caption genre article_title name occupation alma_mater
david levien fiction , suspense david levien
 david levien screenwriter , novelist , director , producer university of michigan
david levien

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 '' .
levien frequently collaborates on projects with his writing partner brian koppelman .
as a novelist , he has published `` city of the sun '' , `` where the dead lay '' , `` 13 million dollar pop '' , and `` signature kill '' .
earlier works are often published under `` d.j. levien '' .
levien studied at the university of michigan .
