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Shawn Levy
Director

Shawn Levy

23 Jul 1968Born
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Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBirthplace

Biography

Shawn Adam Levy (born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian and American filmmaker and actor. He is the founder of 21 Laps Entertainment. His work has spanned numerous genres, and his films as a director have grossed a collective $3.5 billion worldwide.

Following early work as a television director, most notably for The Famous Jett Jackson, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films such as Big Fat Liar (2002), Just Married (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), and The Pink Panther (2006). He then found further success as the director of the first three films in the Night at the Museum film franchise (2006–14).

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In the early 2010s, he directed films including Date Night (2010), Real Steel (2011), and The Internship (2013), developed several comedy television pilots, and executive produced the first five seasons of the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing. Levy was a producer on the 2016 sci-fi film Arrival, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.

Levy was an executive producer through the entire run of the Netflix original series Stranger Things. He directed the third and fourth episodes of each of the show's first four seasons, as well as the sixth and seventh episodes of the final season. He also directed the Netflix limited series All the Light We Cannot See (2023). Levy has collaborated with Ryan Reynolds by directing Free Guy (2021), The Adam Project (2022), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), with the latter emerging as his highest-grossing film and the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBABackwardsFilm: Director
  2. TBABoy BandFilm: Director
  3. TBASomewhere Out ThereFilm: Director
  4. TBAFamily AlbumSeries: Director
  5. 2028Ghost RiderFilm: Director
  6. 2027Star Wars: StarfighterFilm: Director
  7. 2024Deadpool & WolverineFilm: Director, Writer
  8. 2023All the Light We Cannot SeeSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  9. 2022The Adam ProjectFilm: Director
  10. 2021All Too Well: The Short FilmFilm: Her Dad
  11. 2021Free GuyFilm: Director
  12. 2017Imaginary MarySeries: Director, Creator (2 episodes)
  13. 2016Stranger ThingsSeries: Morgue Worker, Director (1 episode)
  14. 2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtSeries: Director (1 episode)
  15. 2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombFilm: Director
  16. 2014This Is Where I Leave YouFilm: Director
  17. 2013The InternshipFilm: Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited), Director
  18. 2011Real SteelFilm: Director
  19. 2010Date NightFilm: Director
  20. 2009Monkey MischiefFilm: Director
  21. 2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianFilm: Infomercial Father, Director
  22. 2006Night at the MuseumFilm: Director
  23. 200630 RockSeries: Scottie Shofar (1 episode)
  24. 2006Pepper DennisSeries: Director (1 episode)
  25. 2006The Pink PantherFilm: Director
  26. 2005Cheaper by the Dozen 2Film: Hospital Intern
  27. 2003Cheaper by the DozenFilm: Press Room Reporter, Director
  28. 2003Just MarriedFilm: Director
  29. 2002Birds of PreySeries: Director (1 episode)
  30. 2002Do OverSeries: Director (1 episode)
  31. 2002Big Fat LiarFilm: Wolf Party Guest, Director
  32. 2001Jett Jackson: The MovieFilm: Director
  33. 2000In a HeartbeatSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  34. 1999Stray DogFilm: Director
  35. 1999Dear AmericaSeries: Director (1 episode)
  36. 1999So WeirdSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  37. 1998The Famous Jett JacksonSeries: Director (9 episodes)
  38. 1998AnimorphsSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  39. 1998First WaveSeries: Director (1 episode)
  40. 1997The Journey of Allen StrangeSeries: Director (1 episode)
  41. 1997Address UnknownFilm: Director
  42. 1997Just in TimeFilm: Director
  43. 1994Broken RecordFilm: Director
  44. 1994The Secret World of Alex MackSeries: Director (5 episodes)
  45. 1993Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the EarthFilm: Travis
  46. 1993Made in AmericaFilm: Dwayne
  47. 1991Brotherhood of the GunFilm: Teddy McBride
  48. 1991Step by StepSeries: Daniel (1 episode)
  49. 1991Our Shining MomentFilm: J.J.
  50. 1990Beverly Hills, 90210Series: Howard Banchek (2 episodes)
  51. 1990LifestoriesSeries: Luke Conforti (1 episode)
  52. 1988The KissFilm: Terry
  53. 1988Liberace: Behind the MusicFilm: Glenn
  54. 1988China BeachSeries: Lieutenant (1 episode)
  55. 1987Zombie NightmareFilm: Jim Batten
  56. 1987thirtysomethingSeries: Robert (1 episode)
  57. 1987Tour of DutySeries (2 episodes)
  58. 1987First OffenderFilm
  59. 1987Wild ThingFilm: Paul
  60. 198721 Jump StreetSeries: Lance (1 episode)
  61. 1986Miles to Go…Film: Greg
  62. 1986The VindicatorFilm: Biker #2

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