David P. Levin: Difference between revisions

'''David P. Levin''' (born August 5, 1958)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1418551/ |publisher=imdb.com |title=David P. Levin |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024144148/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1418551/ |archive-date=October 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> is an American producer, director, writer and editor. In the early days of [[MTV]], he produced [[Rockumentary|Rockumentaries]] on [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and [[Michael Jackson]], 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 | access-date=May 1, 2016 | publisher=marialokken.com}}</ref><ref>"MTV Uncensored", MTV July 31, 2001</ref> Later on he created, produced and directed [[TV Land Confidential]] for [[TV Land]],<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|access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305213043/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/tv-land-confidential/cast/194693/ |url-status=live|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/tv-land-confidential/cast/|publisher=TV.com|title=TV Land Confidential Cast |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625214410/http://www.tv.com/shows/tv-land-confidential/cast/ |url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> and also produced and directed ''[[When Pop Culture Saved America]]'',<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/955115/David-P-Levin/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305080340/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/955115/David-P-Levin/filmography|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-05|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2016|title=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/|publisher=TV by the Numbers|title=A&E and BIO Channel Present Four Commercial-Free Documentary Specials Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of 9/11|date=August 16, 2011|access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6oNsrZWbP?url=web/20220610075106/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/ae-and-bio-channel-present-four-commercial-free-documentary-specials-commemorating-the-10th-anniversary-of-911/100536/ |url-status=live|archive-date=FebruaryJune 1910, 20172022}}</ref> Which ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' cited as one of the 10 specials to watch on the tenth anniversary of the [[9/11 Terrorist Attacks]].<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| access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118120711/http://ew.com/article/2011/09/02/911-specials/ | url-status=live |archive-date=January 18, 2017}}</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. |access-date=March 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207112748/http://brainstorm-inc.com/www.brainstorm-inc.com/Home.html |archive-date=February 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

Levin was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. He grew up in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]], and graduated from [[Teaneck High School]].<ref>{{cite webbook|url=https://www.amazon.com/Reprint-1976-Yearbook-Teaneck-School/dp/B006YZCR3I|title=Teaneck HiWay, 1976 |date=May 1976 |publisher=Content provided by MemoryLane.com |asin=B006YZCR3I | access-date=February 18, 2017}}</ref>