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'''David P. Levin''' (born August 5, 1958)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1418551/|title=imdb.com}}</ref> is an American producer, director, writer and editor. In the early days of ], he produced ] on ] and ], and later went on to help create and develop the "Uncensored" brand for MTV.<ref name=maria>{{cite web|url=http://marialokken.com/2009/11/the-secret-behind-getting-the-untold-story/|title=The Secret Behind Getting the Whole Story|date=November 6, 2009}}</ref><ref>"MTV Uncensored", MTV July 31, 2001</ref> Later on he created, produced and directed ] for ],<ref name=maria /><ref name=tvguide>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/tv-land-confidential/cast/194693|title=TV Guide}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/tv-land-confidential/cast/|title=TV.com}}</ref> and recently produced and directed ''When Pop Culture Saved America''.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/955115/David-P-Levin/filmography|title=New York Times | work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name=tvby>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/16/ae-and-bio-channel-present-four-commercial-free-documentary-specials-commemorating-the-10th-anniversary-of-911/100536/|title=TV by the Numbers|date=August 16, 2011}}</ref> He is the founder of BrainStorm Inc., a video production company with a focus on television projects.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.brainstorm-inc.com/www.brainstorm-inc.com/Home.html | title=BrainStorm, Inc. | publisher=BrainStorm, Inc. | accessdate=March 11, 2016 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fvfbn1nO | archivedate=March 11, 2016}}</ref> '''David P. Levin''' (born August 5, 1958)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1418551/|publisher=imdb.com|title=David P. Levin | accessdate=May 1, 2016 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6hBbpVj1L | archivedate=May 1, 2016}}</ref> is an American producer, director, writer and editor. In the early days of ], he produced ] on ] and ], and later went on to help create and develop the "Uncensored" brand for MTV.<ref name=maria>{{cite web|url=http://marialokken.com/2009/11/the-secret-behind-getting-the-untold-story/|title=The Secret Behind Getting the Whole Story|date=November 6, 2009|last=Lokken | first=Maria | accessdate=May 1, 2016 | publisher=marialokken.com}}</ref><ref>"MTV Uncensored", MTV July 31, 2001</ref> Later on he created, produced and directed ] for ],<ref name=maria /><ref name=tvguide>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/tv-land-confidential/cast/194693|publisher=TV Guide|title=TV Land Confidential|accessdate=May 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/tv-land-confidential/cast/|publisher=TV.com|title=TV Land Confidential|accessdate=May 1, 2016}}</ref> and recently produced and directed ''When Pop Culture Saved America'',<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/955115/David-P-Levin/filmography|title=New York Times | work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name=tvby>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/16/ae-and-bio-channel-present-four-commercial-free-documentary-specials-commemorating-the-10th-anniversary-of-911/100536/|title=TV by the Numbers|date=August 16, 2011}}</ref> Which '']'' cited as one of the 10 specials to watch on the tenth anniversary of the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/article/2011/09/02/911-specials | title=9/11 Specials: 10 shows to watch | publisher=Entertainment Weekly | date=September 2, 2011 | first=Tanner | last=Stransky| accessdate=May 1, 2016}}</ref> He is the founder of BrainStorm Inc., a video production company with a focus on television projects.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.brainstorm-inc.com/www.brainstorm-inc.com/Home.html | title=BrainStorm, Inc. | publisher=BrainStorm, Inc. | accessdate=March 11, 2016 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6fvfbn1nO | archivedate=March 11, 2016}}</ref>


==Early life== ==Early life==

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David P. Levin
Born (1958-08-05) August 5, 1958 (age 66)
Framingham, Massachusetts
Occupation(s)Producer, director, writer, editor
Years active1990–current

David P. Levin (born August 5, 1958) is an American producer, director, writer and editor. In the early days of MTV, he produced Rockumentaries on Madonna and Michael Jackson, and later went on to help create and develop the "Uncensored" brand for MTV. Later on he created, produced and directed TV Land Confidential for TV Land, and recently produced and directed When Pop Culture Saved America, Which Entertainment Weekly cited as one of the 10 specials to watch on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. He is the founder of BrainStorm Inc., a video production company with a focus on television projects.

Early life

Levin was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, to his parents, Mark and Helene Levin. At an early age, the family moved to Teaneck, New Jersey, where he would grow up and graduate from Teaneck High School in 1976.

Levin attended Rutgers University, where he created Knight Time Productions in 1979, the first student-run television production group at the University. Prior to the establishment of RU-TV in 1999, this group was responsible for all the student television on the New Brunswick Campus of Rutgers.

Career

Upon graduation, Levin began as an editor, and later worked as a director/producer/writer for a variety of companies, including American Movie Classics, USA Network and MTV. While at MTV, he produced several episodes of the "Rockumentaries" series, including Madonna, Elton John and Michael Jackson.

Levin co-created the long-running, Emmy nominated series "MTV Uncensored" for the network. Later he went on to create "TV Land Confidential", "The A-List", for Animal Planet, and the pilot for the comedy series "Take Two" which starred Anson Williams, Don Most and Beth Littleford.

In 2011, Levin wrote, directed and produced "When Pop Culture Saved America", a documentary commemorating the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The show dealt with the impact of pop culture on the country in the aftermath of the attacks, and how they helped to heal the United States. The documentary premiered on A&E's The Biography Channel without commercial interruption on the tenth anniversary of the attacks.

Levin has also written several books: two children's story books featuring Superman as well as "MTV UNCENSORED", a coffee-table book released for the twentieth anniversary of MTV. Levin was also the writer of what is thought to be one of the rarest Superman comics ever published, titled "This Island Bradman" (artwork by Curt Swan), a comic book that was privately commissioned in 1988 by real estate tycoon Godfrey Bradman as a Bar Mitzvah gift for his son.

References

  1. "David P. Levin". imdb.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Lokken, Maria (November 6, 2009). "The Secret Behind Getting the Whole Story". marialokken.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  3. "MTV Uncensored", MTV July 31, 2001
  4. ^ "TV Land Confidential". TV Guide. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  5. "TV Land Confidential". TV.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  6. "New York Times". The New York Times.
  7. "TV by the Numbers". August 16, 2011.
  8. Stransky, Tanner (September 2, 2011). "9/11 Specials: 10 shows to watch". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  9. "BrainStorm, Inc". BrainStorm, Inc. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  10. "Teaneck HiWay, 1976".
  11. "Animal Planet".
  12. "Happy Days Duo Reunites". Paste Magazine.
  13. "Biography Television".
  14. Google Books.
  15. "Rare Comics".

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