Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy

Birthday: 1946-12-17

Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Biography: Eugene Levy CM (born December 17, 1946) 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.

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American Pie
American Pie

At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as th...

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Splash
Splash

A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication tho...

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Armed and Dangerous
Armed and Dangerous

After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security...

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Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time ...

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American Pie 2
American Pie 2

After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach h...

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I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck con...

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National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but t...

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New York Minute
New York Minute

Top student Jane Ryan heads to Manhattan for a college-scholarship competition. Her rebellious twin ...

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Gooby
Gooby

Imagine if you'd had a six-foot tall monster to help you through the rough times when you were 11! W...

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Like Mike
Like Mike

Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ conne...

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Biographies: The Enigma of Bobby Bittman
Biographies: The Enigma of Bobby Bittman

A look back on the career of Bobby Bittman. Includes footage from his early days to his millionth sh...

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Over the Hedge
Over the Hedge

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of fo...

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Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron

"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." This is the pr...

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Going Berserk
Going Berserk

John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator, encounters ...

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Father of the Bride Part II
Father of the Bride Part II

Just when George Banks has recovered from his daughter's wedding, he receives the news that she's pr...

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American Pie Presents: Band Camp
American Pie Presents: Band Camp

Everyone has 'moved on', except for Sherman and Jim Levenstein's still understanding father. Little ...

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American Pie Presents: Beta House
American Pie Presents: Beta House

Erik, Ryan, and Cooze start college and pledge the Beta House fraternity, presided over by none othe...

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American Wedding
American Wedding

With high school a distant memory, Jim and Michelle are getting married — and in a hurry, since Jim'...

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From Cleveland
From Cleveland

Bob and Ray play two late night deejays, introducing sketches performed by several members of the SC...

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Speed Zone
Speed Zone

An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers e...

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The Man
The Man

A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they s...

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Multiplicity
Multiplicity

Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duti...

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Club Paradise
Club Paradise

When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriende...

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Serendipity
Serendipity

Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genui...

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Back Home Again
Back Home Again

An animated reimaging of the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,00...

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American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love

Ten years after the first American Pie movie, three new hapless virgins discover the Bible hidden in...

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Curious George
Curious George

When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, f...

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A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following ...

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Dogmatic
Dogmatic

This spirited comedy poses the age old question: if dogs are man's best friends, what happens when a...

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Best in Show
Best in Show

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air...

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Summer Camp
Summer Camp

Childhood best friends Nora, Ginny and Mary used to spend every summer at sleepaway camp together, a...

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Almost Heroes
Almost Heroes

Two hapless explorers lead an ill-fated 1804 expedition through the Pacific Northwest in a hopeless,...

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For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration

The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the p...

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Repli-Kate
Repli-Kate

A scientist and his sidekick accidentally clone a journalist and decide to turn the mistake into Rep...

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Down to Earth
Down to Earth

Struggling comic Lance Barton knows what it's like to die on stage. But when his life takes an unexp...

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Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman

Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town m...

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Astro Boy
Astro Boy

Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created b...

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The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man

Because of his salacious language, late-night radio advice-show host Leon Phelps, along with his swe...

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Bride of Boogedy
Bride of Boogedy

In this sequel to the made-for-television Disney family classic, Mr. Boogedy, the Davis family deals...

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American Reunion
American Reunion

The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high scho...

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Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

After getting blamed for spoiling Christmas, the richest kid in the world wishes he'd never been bor...

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Goon
Goon

Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling, is approached by a minor league ho...

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Cannibal Girls
Cannibal Girls

A young couple spend the night in a restaurant, only to find out that it is haunted by three dead wo...

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The Secret Life of Girls
The Secret Life of Girls

15-year-old Natalie, confused to begin with, finds out about her father's affair with one of his stu...

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Madea's Witness Protection
Madea's Witness Protection

For years, mild-mannered Wall Street banker George Needleman has meandered through life oblivious to...

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Finding Dory
Finding Dory

Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can...

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Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

From "SCTV" and "Home Alone" to "Best in Show" and "Schitt’s Creek", Catherine O’Hara collaborates w...

