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Stephen Levinson Biography

Birth Name:Stephen Levinson

Profession Producer, Writer, Actor

Fast Facts

  • In 2012, he won a Producers Guild of America Award for producing "Boardwalk Empire․"
  • Earned his bachelor's degree from Tulane University
  • Started his production career in 1991 delivering packages for InterTalent
  • His first client as a manager at Dolores Robinson Entertainment was Mark Wahlberg
  • Worked as an accountant and founded his own clothing company
  • Quote: "The great thing about HBO is there are no boundaries․ They allow you to dream up whatever you want to dream up․"
  • Quote: "[on his first office] "We had a cardboard box and a phone․""
  • Created WhoRepresents․com, an online database of talent representatives in various fields of media
  • Founded Leverage Management in 1996, bringing his clients Mark Wahlberg and Doug Ellin with him to his new business

Awards

  • 2006Golden Nymph-Best International Producer - Comedy: winner
  • 2006PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: winner
  • 2006WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2007BAFTA TV Award-Best International: winner
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2008PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2008WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2009PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2010PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2012Golden Nymph-Outstanding International Producer (Drama Series): nominated
  • 2012PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
  • 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: nominated
  • 2017Black Reel-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2019Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: nominated
  • 2021PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: nominated
  • 2022Emmy-Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary: nominated
  • 2025Audience Award-TV Premieres: winner