witness protection program created by J. Edgar Hoover." Levinson later left the project. Levinson finished production on The Humbling (2014), starring Al Pacino. Levinson also directed Rock the Kasbah (2015), written by Mitch Glazer. The film starred Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson, Zooey Deschanel, Leem Lubany, Scott Caan, Danny McBride, Kelly Lynch, Arian Moayed, Taylor Kinney, and Beejan Land. In 2010 Levinson received the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, which is the lifetime achievement award from the Writers Guild of America. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links Barry Levinson on Charlie Rose (March 24, 1994) 1942 births Actors from Maryland American film directors American film producers American male comedians American male film actors American male screenwriters American people of Russian-Jewish descent American television directors American television producers American television writers American University School of Communication alumni Baltimore City Community College alumni Best Directing Academy Award winners Businesspeople from Baltimore Comedians from Maryland Directors Guild of America Award winners Directors of Golden Bear winners English-language film directors Film directors from Maryland Golden Globe Award-winning producers Jewish American writers Jews and Judaism in Baltimore Living people Screenwriters from Maryland Writers from Baltimore Writers Guild of America Award winners Comedy film directors 21st-century American Jews