Shawn Levy
Biography
Shawn Levy, who was born in Montreal, has spent his career as a director, producer and occasional actor. He trained in performing arts at Stagedoor Manor and studied acting at Yale, where he became drawn to directing, and he earned a graduate degree in film production from USC. His first screen work was acting, including the horror film Zombie Nightmare (1987), and he went on to direct television, notably The Famous Jett Jackson. Studio comedies such as Big Fat Liar (2002), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and The Pink Panther (2006) brought him wider recognition, followed by the Night at the Museum franchise and later Free Guy (2021), The Adam Project (2022) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). He produced Arrival (2016), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, and served as an executive producer on Stranger Things.
58years old
Turns 59 on July 23in 255 days
- Born Montreal
- Star sign: LeoFirst day of the sign, on the Cancer cusp
- Shawn Adam Levy (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 40 years1986 to 2026
Genres
- Drama50%, 4 films
- Horror38%, 3 films
- Action25%, 2 films
- Documentary25%, 2 films
- Thriller25%, 2 films
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First role
Shawn Levy studied performing arts, and his first acting job came in Zombie Nightmare, a low-budget 1987 horror movie. He was Jim Bratten, the leader of some teenagers, and the film is remembered for an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Early training
Levy trained at the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in New York's Catskills as a teenager, then studied in Yale University's performing arts program and graduated in 1989.
Early training
Levy earned an MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1994, after moving to Los Angeles to study film directing when he became interested in directing at Yale.
A first
In August 2023, Levy became the first person to receive the Norman Jewison Award, which honors career achievement, at the TIFF Tribute Awards.
Shawn Levy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 52026as Self - Executive Producer / Director / Guest Director Chapter 6 And 7
IMDb rating 7.13.6K votes
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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