Barry Lee Levinson is an American filmmaker, comedian and actor. Levinson’s best-known works are mid-budget comedy-drama and drama films such as Diner (1982); The Natural (1984); Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Bugsy (1991); and Wag the Dog (1997). He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988).
In 2021, he co-executive produced the Hulu miniseries Dopesick and directed the first two episodes. Levinson, in 2011, was developing a film based on Whitey Bulger, the Boston crime boss.
The film Black Mass (script by Jim Sheridan, Jez Butterworth, and Russell Gewirtz) is based on the book by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill, and it is said to be the “true story of Billy Bulger, Whitey Bulger, FBI agent John Connelly and the FBI’s witness protection program created by J. Edgar Hoover.” Levinson later left the project.
Levinson finished production on The Humbling (2014), starring Al Pacino. Levinson also directed Rock the Kasbah (2015), written by Mitch Glazer.
Barry Levinson’s Net Worth
Barry Levinson is an American writer, director, producer, and actor who has a net worth of $150 million. His main source of income is from his career as a film director, screenwriter, producer, comedy writer, comedian and actor.
Levinson’s salary per month with other career earnings is over $2 million annually. His successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and most influential film directors in the United States.