Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1946-12-17 (Age: 80)
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Eugene Levy
Biography
Eugene Levy CM (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian actor, known for his work in both Canadian and American movies and television series. He is the only actor to have starred in all seven of the American Pie films, as Noah Levenstein. From 1976 until 1984, he appeared in the Canadian television sketch comedy series SCTV. He is a regular collaborator of actor-director Christopher Guest, appearing in and co-writing four of his films, commencing with Waiting for Guffman (1996). In 2004, he won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for "A Mighty Wind" from the film of the same name that he co-wrote. In 2008, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts. In 2019 and 2020, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, which he won in 2020. Levy has won multiple accolades throughout his career including four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. He was appointed to the Order of Canada on June 30, 2011. From 2015 to 2020, he starred as Johnny Rose in Schitt's Creek, a comedy series that he co-created with his son and co-star Dan Levy. His daughter, Sarah Levy, portrays Twyla Sands, the waitress at the Schitt‘s Creek diner. His brother Fred is also a producer on the show.
Filmography (92)
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Summer Camp
2024
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
2021
Back Home Again
2021
star-crossed: the film
2021
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2020
Canada Far and Wide
2020
Finding Dory
2016
Being Canadian
2015
Madea's Witness Protection
2012
American Reunion
2012
