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Brian Koppelman

Disciplines:
film
writing
television
billions

Summary

American screenwriter, director, and showrunner — co-creator of Rounders (1998), Ocean's Thirteen, and Billions (Showtime) — who created a podcast (The Moment) and who represents the creative entrepreneur approach to Hollywood.

Core Contribution

Co-creates Billions as the most financially literate drama on television — Koppelman and David Levien's Billions (on a hedge fund manager and prosecutor in moral conflict) is the most accurate portrayal of hedge fund culture, legal strategy, and financial industry dynamics in television history.

Notable Works & Achievements

Rounders

Ocean's Thirteen

Billions

Historical Influences

William Goldman Steven Pressfield

Intellectual Lineage

New York Tufts University Rounders Billions

Contemporaries & Peers

David LevienSteven Pressfield Seth Godin

Minds Influenced

Financial drama television

Intellectual Posterity

Rounders Billions The Moment

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