Shawn Levy
Shawn Adam Levy (* 1967 in Montreal , Quebec ) is a Canadian - American film and television director , actor and producer .
Career
Levy graduated with honors from the Drama Department at Yale University at age 20 . After completing his first degree, he moved to Los Angeles, where he started his acting and directing career after studying film at USC . He first made a name for himself with several short films and then worked under contract with Nickelodeon and Disney Channel .
Levy had his first major appearances in the series thirtysomething , Beverly Hills, 90210 and in the feature film Made in America (1993). Levy's first directorial success was Lies Have Short Legs (2002). This was followed by the comedy Vollmarried (2003). In the comedies Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and The Pink Panther (2006), he worked with Steve Martin . Most recently, he sat on the director's chair for the films Date Night - Gangster for One Night (2010), Real Steel (2011), Prakti.com (2013) and Seven Damn Long Days (2014). Also in 2014, Night at the Museum: The Mysterious Tomb was published, after which he turned to work on series.
Since 2005 Levy has also worked as a film producer ( Cheaper by the dozen 2 - Two fathers go crazy , at night in the museum , at night in museum 2 , Love Vegas , Date Night - gangsters for one night , Real Steel , The Watch - neighbors of the third kind and seven damn long days ). Levy has been Executive Producer at Stranger Things since 2016 and has also directed a total of six episodes.
Filmography (selection)
As an actor
- 1993: Made in America
As a director
- 1996–1997: What's wrong with Alex Mack? ( The Secret World of Alex Mack , TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1997: Mail from the past (Address Unknown)
- 1997: Just in Time
- 1997–1999: Lassie (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1998–1999: Animorphs (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1998–2001: Jett Jackson ( The Famous Jett Jackson , TV series, 47 episodes)
- 2001: Jett Jackson: The Movie (TV movie)
- 2002: Lies Have Short Legs (Big Fat Liar)
- 2003: Fully married (Just Married)
- 2003: Cheaper by the Dozen (Cheaper by the Dozen)
- 2006: The Pink Panther (The Pink Panther)
- 2006: Night at the Museum (Night at the Museum)
- 2009: Night at the Museum 2 (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian)
- 2010: Date Night - Gangster for one night (Date Night)
- 2011: Real Steel
- 2013: Prakti.com (The Internship)
- 2014: Seven Damn Long Days (This Is Where I Leave You)
- 2014: Night at the Museum: The mysterious tomb (Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb)
- since 2016: Stranger Things (TV series)
As a producer
- 2005: Cheaper by the Dozen 2 - Two fathers go crazy (Cheaper by the Dozen 2)
- 2006: Night at the Museum (Night at the Museum)
- 2008: Love Vegas (What Happens in Vegas)
- 2009: Night at the Museum 2 (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian)
- 2010: Date Night - Gangster for one night (Date Night)
- 2011: Real Steel
- 2012: The Watch - Neighbors of the 3rd Kind (The Watch)
- 2013: Prakti.com (The Internship)
- 2013: The Spectacular Now - Perfect is now (The Spectacular Now)
- 2014: Seven Damn Long Days (This Is Where I Leave You)
- 2014: Night at the Museum: The mysterious tomb (Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb)
- 2016: Arrival
- 2016: Why Him?
- 2017: Kodachrome
- 2018: The Darkest Minds - The survivors (The Darkest Minds)
- 2020: The Violent Heart
As an executive producer
- since 2016: Stranger Things (TV series)
- since 2020: I Am Not Okay With This (TV series)
Web links
- Shawn Levy in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Shawn Levy on hollywood.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Levy, Shawn |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Levy, Shawn Adam |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian-American director, actor, and film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal , Quebec , Canada |