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Shawn Levy

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Film Director / Actor / Television Director / Executive Producer | * 07/23/1968 (51) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Shawn Adam Levy (born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian film director, producer, and actor. His directing credits include Big Fat Liar, Cheaper by the Dozen, the Night at the Museum series, and Stranger Things. Levy was a producer on the 2016 sci-fi film Arrival, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Since 2016, Levy has been an executive producer on the Netflix original series Stranger Things. He has directed two episodes in each of the show’s three seasons. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s. ...

The Internship

PG-13

2013 | 3.1/5 | 1h 59min
Comedy
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Sutter, a popular party animal unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school ...

The Spectacular Now

R

2013 | 3.3/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat. ...

Arrival

PG-13

2016 | 3.8/5 | 1h 56min
Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
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When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl. ...

Stranger Things

TV-14

2016- | 4.3/5 | 50min per episode
Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Shawn Levy

Academy Award for Best Picture

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Movies with Shawn Levy as Actor(8)

2017 Xenolinguistics: Understanding Arrival
as himself2014 Lennon or McCartney
as Infomercial Father2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Press Room Reporter2003 Cheaper by the Dozen
as Teddy McBride1991 Brotherhood of the Gun
as Terry1988 The Kiss
as Glenn1988 Liberace: Behind the Music
as Jim Batten1987 Zombie Nightmare

TV Shows/Series with Shawn Levy as Actor(9)

as himself2017 Beyond Stranger Things
as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2006 30 Rock
as himself2003 Punk'd
1991 Step by Step
1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
1987 thirtysomething
1987 Tour of Duty
1987 21 Jump Street

Movies with Shawn Levy as Crew(53)

Production/Producer2022 Sesame Street
Production/Producer2021 Sovereign
Production/Producer2021 Monster Problems
Production/Producer2020 There's Someone Inside Your House
Directing/Director2020 Untitled Ryan Reynolds/Shawn Levy Time Travel Project
Production/Producer2020 Untitled Ryan Reynolds/Shawn Levy Time Travel Project
Directing/Director2020 Free Guy
Production/Producer2020 Free Guy
Production/Producer2020 Echo
Production/Producer2020 The Boogeyman
Production/Producer2020 Don't Go In The Water
Directing/Director2020 Real Steel 2
Production/Producer2020 Hold Back the Stars
Production/Producer2020 The Mysteries Of Harris Burdick
Directing/Director2019 The Hardy Men
Production/Producer2019 Selling Time
Production/Producer2018 Kin
Production/Producer2018 The Darkest Minds
Production/Producer2017 Fist Fight
Production/Producer2017 Table 19
Production/Producer2017 Kodachrome
Production/Producer2016 Arrival
Production/Producer2016 Why Him?
Production/Producer2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Directing/Director2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Production/Producer2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Directing/Director2014 This Is Where I Leave You
Production/Producer2014 This Is Where I Leave You
Directing/Director2013 The Internship
Production/Producer2013 The Internship
Production/Producer2013 The Spectacular Now
Production/Producer2012 The Watch
Directing/Director2011 Real Steel
Production/Producer2011 Real Steel
Directing/Director2010 Date Night
Production/Producer2010 Date Night
Production/Executive Producer2009 The Pink Panther 2
Directing/Director2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Production/Producer2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Production/Producer2008 What Happens in Vegas
Production/Producer2008 The Rocker
Directing/Director2006 The Pink Panther
Directing/Director2006 Night at the Museum
Production/Producer2006 Night at the Museum
Production/Producer2005 Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Directing/Director2003 Just Married
Directing/Director2003 Cheaper by the Dozen
Directing/Director2002 Big Fat Liar
Directing/Director2001 Jett Jackson: The Movie
Directing/Director1999 Stray Dog
Directing/Director1997 Just in Time
Directing/Director1997 Address Unknown
Directing/Director1994 Broken Record

TV Shows/Series with Shawn Levy as Crew(18)

Directing/Director2020 Family Album
Directing/Director2017 Imaginary Mary
Directing/Director2016 Stranger Things
Production/Executive Producer2016 Stranger Things
Directing/Director2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Production/Producer2011 Last Man Standing
Directing/Director2006 Pepper Dennis
Production/Producer2006 Pepper Dennis
Directing/Director2002 Do Over
Directing/Director2002 Birds of Prey
Production/Producer2002 Birds of Prey
Directing/Director2000 In a Heartbeat
Directing/Director1999 So Weird
Directing/Director1999 First Wave
Directing/Director1998 Animorphs
Directing/Director1998 The Famous Jett Jackson
Directing/Director1997 The Journey of Allen Strange
Directing/Director1994 The Secret World of Alex Mack

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Full Name: Shawn Levy
Born: Tuesday, 07/23 1968 (July) in Montreal (current age: 51 years + 356 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Yale University
Other names for Shawn Levy (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Shawn Adam Levy"
Shawn Levy frequently works together with these people:
Christophe Beck (11x, Crew)
Dan Cohen (10x, Crew)
Daniel S. Levine (7x, Crew)
Julius Jefferson (7x, Crew)
Steve Martin (6x, Actor)
Jay Brazeau (6x, Actor)
Matt Schichter (6x, Crew)
Josh McLaglen (6x, Crew)
Dean Zimmerman (6x, Crew)
Dan Levine (6x, Crew)
Ben Stiller (5x, Actor)
Sophie Levy (5x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:7832, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 06/26/2020