American television personality and lawyer Harvey Levin, was born on 2 September 1950 in Los Angeles, California, and is probably best known to the public for working on the TV show called “The People’s Court”, which has been nominated for several Daytime Emmy Awards, although yet to win one. Harvey is also known for creating the website TMZ dot com, on which visitors can gossip and be published.
So just how rich is Harvey Levin? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that Levin’s net worth is over $15 million as of early 2017, accumulated from both his areas of work as a lawyer and TV personality. As Harvey’s career continues, there is a high chance that his wealth will continue to grow.
Harvey Levin Net Worth $15 Million
Levin’s education began at Grover Cleveland High School in Reseda, Los Angeles from where he matriculated in 1968, and he then graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1972 with a BA in political science. He gained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School in 1975. From 1975 ‘til 1996, Levin worked as a lawyer in California in various aspects of law, including teaching at universities such as Whittier College in Orange County. His educational background in political science allowed him to work on several projects, where he had to use this kind of knowledge; for example Levin worked on KCBS-TV where he was a legal reporter, inevitably becoming involved with political law-makers as well as prominent court cases – the O. J. Simpson trial being one of them.
In 1996 Harvey received an invitation to work on the show entitled “The People’s Court”, created by John Masterson, a reality court program presided over by Florida Judge Marilyn Milian, and including Mayor Ed Koch and Jerry Sheindlin among others. This show became one of the main sources of Harvey Levin’s net worth, and continues to this day.
Another TV program on which Harvey worked has been “Celebrity Justice”. He was the producer of this show until 2005, when he decided to create the news website TMZ dot com with AOL, another long running project noted for breaking stories on celebrities, which still contributes to Harvey Levin’s net worth.
To talk about his personal life, Levin has had to go through some difficulties, as he is openly gay and not all people yet accept such a person. However, perhaps unsurprisingly, Out magazine’s “Power 50” has listed Levin as one of the most influential voices in LGBT America since 2012. Levin has been in a longtime partnership with Andy Mauer, a Southern California chiropractor, and they continue to reside in LA.
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program (2015)
Nominations
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program
Movies
“Volcano”
TV Shows
“The People’s Court”, “Celebrity Justice”, "Beyond Twisted" (2009)
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Trademark
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Often carries a coffee mug on camera
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Fact
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Executive Producer of TMZ.
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While covering the O.J. Simpson case for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, Levin reported that prosecutor Marcia Clark had entered Simpson's residence before a search warrant had been executed. When Levin was proven wrong, he attempted to blame his mistake on a technician who "mis-timed" the video's clock during the editing process. He briefly represented discredited Simpson witness Mary Anne Gerchas. Levin has been an inactive member of the State Bar since 1 January 1996.
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University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A.); University of Chicago Law School (JD).
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Admitted to the State Bar of California (18 December 1975).
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Famous in 12
2014
TV Series executive producer
TMZ Live
2011
TV Series executive producer
TMZ on TV
2007-2010
TV Series executive producer - 147 episodes
Beyond Twisted
2009
TV Series executive producer
Rock & A Hard Place
2008
TV Series executive producer - 17 episodes
The People's Court
2001-2007
TV Series co-executive producer - 4 episodes
Celebrity Justice
2003-2005
TV Series executive producer - 52 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rock & A Hard Place
2008
TV Series creator - 17 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Moral Court
2001
TV Series executive consultant - 1 episode
Superior Court
1986-1990
TV Series advisor - 12 episodes
The People's Court
2001-2007
TV Series consultant - 4 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
2015
TV Movie
Lester Williams
Family Guy
2010
TV Series
Harvey Levin
The Sopranos
1999
TV Series
Talk Show Host
Volcano
1997
Reporter
JAG
1997
TV Series
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hannity
2016
TV Series
Himself - TMZ Host
TMZ on TV
2007-2016
TV Series
Himself - Host / Himself / Host
The Wendy Williams Show
2016
TV Series
Himself
The People's Court
2014-2015
TV Series
Himself - Legal Reporter / Himself - the Legal Reporter
Media Buzz
2014
TV Series
Himself - Founder, TMZ
Ask a Concierge
2014
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest
Veronica Mars
2014
Himself
On the Record w/ Brit Hume
2013-2014
TV Series
Himself - TMZ
The Talk
2013
TV Series
Himself
Good Day L.A.
2013
TV Series
Himself / Himself - TMZ Host
Anderson Live
2012
TV Series
Himself
Fox Report
2012
TV Series
Himself
Addicted to Fame
2012
Documentary
TMZ Editor
Daybreak
2011
TV Series
Himself
Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell
2011
TV Series
Himself
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
2010
TV Special
Himself
The Battle for Late Night
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2007
TV Series
Himself
The O'Reilly Factor
2005-2007
TV Series
Himself
Larry King Live
2007
TV Series
Himself
20 Most Horrifying Hollywood Murders
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Boston Legal
2006
TV Series
Himself
Justice
2006
TV Series
Himself
Showbiz Tonight
2006
TV Series
Himself
American Tragedy
2000
TV Movie
Himself
60 Minutes
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself - Investigative Reporter (segment "LAPD Confidential")
The Toni Tennille Show
1980
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kardashian: The Man Who Saved OJ Simpson
2016
TV Movie
Himself
Media Buzz
2015
TV Series
Himself - Founder, TMZ
20/20
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself - TMZ Founder (segment "The Stalker in All of Us")
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