Citizendia
Your Ad Here

Eugene Levy

Levy at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival
Born December 17, 1946 (1946-12-17) (age 61)
Hamilton, Ontario
Spouse(s) Deborah Divine (1977-)

Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian Emmy- and Grammy Award-winning actor, television director, producer, musician and writer. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A television director directs the activities involved in making a Television Episode. The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms He is known for his work in Canadian television series, American movies and television movies. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He is also perhaps most well known (at least recently) for his role as Noah Levenstein in the American Pie series of teen comedy films. American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy Film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, and written by Adam

Contents

Biography

Early life

Levy was born to a Jewish family[1] in Hamilton, Ontario, the son of a homemaker mother and an automobile plant foreman father. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Homemaker is a mainly American term which may refer either to the person within a family who is primarily concerned with the management of the household whether He went to Westdale Secondary School, and attended McMaster University and graduated in 1969. Westdale Secondary School is a public high school founded in 1931 in Hamilton Ontario. McMaster redirects here for others see McMaster (disambiguation. He was vice president of the McMaster Film Board, a student film group where he met moviemaker Ivan Reitman. Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946) is a Canadian film producer and director

Career

An alumnus of both Second City Toronto and the sketch comedy series SCTV, Levy often plays unusual supporting characters with nerdish streaks. Second City Television (SCTV was a Canadian television Sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's The Second City troupe that ran between Perhaps his best known role on SCTV was as the dimwitted Earl Camembert, a news anchor for the "SCTV News". Earl Camembert (pronounced "Canen-bare" is a fictional news reporter and anchorman portrayed by Eugene Levy on the Canadian sketch comedy show Celebrities impersonated by Levy on SCTV include: Perry Como, Ricardo Montalban, Alex Trebek, Sean Connery, Howard Cosell, Henry Kissinger, Menachem Begin, Bud Abbott, Milton Berle, John Charles Daly, Gene Shalit, Jack Carter, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Tony Dow, James Caan, Lorne Greene, Rex Reed, Ralph Young (of Sandler and Young), F. Lee Bailey, Ernest Borgnine, former Ontario chief coroner Dr. Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality Ricardo Gonzálo Pedro Montalbán Merino KCSG (born November 25, 1920) is a Mexican Television, Theatre, and Film George Alexander "Alex" Trebek (born July 22 1940 is an Emmy Award -winning Canadian - American Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish Howard William Cosell (born Howard William Cohen; March 25 1918 - April 23 1995 was an American sports journalist Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 (מְנַחֵם בְּגִין Mieczysław Biegun Менахем Вольфович Бегин 16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992 was the sixth prime minister of the State of Israel William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger ( July 12, 1908 &ndash March 27, 2002) was an Emmy -winning American Comedian John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly,(generally known by John Charles Daly or simply John Daly, February 20, 1914 &ndash February 24 Gene Shalit (born March 25, 1932 in New York City) is the film and book critic on NBC 's The Today Show. Jack Carter may refer to Jack Carter (politician (born 1947 eldest son of former U Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi 1 (معمر القذافي) (born 7 June 1942) also known as Colonel Gaddafi WikipediaPersondata --> Anthony "Tony" Lee Dow (born April 13, 1945 in Hollywood, California) is James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American Academy Award - Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American Lyon Chaim Green OC, LLD ( February 12, 1915 &ndash September 11, 1987) was a Canadian Actor Rex Taylor Reed (born October 2, 1938) is an American Film critic and former co- host of the syndicated television show At Francis Lee Bailey Jr, commonly referred to as F Lee Bailey, (born June 10, 1933, in Waltham Massachusetts) is a legendary American Ermes Effron Borgnino (born January 24 1917 better known by his stage name Ernest Borgnine, is an American Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Morton Schulman, Norman Mailer and Howard McNear as “Floyd the Barber”. Norman Kingsley Mailer ( January 31, 1923 &ndash November 10, 2007) was an American Novelist, Journalist, Howard T McNear ( January 27, 1905 &ndash January 3, 1969) was an American film television and radio character actor

Other Levy characterizations were serious comic Bobby Bittman, scandal sheet entrepreneur Dr. Rawl Withers, “report on business” naïf Brian Johns, 3-D horror auteur Woody Tobias Jr. , cheerful Leutonian accordionist Stan Schmenge, lecherous dream interpreter Raoul Wilson, hammer-voiced sports broadcaster Lou Jaffe, diminutive union patriarch Sid Dithers, fey current-events commentator Joel Weiss, buttoned-down panel show moderator Dougal Currie, smarmy Just for Fun emcee Stan Kanter, energetic used car salesman Al Peck and inept dance show host Rockin’ Mel Slirrup. The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox

