Barry Levinson to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Washington
Last updated on May 28, 2025

Levinson created a stir on Tuesday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Levinson fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for Rain Man, Good Morning, Vietnam or The Natural, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 83, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 28/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a director isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a director-screenwriter-producer-actor just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouBarry

For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouBarry was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.