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Profile of Eugene Levy
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Eugene Levy |
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17th December 1946 |
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Jewish-Canadian actor, television director, producer and writer who is best known for his work in Canadian television series and American movies and television series. He studied film at McMaster University and graduated in 1967. As a student at McMaster, he was vice president of the McMaster Film Board, a student film group where he met moviemaker Ivan Reitman.
An alumnus of both Second City Toronto and the classic sketch comedy television import SCTV, Levy often plays unusual supporting characters with nerdy streaks. He's a frequent cast member in triple threat Christopher Guest's mockumentary features, with the most recent project being For Your Consideration (2005). He also played the ignorant but loving dad in the sex comedies of the American Pie films, and an uptight pursuer in Ron Howard's Splash (1984). At one point, Levy read for a part with the hit NBC series The West Wing (1999), a role that later went to Richard Schiff.
Eugene Levy also appeared in the HBO spoof documentary titled The Canadian Conspiracy about the supposed subversion of the United States by Canadian born media personalities. Levy was the insider who blew the whistle on the conspiracy.
As of 2004, Levy was on the Advisory Committee for the Comedy program at Humber College, the only such diploma program in the world.
Filmography
- Foxy Lady (1971)
- Cannibal Girls (1973)
- Running (1979)
- Double Negative (1980)
- Nothing Personal (1980)
- Heavy Metal (1981) (voice)
- National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
- Going Berserk (1983)
- Splash (1984)
- Tears Are Not Enough (1985) (documentary)
- Club Paradise (1986)
- Armed and Dangerous (1986)
- Speed Zone! (1989)
- Father of the Bride (1991)
- Once Upon a Crime... (1992) (Cameo) (also director)
- Stay Tuned (1992)
- I Love Trouble (1994)
- Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
- Multiplicity (1996)
- Waiting for Guffman (1996) (also writer)
- Akbar's Adventure Tour (1998) (short subject)
- Almost Heroes (1998)
- Holy Man (1998) (Cameo)
- The Secret Life of Girls (1999)
- Dogmatic (1999)
- American Pie (1999)
- Silver Man (2000)
- Best in Show (2000) (also writer)
- The Ladies Man (2000)
- Down to Earth (2001)
- Josie and the Pussycats (2001) (Cameo)
- American Pie 2 (2001)
- Serendipity (2001)
- Repli-Kate (2002)
- Like Mike (2002)
- Bringing Down the House (2003)
- A Mighty Wind (2003) (also writer)
- Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
- American Wedding (2003)
- New York Minute (2004)
- The Man (2005)
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) (currently filming)
- For Your Consideration (2006) (also writer) (currently filming)
- Curious George (2006) (voice) (currently filming)
- Over the Hedge (2006) (voice) (currently filming)
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