Though he has been the “above the title” star in only two films, 1986’s Armed and Dangerous and 2005’s The Man, he has featured prominently in many films. Armed and Dangerous ( 1986) is a movie starring John Candy as Frank Dooley Eugene Levy as Norman Kane Robert Loggia The Man is a 2005 Comedy crime Film starring Eugene Levy and Samuel L He is the co-writer and frequent cast member of Christopher Guest’s mockumentary features, particularly A Mighty Wind, where his sympathetic performance as a brain-damaged folksinger won kudos. Christopher Guest (born February 5 1948 is an Emmy Award-winning writer Grammy Award-winning composer/musician director and comic actor A Mighty Wind is a 2003 pseudo-documentary about a Folk music reunion concert and the three groups that must come together to perform on national television In the 1980s, he appeared in Splash, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Club Paradise, Stay Tuned and other comedies. National Lampoon's Vacation is a 1983 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Club Paradise is a 1986 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, and starring Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, and Jimmy Levy was the creator of Maniac Mansion, a television sitcom based on the LucasArts video game of the same name. Maniac Mansion is a Canadian television series based on the video game of the same name. LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is an American Video game developer and publisher. Maniac Mansion is a graphical Adventure game originally released in 1987 by Lucasfilm Games (now known as LucasArts)

His career received a tremendous boost in 1999, when he was cast as the clueless but loving dad in the sleeper blockbuster American Pie. American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy Film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, and written by Adam He reprised the role for the film’s two sequels, and starred in three straight-to-video sequels, becoming something of a cult hero in the process. Levy has since worked with Steve Martin and Queen Latifah in Bringing Down the House, and most recently appeared with Martin in Cheaper by the Dozen 2. Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Bringing Down the House is a 2003 Comedy film, written by Jason Filardi and directed by Adam Shankman. Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a Film produced by 20th Century Fox and released in 2005.

Levy (along with Christopher Guest and Michael McKean) was awarded the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media for music they composed for A Mighty Wind. Christopher Guest (born February 5 1948 is an Emmy Award-winning writer Grammy Award-winning composer/musician director and comic actor Michael John McKean (born October 17 1947) is an American actor comedian composer and musician perhaps best known for his portrayal of Squiggy's friend The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1988 Levy appeared in the corner of a poster hanging outside the movie theatre in Springfield in the "See Homer Run" episode of The Simpsons. " See Homer Run " is the sixth episode of the 17th season of The Simpsons. (The poster was advertising for Rockstar Princess and featured a girl with an electric guitar, with Levy in the corner wearing a royal crown. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder A liner note under him read “Eugene Levy as the King”).

In March 2006, it was announced that he would receive a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame. Canada's Walk of Fame, Toronto, Ontario is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful Canadians In 2002, the entire cast of SCTV was given a group star, and although Levy is not mentioned on the actual star, he was still inducted as a part of the group. This makes him one of only four two-time honourees, alongside fellow SCTV alumni John Candy, Martin Short and Catherine O'Hara. John Franklin Candy (October 31 1950 &ndash March 4 1994 was a Canadian Comedian and Actor. Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian Comedian, Actor, writer, Singer and Catherine Anne O'Hara (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian - American Emmy and Gemini Award

Levy is one of only a handful of people who have won at least five Canadian Comedy Awards, including two for Best Writing (Best In Show in 2001 and A Mighty Wind in 2004) and three for Best Male Performer (Best in Show, American Pie 2 in 2002 and A Mighty Wind). The Canadian Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating notable English speaking Canadian comedians for achievements in Live Radio Film Television and Internet media over Best in Show ( 2000) is a Mockumentary that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. A Mighty Wind is a 2003 pseudo-documentary about a Folk music reunion concert and the three groups that must come together to perform on national television American Pie 2 is the 2001 Sequel to the Comedy film American Pie, making it the second in the American Pie franchise

On May 3, 2008, the Governor General of Canada presented Levy with the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA), a lifetime achievement award considered Canada's "most prestigious artistic honour" [2]

Personal life

His son, Dan Levy, is one of the hosts of Canada’s MTV Live, and his daughter, Sarah, studies theatre. The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative Daniel Joseph Levy (born in 1983 in Toronto, Ontario) is one of seven hosts of the MTV Canada program MTV Live (Canada. MTV Live is the flagship show of MTV Canada, on the air since March 21, 2006.

