Sam Levinson
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Samuel "Sam" Levinson, is an American
United States
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 actor
Actor
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, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

, and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

. He is the son of writer/director/actor Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer of film and television. His films include Good Morning, Vietnam, Sleepers and Rain Man.-Early life:...

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Film career

He made his film debut in the 1992
1992 in film
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 film Toys, along with his brother Jack. He later appeared in such films as Bandits
Bandits
Bandits is a 2001 American crime-comedy drama film directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett. Filming began in October 2000 and ended in February 2001. It helped Thornton earn a National Board of Review Best Actor Award for 2001...

and What Just Happened?
What Just Happened?
What Just Happened is a satirical comedy-drama directed by Barry Levinson & starring Robert De Niro.What Just Happened is an independent film, produced by 2929 Productions, Art Linson Productions and Tribeca Productions, and was released on October 17, 2008.The film is based on the book, What Just...

as Carl. In 2009, he co-starred as Peter Thompson in Stoic
Stoic (film)
Stoic is an arthouse feature by Uwe Boll. The film is one of two dramas, the other Darfur, Boll plans to direct. Unlike many of his previous directorial efforts, Stoic is not an adaptation of a video game.- Plot :...

.. He won the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
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 Waldo Salt
Waldo Salt
Waldo Miller Salt was an American screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism.-Early life and career:...

 screenwriting
Screenwriting
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 award for his directorial debut film, Another Happy Day
Another Happy Day
Another Happy Day is a 2011 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Sam Levinson.-Plot:Lynn was married to Paul , but they split up on bad terms, and Lynn took custody of their daughter Alice while Paul got their son Dylan...

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Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Toys War Room Player
2001 Bandits
Bandits
Bandits is a 2001 American crime-comedy drama film directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett. Filming began in October 2000 and ended in February 2001. It helped Thornton earn a National Board of Review Best Actor Award for 2001...

Billy Saunders
2008 What Just Happened?
What Just Happened?
What Just Happened is a satirical comedy-drama directed by Barry Levinson & starring Robert De Niro.What Just Happened is an independent film, produced by 2929 Productions, Art Linson Productions and Tribeca Productions, and was released on October 17, 2008.The film is based on the book, What Just...

Carl
2009 Stoic
Stoic (film)
Stoic is an arthouse feature by Uwe Boll. The film is one of two dramas, the other Darfur, Boll plans to direct. Unlike many of his previous directorial efforts, Stoic is not an adaptation of a video game.- Plot :...

Peter Thompson
2010 Another Happy Day
Another Happy Day
Another Happy Day is a 2011 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Sam Levinson.-Plot:Lynn was married to Paul , but they split up on bad terms, and Lynn took custody of their daughter Alice while Paul got their son Dylan...

Screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

, Director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 
Directorial debut

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