Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy CM is a Canadian actor, comedian, television director, producer, musician, and writer. He is known for his work in Canadian television series, American movies and television movies. 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 seriesSCTV. He is a regular collaborator of actor-directorChristopher Guest, appearing in and co-writing four of his films, commencing withWaiting for Guffman(1996).In 2004, he won aGrammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Mediafor "A Mighty Wind" from thefilm of the same namethat he co-wrote. In 2008, he received theGovernor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts. In 2019 and 2020, he was nominated for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, which he won in 2020. Levy has won multiple accolades throughout his career including fourPrimetime Emmy Awardsand aGrammy Award.He was appointed to theOrder of Canadaon June 30, 2011.From 2015 to 2020, he starred asJohnny RoseinSchitt's Creek, a comedy series that he co-created with his son and co-starDan 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.