Levy is an advocate for autism treatment, and was a close friend of fellow Canadian Second City/SCTV alumnus John Candy, who died of a heart attack in 1994. Language development. The terminology John Franklin Candy (October 31 1950 &ndash March 4 1994 was a Canadian Comedian and Actor.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Rosen, Steven (2006-11-16). Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Cannibal Girls is director Ivan Reitman 's third film It was filmed in 1973, in rural areas surrounding Toronto, Ontario, Canada Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Heavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian Animated film from executive producer Leonard Mogel who was also the publisher of Heavy Metal Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 National Lampoon's Vacation is a 1983 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Going Berserk is a 1983 comedy film starring John Candy, Joe Flaherty, and Eugene Levy and directed by David Steinberg. Splash is a 1984 Fantasy film and Romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Lowell Ganz and Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Club Paradise is a 1986 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, and starring Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, and Jimmy Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Armed and Dangerous ( 1986) is a movie starring John Candy as Frank Dooley Eugene Levy as Norman Kane Robert Loggia Speed Zone!, also known as Cannonball Fever, released in 1989, is the third and (as of 2008) final installment of the Cannonball Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Father of the Bride is a 1991 comedy film starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, George Newbern, Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Once Upon A Crime is a 1992 ensemble Comedy starring among others Richard Lewis, John Candy, Jim Belushi Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) I Love Trouble is a 1994 Romantic comedy film starring Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Father of the Bride Part II is a 1995 comedy starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Multiplicity is a 1996 Comedy film starring Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Waiting for Guffman is a musical Mockumentary starring co-written and directed by Christopher Guest that was released in 1997 Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Almost Heroes is a 1998 Comedy film starring Chris Farley and Matthew Perry and directed by Christopher Guest. Holy Man is a Film produced in 1998 starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston. Richie Rich's Christmas Wish is a 1998 Direct-to-video sequel to the 1994 Film Ri¢hie Ri¢h, released by Warner Home Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy Film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, and written by Adam 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Best in Show ( 2000) is a Mockumentary that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. The Ladies Man is a Comedy film released in 2000 that stars Actor, Comedian and former Saturday Night Live cast member Down to Earth is a 2001 comedy film directed by the Weitz Brothers the team who directed and helped create American Pie. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Josie and the Pussycats is a 2001 comedy released by Universal Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. American Pie 2 is the 2001 Sequel to the Comedy film American Pie, making it the second in the American Pie franchise Serendipity is a 2001 romantic movie, starring Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack. Repli-Kate is a 2002 film from National Lampoon starring Ali Landry, James Roday and Eugene Levy. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Like Mike is a 2002 movie, directed by John Schultz and starring Lil' Bow Wow, Brenda Song, Jonathan Lipnicki Bringing Down the House is a 2003 Comedy film, written by Jason Filardi and directed by Adam Shankman. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A Mighty Wind is a 2003 pseudo-documentary about a Folk music reunion concert and the three groups that must come together to perform on national television Dumb and Dumberer When Harry Met Lloyd is a Comedy film that is the Prequel to 1994 's hit comedy Dumb and Dumber, American Wedding (also known as American Pie The Wedding outside of America or American Pie 3) is a 2003 Sequel New York Minute is a 2004 comedy Teen film starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen and Eugene Levy. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Man is a 2005 Comedy crime Film starring Eugene Levy and Samuel L Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. American Pie Presents Band Camp is a 2005 Direct-to-video Spin-off to the American Pie trilogy of films and the first Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a Film produced by 20th Century Fox and released in 2005. Curious George is a traditionally-animated Film adaptation of the children's stories by H Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Over the Hedge is a 2006 computer-animated film based on the characters from United Media comic strip of the same name. For Your Consideration is a 2006 comedy film directed by Christopher Guest. American Pie Presents The Naked Mile is a 2006 teen comedy Film released directly to DVD on December 19, 2006. American Pie Presents Beta House is a 2007 comedy Film that was shot in Toronto and Hamilton (some scenes at McMaster University Ontario Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published "Want to spoof Purim and the Oscars? Be our Guest!". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles 21 (39).  
  2. ^ Eugene Levy gets Governor General's lifetime achievement award - Yahoo! Canada News

External links

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic