Eugene Levy Biography

Birthday: 1946-12-17
Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Wiki Biography: Eugene Levy has appeared in over fifty motion pictures, seven of which having topped the one hundred million dollar mark. His box office success in films like Bringing Down the House, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, Father of the Bride 2 and Over the Hedge has helped establish him as one of Hollywood's most popular comedic character actors. But it was his role of Jim's Dad in Universal's billion dollar American Pie franchise that cemented his reputation as being America's favorite dad.
Teaming up with Christopher Guest, Levy earned critical acclaim for co-writing and co-starring in Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, For Your Consideration and A Mighty Wind. His work in A Mighty Wind garnered him a Grammy Award and a New York Film Critics Circle Award along with a Golden Globe nomination for Best in Show.
Levy started his career on the popular late night comedy series SCTV where he won two Emmy Awards for writing. His early films include Splash, Club Paradise, Armed and Dangerous and Multiplicity.
Recent projects include the hockey comedy, Goon opposite Jay Baruchel, Sean William Scott and Liev Schreiber, Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock, his work as the voice of Albert Einstein in Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, and alongside Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson in the animated feature Astro Boy. Next up is American Reunion, the 10th anniversary sequel in the American Pie franchise.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Second City TV | Various / ... | 1976 - 1981 | |
SCTV Network 90 | Various / ... | 1981 - 1983 | |
SCTV Channel | 1983 | Comedy | |
Hiller and Diller | Gordon Schermerhorn | 1997 | Comedy |
Ladies Man | 2000 | Comedy | |
Greg the Bunny | Gil Bender | 2002 - 2002 | Comedy |
Crimes That Shook Britain | Orrin | 2008 | Documentary |
Rehab Addict | Guy Fontenot | 2010 | |
Vacation, Vacation, Vacation | Car Salesman | 2011 | Family |
The Americans (2012) | Jim's Dad | 2013 | |
Splash | Walter Kornbluth | 2013 |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
---|---|---|---|
Cannibal Girls | 1973 | ||
Heavy Metal | Edsel (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") | 1981 | Animation, Fantasy, Sci Fi |
Going Berserk | 1983 | ||
Splash | Walter Kornbluth | 1984 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
The Canadian Conspiracy | 1985 | ||
The Last Polka | 1985 | ||
Club Paradise | 1986 | 0, 0 | |
Armed and Dangerous | Norman Kane | 1986 | Action, Comedy, Crime |
Stay Tuned | 1992 | Comedy, Fantasy | |
I Love Trouble | 1994 | 0, 0 | |
Father of the Bride Part II | 1995 | ||
Harrison Bergeron | 1995 | Sci Fi | |
Waiting for Guffman | Dr. Allan Pearl | 1996 | 0 |
Multiplicity | 1996 | Fantasy, Sci Fi, Comedy | |
Almost Heroes | 1998 | 0, 0 | |
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | 1998 | 0 | |
The Secret Life of Girls | Hugh Sanford | 1999 | Comedy, Drama |
Dogmatic | Larry | 1999 | Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
American Pie | Jim's Dad | 1999 | Comedy, Romance |
The Ladies Man | 2000 | ||
Serendipity | 2001 | 0, 0 | |
Down to Earth | Keyes | 2001 | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy |
Best in Show | 2001 | Comedy | |
American Pie 2 | Jim's Dad | 2001 | Comedy, Romance |
Repli-Kate | 2002 | ||
A Mighty Wind | Mitch Cohen | 2003 | 0 |
Bringing Down the House | Howie Rottman | 2003 | Comedy |
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | Principal Collins | 2003 | Comedy |
American Wedding | Jim's Dad | 2003 | Comedy, Romance |
New York Minute | Max Lomax | 2004 | |
The Man | Andy Fiddler | 2005 | |
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Jimmy Murtaugh | 2005 | Adventure, Comedy, Family |
American Pie Presents Band Camp | Mr. Levenstein | 2005 | Comedy |
Over the Hedge | Lou | 2006 | 0, Drama, 0 |
For Your Consideration | Morley Orfkin | 2006 | 0 |
American Pie Presents: Beta House | Noah Levenstein | 2007 | Comedy |
Gooby | Mr. Nerdlinger | 2008 | |
Silver Man | Leon | 2008 | Crime, Drama, Fantasy |
Astro Boy | 2009 | Animation, Action, Family | |
Goon | Dr. Glatt | 2012 | 0, Game Show, 0 |
American Reunion | Jim's Dad | 2012 | Comedy |
Madea's Witness Protection | George Needleman | 2012 | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
Vacation | Car Salesman | 2015 | 0 |