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Harvey Levin Biography

Birth Name:Harvey Levin

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Producer, Actor, Writer

Fast Facts

  • After attending the University of California in Santa Barbara and the University of Chicago, Levin became in active attorney in 1975 after passing the California bar exam
  • His website TMZ became the first to break the story of Michael Jackson's death in 2009
  • Reported on the O․J․ Simpson murder trial while working as a reporter for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles
  • Before creating TMZ, Levin worked as a legal analyst for the reality court show "The People's Court․"
  • Made a cameo appearance in the 1997 film "Volcano․"

Awards

  • 2008Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
  • 2009Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
  • 2010Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
  • 2011Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
  • 2014Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Entertainment News Program: nominated
  • 2014Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Entertainment News Program: nominated
  • 2014Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: winner
  • 2015Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: winner
  • 2016Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Entertainment News Program: nominated
  • 2017Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
  • 2019Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: nominated
  • 2020Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: winner
  • 2021Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program: winner