Ken Levine (screenwriter)

Kenneth Levine (/lɪˈvn/ liv-EYEN) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and author. Levine has worked on a number of television series, including M*A*S*H, Cheers (for which he shared Outstanding Comedy Series honors at the 35th Primetime Emmy Awards), Frasier, The Simpsons, Wings, Everybody Loves Raymond, Becker and Dharma and Greg. Along with his writing partner David Isaacs, he created the series Almost Perfect.[1]

Levine was also the co-writer of the feature films Volunteers[2] and Mannequin Two: On the Move.[3]

Levine has also been a radio and TV play-by-play commentator for Major League Baseball games, having worked with the Baltimore Orioles[4] (1991), Seattle Mariners[5] (1992–94, 2011–12), and San Diego Padres (1995–96).[citation needed] From 2008 to 2010, he co-hosted the KABC Dodger Talk radio call-in program after every Los Angeles Dodgers game, as well as the station's weekly Sunday Night Sports Final program. During his second stint with the Mariners, he returned to help fill in for the deceased Dave Niehaus.

Levine grew up in Woodland Hills, CA, graduating from Parkman Junior High and William Howard Taft Charter High School.[6]

  1. ^ "Almost Perfect" – via www.imdb.com.
  2. ^ "Volunteers (1985)" – via www.imdb.com.
  3. ^ "Mannequin: On the Move (1991)" – via www.imdb.com.
  4. ^ Baltimore Sun article, "Ken Levine brings story-telling talent to Orioles broadcast booth," April 8, 1991
  5. ^ My Northwest article, "Ken Levine: From Hollywood producer to broadcaster," June 4, 2011
  6. ^ "Author Ken Levine details one suburban teen's journey through the '60s". Daily News. October 27, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2023.