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Birthday: Jul 23, 1968
Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Shawn Levy

Shawn Adam Levy (born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor, and founder of 21 Laps Entertainment. He has worked across genres and is perhaps best known as the director of the Night at the Museum film franchise and the primary producer of the Netflix series Stranger Things. Following early work as a television director, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films like Big Fat Liar and Just Married before directing Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, and Night at the Museum film franchises. In the early 2010s, he directed films including Date Night and Real Steel, developed several comedy television pilots, and executive produced 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. 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. He also directed the Netflix limited series All the Light We Cannot See. Most recently, he has collaborated with Ryan Reynolds by directing Free Guy (2021), The Adam Project (2022), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Shawn Levy, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Wild Thing Paul 1987
The Vindicator Biker #2 1986
All Too Well: The Short Film Her Dad 2021
The Kiss Terry 1988
Smoke Out Cashier 2024
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth Travis 1993
Zombie Nightmare Jim Batten 1987
Brotherhood of the Gun Teddy McBride 1991
Lennon or McCartney Self 2014
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Infomercial Father 2009
Liberace: Behind the Music Glenn 1988
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' Self 2017
Robin's Wish Self 2020
Cheaper by the Dozen Press Room Reporter 2003
Big Fat Liar Wolf Party Guest 2002
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Hospital Intern 2005
Miles to Go… Greg 1986
The Internship Google Employee Trying to Take a Nap (uncredited) 2013
Made in America Dwayne 1993
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine Self - Co-Writer / Director / Producer 2024
Series Cast Year
thirtysomething Robert 1987
21 Jump Street Lance 1987
Beverly Hills, 90210 Howard Banchek 1990
Step by Step Daniel 1991
30 Rock Scottie Shofar 2006
Tour of Duty 1987
What Happened, Brittany Murphy? Self 2021
Punk'd Self 2003
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
Beyond Stranger Things Self 2017
Stranger Things Morgue Worker 2016
Lifestories Luke Conforti 1990
China Beach Lieutenant 1988
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Welcome to Wrexham Self 2022
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors Self 2021
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