Eugene Levy
CountryCanada 
GenderMale
Birthdaydéc. 17, 1946
BiographyEugene Levy (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian actor and comedian. Known for portraying flustered and unconventional figures, Levy has won multiple accolades throughout his career including four Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2011, and was made Companion of the Order of Canada in 2022.
Levy started his career in Canada starring in the 1972 musical production of Godspell and the sketch series SCTV (1976–1984), the latter of which he also wrote and earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He collaborated with Christopher Guest in a series of films as a co-writer and actor in Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006). He is known for his role in the American Pie film series (1999–2012) and also appeared in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Splash (1984), Club Paradise (1986), I Love Trouble (1994), Serendipity (2001), The Man (2005), and Goon (2011).
He gained a career resurgence playing Johnny Rose in the sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015–2020), which he also co-created with his son and co-star Dan Levy. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2020. He also received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He hosts the Apple TV+ travel documentary series The Reluctant Traveler (2023–). He has also voiced roles in the animated Over the Hedge (2006), Astro Boy (2009) and Finding Dory (2016).
Biography from the Wikipedia article Eugene Levy. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Levy started his career in Canada starring in the 1972 musical production of Godspell and the sketch series SCTV (1976–1984), the latter of which he also wrote and earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He collaborated with Christopher Guest in a series of films as a co-writer and actor in Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006). He is known for his role in the American Pie film series (1999–2012) and also appeared in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Splash (1984), Club Paradise (1986), I Love Trouble (1994), Serendipity (2001), The Man (2005), and Goon (2011).
He gained a career resurgence playing Johnny Rose in the sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015–2020), which he also co-created with his son and co-star Dan Levy. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2020. He also received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He hosts the Apple TV+ travel documentary series The Reluctant Traveler (2023–). He has also voiced roles in the animated Over the Hedge (2006), Astro Boy (2009) and Finding Dory (2016).
Biography from the Wikipedia article Eugene Levy. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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