2021).Ā
In 2019, Levinson created theĀ HBOĀ teen drama seriesĀ Euphoria, adapted from theĀ Israeli series of the same name. The series is popular with audiences and received positive reviews from critics. In 2023, he created the HBO seriesĀ The Idol, which was controversial and received negative reviews.
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