Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy

1946-12-17
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Eugene Levy CM is a Canadian actor, known for his work in both Canadian and American movies and television series. He is the only actor to have starred in all seven of the American Pie films, as Noah Levenstein. From 1976 until 1984, he appeared in the Canadian television sketch comedy series SCTV. He is a regular collaborator of actor-director Christopher Guest, appearing in and co-writing four of his films, commencing with Waiting for Guffman (1996). In 2004, he won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for "A Mighty Wind" from the film of the same name that he co-wrote. In 2008, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts. In 2019 and 2020, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, which he won in 2020. Levy has won multiple accolades throughout his career including four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. He was appointed to the Order of Canada on June 30, 2011. From 2015 to 2020, he starred as Johnny Rose in Schitt's Creek, a comedy series that he co-created with his son and co-star Dan Levy. His daughter, Sarah Levy, portrays Twyla Sands, the waitress at the Schitt‘s Creek diner. His brother Fred is also a producer on the show.

Acting

American Pie
6.597
Night at the Museum: ...
6.145
American Wedding
6.215
Finding Dory
7
Over the Hedge
6.578
American Pie 2
6.247
American Reunion
6.301
American Pie ...
5.475
American Pie ...
5.511
American Pie ...
5.7
Serendipity
6.952
Astro Boy
6.324
American Pie ...
5.257
Madea's Witness ...
6.116
Once Upon a Crime
5.73
Goon
6.408
Armed and Dangerous
5.664
National Lampoon's ...
7.104
Splash
6.258
Heavy Metal
6.508
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