Shawn Levy

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

2.2406

Gender

Male

Birthday

23-Jul-1968

Age

(58 years old)

Place of Birth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Also Known As
  • Shawn Adam Levy
  • ショーン・アダム・レヴィ
  • שון אדם לוי
  • ショーン レヴィ

Shawn Levy

Biography

Shawn Adam Levy (/ˈliːvaɪ/; born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian 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 $3.5 billion worldwide. Following early work as a television director, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films like 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). In the early 2010s, he directed films including Date Night (2010), Real Steel (2011), and The Internship (2013), and developed several comedy television pilots. Executive produced the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing. Levy produced the 2016 sci-fi film Arrival, earning 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 the third and fourth episodes of each of the show's four seasons and the Netflix limited series All the Light We CanNot See (2023). Levy has recently 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shawn Levy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Credits

Our Shining Moment Our Shining Moment (1991) Character: J.J.
A bittersweet look at life in Middle America in 1963 as seen through the experiences of the McGuire family.
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' (2017) Character: Self
A look at the source story, core human themes, the challenges and process of bringing the story to the screen, casting, creating realistic characters within their fields of expertise, alien ship and being design, costumes, alien language construction, and Denis Villeneuve's work.
Liberace: Behind the Music Liberace: Behind the Music (1988) Character: Glenn
A gifted classical pianist, fueled by poverty, Wladiziu Valentino Liberace was already playing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the age of 17. Through a variety of his highs and lows, chaptered in TV-style format, Liberace's life from his early years through his death are chronicled.
Miles to Go… Miles to Go… (1986) Character: Greg
After discovering that her cancer has returned, Moira Browning launches a quiet campaign to find a potential replacement for herself in her family's life.
Lennon or McCartney Lennon or McCartney (2014) Character: Self
550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only. Some stuck to one, some said more, some answered quickly, some thought it through, and some didn't answer at all. That question… Lennon or McCartney?
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth (1993) Character: Travis
A rescue team is looking for survivors in a sinking building after a devastating earthquake.
Brotherhood of the Gun Brotherhood of the Gun (1991) Character: Teddy McBride
After the Civil War, rebel sharpshooter Zack Hollister joins Weir's outlaw gang. After a successful train robbery, he and his brother end up in a gunfight with Weir and his men. He escapes with a wound in his right arm, but his brother is killed. Recuperating he has to learn to shoot left-handed as he plans to avenge his brother's death.
The Vindicator The Vindicator (1986) Character: Biker #2
An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machine that, because of his programming must destroy anything that comes near him.
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) Character: Hospital Intern
The Baker family, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.
Zombie Nightmare Zombie Nightmare (1987) Character: Jim Batten
Tony Washington is killed in a hit-and-run after saving the local bodega clerk from robbers. Molly Mokembe is a Haitian voodou practitioner who brings him back as a zombi from a debt owed by Tony's late dad in an act of sacrifice that saved her. Jimbo, the kid that iced Tony, is embracing some new sadistic feelings. What follows is a revenge that can only be sated once all of those who were with Jimbo that night have had their due.
All Too Well: The Short Film All Too Well: The Short Film (2021) Character: Her Dad
Short film featuring the extended version of the song “All Too Well” by Taylor Swift. A troubled couple's romance blossoms before it eventually falls apart.
The Kiss The Kiss (1988) Character: Terry
After the death of her mother, a teenage girl is faced with bizarre supernatural occurrences when her mother's estranged sister arrives and begins to infiltrate her and her father's lives.
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 (2026) Character: Self - Executive Producer / Director / Guest Director Chapter 6 And 7
An inside look at the years of effort and craft that went into the final installment of the Duffer Brothers' generation-defining series.
Cheaper by the Dozen Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) Character: Press Room Reporter
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Character: Self - Co-Writer / Director / Producer
Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, and director Shawn Levy sit down and spill the proverbial beans about how "Deadpool & Wolverine" was conceived, carried to term, and then birthed.
The Internship The Internship (2013) Character: Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited)
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.
Made in America Made in America (1993) Character: Dwayne
A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.
Big Fat Liar Big Fat Liar (2002) Character: Wolf Party Guest
After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken credit!
Robin's Wish Robin's Wish (2021) Character: Self
The final word in the story of what really happened to Robin Williams at the end of his life, focusing on his fight against a deadly neurodegenerative disorder known as Lewy body dementia.
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) Character: Infomercial Father
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the archives at the Smithsonian Institution. Larry's (mis)adventures this time include close encounters with Amelia Earhart, Abe Lincoln and Ivan the Terrible.
Wild Thing Wild Thing (1987) Character: Paul
A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of the area who are being terrorized by street gangs and drug dealers.



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