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Brian Koppelman is an American screenwriter, novelist, director, and producer. Best known as the co-writer of Ocean's Thirteen, and Rounders, Koppelman has also produced films such as The Illusionist and The Lucky Ones as well as directed films such as Solitary Man. His writing partner is David... Levien. He was an A&R representative from 1988-1997 for such companies as Elektra Records, Giant Records, SBK Records and EMI Records, during which time he discovered singer songwriter Tracy Chapman and executive-produced her first album. Additionally, he discovered Seth Freeman's band Little John and signed them to EMI Records. His sister is Jennifer Koppelman Hutt who hosts a Sirius Satellite Radio show called Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer alongside Alexis Stewart and his father is Charles Koppelman His wife is the novelist Amy Koppelman.
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David Levien is an American screenwriter, novelist, director, and producer. Best known as the co-writer of Ocean's Thirteen, and Rounders Levien has also produced films such as The Illusionist and The Lucky Ones. As a novelist, he has published City of the Sun, Where the Dead Lay, and 13 Million... Dollar Pop. Levien studied at the University of Michigan.
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