Editing Ken Levine (game developer) (section)

===Early life===
Levine was born in [[Flushing, New York]], to a Jewish family.<ref>{{cite web|title=BioShock's Jewish Roots Run Deep|first=Cody|last=Mello-Klein|website=Kotaku|date=July 10, 2018|url=https://kotaku.com/bioshocks-jewish-roots-run-deep-1827482206}}</ref> Raised in [[Upper Saddle River, New Jersey]], Levine graduated from [[Northern Highlands Regional High School]].<ref>Bastug, Gregory. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-news-from-ken-levine-at-vassa/166238062/ "Around Town"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 30, 1987. Accessed February 20, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Kenneth Levine of Upper Saddle River performed in the Vassar College Drama Department production of "Morn to Midnight." The play, by Paul Schmidt, is an adaptation of a German play by George Kaiser. Levine is a senior at Vassar and a graduate of Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale."</ref>

He studied drama at [[Vassar College]], graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in drama in 1988<ref>{{cite web|last=Scharr|first=Jillian|title=Levine '88 discusses career as game developer|url=http://www.miscellanynews.com/2.1579/levine-88-discusses-career-as-game-developer-1.2167708#.UPd1Wieum50|publisher=The Miscellany News|access-date=January 17, 2013|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313081830/http://www.miscellanynews.com/2.1579/levine-88-discusses-career-as-game-developer-1.2167708#.UPd1Wieum50|archive-date=March 13, 2010}}</ref> in [[Poughkeepsie, New York]] before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a film career, writing two screenplays.<ref name=paxkeynote>Levine, Ken. [http://irrationalgames.com/insider/pax-2008-keynote-with-ken-levine/ "PAX 2008 Keynote"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722100132/http://irrationalgames.com/insider/pax-2008-keynote-with-ken-levine/ |date=July 22, 2011 }}, August 30, 2008. Referenced April 4, 2011.</ref>

Before he got into gaming, Levine worked as a computer consultant on [[Wall Street]] but admitted he was not very good at it, describing his attitude towards the job as a "slacker".<ref>{{cite web |last1=GameSpot |title=Hot Seat: Ken Levine Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taFNwbiseDE&t=3m07s |website=YouTube |date=July 7, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2023}}</ref>