How old is Barry Levinson?

Barry Levinson is 84 years old. He was born on April 6, 1942.

Director · writer · producer

Barry Levinson

Oscar-winning director of Rain Man, and the filmmaker behind Diner, Good Morning, Vietnam and Bugsy

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How old is Barry Levinson?
84 years old¹
Barry Levinson is 84 years old. He was born on April 6, 1942.

Barry Levinson is an American filmmaker who won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988).
His other best-known works are Diner (1982), The Natural (1984), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bugsy (1991) and Wag the Dog (1997).
He has won four Primetime Emmy Awards and been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards.
In 2021 he co-executive produced the Hulu miniseries Dopesick and directed its first two episodes.
With Robert May he made Bucks County, USA, a five-part PBS docuseries about a politically divided Pennsylvania county.

Barry Levinson comes up in these episodes:

Are You Garbage #690: Argh You Garbage? (full episode, Oct 28, 2026) with Kevin Ryan and H. Foley: a Bucks County election chat leads to his docuseries, and the hosts name Rain Man, Diner, Sleepers and Good Morning, Vietnam.

Barry Levinson is an American filmmaker who won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988).

1 episode so far. See the list above.