Matthew Levin is a graduate of Syracuse University and a native of Los Angeles. He began his career working on HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, where he directed several multi-camera shoots, including Harry Shearer's "J. Edgar!" featuring John Goodman, Kelsey Grammer, and Christopher Guest.
Levin co-founded Captured Live Productions, where he produced the AdLib Comedy Series for Sony Entertainment, co-partnered with Sprint to launch the first-ever 24-hour mobile comedy network, and produced X's critically acclaimed 25th anniversary special, X: Live in Los Angeles.
During his time at Captured Live, Levin directed multiple television specials, including Pretty, Funny Women for WeTV, featuring Chelsea Handler; William Shatner's Has Been Live, starring William Shatner, Ben Folds, and Henry Rollins; Particle: Transformations Live, featuring Joe Satriani, Blackalicious, and Robby Krieger; and interviews with Ann and Nancy Wilson for Heart: Dreamboat Annie Live.
Levin has produced and directed multiple television specials for multi-platinum recording artist Yanni, including PBS's Yanni: Voices, Voices Live in Acapulco, and A Living Legacy. He also produced Live at El Morro, filmed with 22 cameras at Puerto Rico's historic 16th-century fortress, which debuted on PBS in Spring 2012.
Levin worked with Disney/Hollywood Records recording artist Nathan Pacheco on his debut PBS special before re-joining Yanni on his 2013 world tour throughout Europe and Asia.
In 2013, Levin was hired to help launch BiteSizeTV, where he co-created Hollywood Today Live for FOX Television and served as an Executive Producer on the show's initial 6-week run, which was picked up for a full year. He also directed several specials in conjunction with Dave Stewart's Weapons of Mass Entertainment, featuring live performances and interviews with Ringo Starr, Billy Ray Cyrus, Drake Bell, and many others.
In 2014, Levin joined Harpo Productions for Oprah: Where Are They Now on the OWN Network, conducting in-depth celebrity interviews with guests including Leah Remini, Leeza Gibbons, Master P, and Lisa Rinna. The latter earned him a guest appearance on Bravo's Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Also in 2014, Levin released his 5th collaboration with Yanni and PBS, World Without Borders, which continues to enjoy worldwide success.
In 2015, Levin's work on an all-day series of civil rights specials for The Oprah Winfrey Network was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Later that year, Levin collaborated with Yanni again for a massive production at the Great Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt, which will air on PBS stations throughout 2016.
Levin also produced season 6 of Oprah: Where Are They Now, returning to OWN in the fall of 2016.
