Shawn Levy is a Canadian film producer and actor, as well as one of the most commercially successful filmmakers of the past decade, grossing $2B cumulatively at the worldwide box office.
Born in Montreal to Jewish parents, he attended St. George’s High School, studied acting at the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in New York and went on to major in Performing Arts at Yale University.
In 1986, Levy starred in his first acting role: Zombie Nightmare (1986), a low-budget horror film that was later featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000. He has since gone on to make appearances in films and TV shows including 21 Jump Street; Beverly Hills, 90210; and 30 Rock.
Levy has directed a number of Hollywood hits including Big Fat Liar, Just Married, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, Date Night, the Night at the Museum series, and The Internship. His television company, 21 Laps/Adelstein, produced the ABC hit Last Man Standing with Tim Allen.
Levy has earned recent acclaim for his work as the executive producer of Netflix’s Stranger Things.
