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David Levinson is a former satellite technician from New York City who became an integral figure in the War of 1996 in which he was responsible for saving Earth by disabling the aliens' deflector shield technology and the destruction of the alien mothership. Following the war, Levinson became a researcher on alien technology and later Director of the Earth Space Defense. David was born in 1962 ...
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David Levinson is a character in the 1996 sci-fi film Independence Day, played by Jeff Goldblum. He is a computer expert who helps the President of the United States and his team to stop an alien invasion. See his photos, quotes, and trivia on IMDb.
Jun 23, 2016 · Independence Day, Roland Emmerich’s 1996 alien invasion fantasy, was supremely silly, which is precisely what made it awesome. By Megan Garber. David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum), perhaps realizing ...
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At first thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species. After attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere, David Levinson, an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less than a day.
In New York City, technician David Levinson decodes a signal embedded within global satellite transmissions, realizing it is the aliens' countdown for a coordinated attack. With help from his ex-wife, White House Communications Director Constance Spano, David and his father Julius reach the Oval Office and alert President Thomas Whitmore.
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- July 3, 1996
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David Levinson is the one of the main protagonists of Independence Day. He plays a key role in saving the world first by warning the president of the alien attack countdown and then by uploading a computer virus into the mothership disabling the aliens' shields. He returned in the 2016 sequel Independence Day: Resurgence as one of the two main ...
David Levinson was born on 4 August 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Nikita (2010), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) and Standoff (2006). He was married to Jan Shutan.
