Timothy Levitch

Timothy "Speed" Levitch (

voice actor

. The name "Speed" was given to him by a childhood friend in high school. Levitch has appeared in multiple films and has had poetic and philosophical works published in books and periodicals.

Biography

Levitch was born July 9, 1970, in New York City. He mostly grew up in the

suburbanite

. He longed to return to New York City and eventually did.

In 1992 he received his tour guide license from the

The Cruise

. In 2000 he was a citizen of the art project Quiet, We Live in Sane.

In 2012 Levitch premiered a new documentary video series,

Up to Speed, on its own Hulu channel. Directed by Richard Linklater, the series takes viewers on virtual tours of American cities, conversing with inanimate objects like San Francisco's Golden Fire Hydrant and Chicago's original Haymarket Riot memorial.^[2]

Levitch is a member of The Ongoing Wow, a band in which he does spoken word over improvised music with Gals Panic and The Sinus Show member Jerm Pollet.

In 2007, Levitch moved to Kansas City and started a tour business called "Taste of KC."

Filmography

The Cruise
(1998), as himself.

Anatomy of a Scene
Scotland, Pa.
(2001), Hector. (Hippie #2)
Waking Life (2001) (voice), Lunatic, as himself (credited as Speed Levitch)
School of Rock (2003), Waiter.
Live from Shiva's Dance Floor (2003), as himself.
Video Capture Device (2004), as himself.
Stroker and Hoop
(2004) TV Series (voice), Hoop. (credited as Speed Levitch)
Shooting Vegetarians (2005)
Xavier: Renegade Angel (2007) (voice), Puggler, the Punk Rock Juggler. (credited as Speed Levitch)
1 Giant Leap: What About Me? (2008), as himself. (credited as Speed Levitch)
We Live in Public (2009), as himself (A citizen of Quiet)
Up to Speed
(2012), as himself.
High Maintenance (2019) TV Series, as himself. (credited as Timothy Speed Levitch; Season 3, Episode 9 "Cruise")

Bibliography

Levitch, Timothy "Speed" (2002). Speedology: Speed on New York on Speed. Context Books.
ISBN 1-893956-29-6
.

Notes

^ Bruni, Frank. "Manhattan Through a Warped Window; Featured in a Film: A Homeless Tour Guide's Offbeat City View", The New York Times, October 1, 1998. Accessed May 4, 2008. "Mr. Levitch grew up in a middle-class Jewish family of five in Riverdale, the Bronx, and attended Horace Mann, a respected private school."
^ Monroe, Justin (September 9, 2012). "Interview: "Up To Speed" Star Speed Levitch Talks Times Square's Shame & Conversing With Inanimate Objects". Complex.com. Complex Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.

References

External links

Official website
Timothy Levitch at
IMDb

[1] Bruni, Frank. "Manhattan Through a Warped Window; Featured in a Film: A Homeless Tour Guide's Offbeat City View", The New York Times, October 1, 1998. Accessed May 4, 2008. "Mr. Levitch grew up in a middle-class Jewish family of five in Riverdale, the Bronx, and attended Horace Mann, a respected private school."

[Interview092012-2] Monroe, Justin (September 9, 2012). "Interview: "Up To Speed" Star Speed Levitch Talks Times Square's Shame & Conversing With Inanimate Objects". Complex.com. Complex Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.

[2]

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