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American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile

When Erik Stifler realizes that he's the only Stifler family member who might graduate high school a...

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Running
Running

An Olympic hopeful marathon runner hopes his success will be the answer to his marriage woes and oth...

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The Last Polka
The Last Polka

A mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers....

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Holy Man
Holy Man

In a world governed by commerce, Ricky and Kate, dedicated employees, find their lives forever chang...

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Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started

In this parody of "Spinal Tap," a documentary film crew follows comic Billy Crystal as he prepares f...

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Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

This wacky prequel to the 1994 blockbuster goes back to the lame-brained Harry and Lloyd's days as c...

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Nothing Personal
Nothing Personal

Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to pr...

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Canada Far and Wide
Canada Far and Wide

Canada Far and Wide is a Circle-Vision 360° film attraction for World Showcase at Epcot that started...

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Being Canadian
Being Canadian

What does it actually mean to be Canadian? This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a wh...

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Stay Tuned
Stay Tuned

Salesman Roy Knable spends all his free time watching television, to the exasperation of his wife, H...

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Skeleton
Skeleton

A hypochondriac feels there is something wrong with his bones so he consults a creepy "bone speciali...

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Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride

George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry ...

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Double Negative
Double Negative

Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer....

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I, Martin Short, Goes Home
I, Martin Short, Goes Home

A journey through the life and mind of Martin Short. And some of it is even true. “I, Martin Short, ...

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Silver Man
Silver Man

The life of a street performer and human oddity with silver skin changes forever when he must save t...

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Congratulations, Mr. Levy
Congratulations, Mr. Levy

A legend in his own mind, as well as a few other places, actor Eugene Levy's (American Pie, Best in ...

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Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock

The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the fame...

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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a p...

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The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that ...

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Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark ...

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Eugene Levy Discovers Home Safety
Eugene Levy Discovers Home Safety

A home and outdoor safety video released for kids. Eugene Levy watches a video that contains cartoon...

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The Canadian Conspiracy
The Canadian Conspiracy

A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employing C...

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Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themse...

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Tears Are Not Enough
Tears Are Not Enough

On 10 February 1985, fifty-three of Canada's top performers gathered together to record the song Tea...

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Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

A made for Showtime network comedy special with numerous skits and music starring Martin Short and f...

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Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

A look at the making of the classic comedy film....

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Foxy Lady
Foxy Lady

A gender-switched retelling of the myth of Hero and Leander. Hero (Alan Gordon) simply cannot resist...

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Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats

Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of ...

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Partners 'n Love
Partners 'n Love

David Grodin has an obsessive-compulsive personality. But he is also just plain obsessed with Maxine...

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John Candy: Comic Spirit
John Candy: Comic Spirit

A tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs....

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Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell

Interviews with the cast, creators, journalists and celebrity fans, plus behind-the-scenes footage f...

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Making a 'Splash'
Making a 'Splash'

Retrospective documentary on the making of the hit comedy Splash (1984)....

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Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope an...

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American Pie: Revealed
American Pie: Revealed

Documentary about the making of American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (200...

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Once Upon a Crime
Once Upon a Crime

On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married coupl...

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The Best of SCTV
The Best of SCTV

Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license....

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Gahan Wilson's The Kid
Gahan Wilson's The Kid

The stellar drawing style of illustrator Grahan Wilson – world renowned cartoonist for the New Yorke...

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Rome, Italian Style
Rome, Italian Style

On the SCTV Foreign Film Festival, Angelo loses control of his fantasies....

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star-crossed: the film
star-crossed: the film

Takes the music from the studio to the screen with gorgeous visuals and a sense of heightened realit...

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You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, wh...

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The Lovebirds
The Lovebirds

The Wexelblatts and the Burleys are two newly young married couples, who were all friends from Warre...

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Tardy Delivery
Tardy Delivery

Tardy gets tasked to deliver a letter....

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John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me

Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-be...

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Friends of Gilda
Friends of Gilda

Friends of Gilda was a 1993 ninety-minute television special made by CBC Television to benefit the G...

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