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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.

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Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

118

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-07-23

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

Known For

Wild Thing The Vindicator All Too Well: The Short Film The Kiss Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth Zombie Nightmare Brotherhood of the Gun Lennon or McCartney Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Liberace: Behind the Music Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' Robin's Wish Cheaper by the Dozen Big Fat Liar Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Miles to Go… The Internship Made in America Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine Our Shining Moment One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 Night at the Museum The Rocker Splendid Solution Just Married The Pink Panther Never Let Go What Happens in Vegas Deadpool & Wolverine Date Night Real Steel Rosaline The Watch Jett Jackson: The Movie The Spectacular Now Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Address Unknown This Is Where I Leave You Broken Record Stray Dog Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Undying Just in Time Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are Terrifying The Defender Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip Dollhouse Backwards Arrival Backrooms I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Boy Band Gnomes Table 19 Why Him? Fist Fight The Catch Abbi and the Eighth Wonder Club 33 Upcoming Remake of 'Riders of Justice' Kodachrome There's Someone Inside Your House The Hardy Men The Darkest Minds Echo The Boogeyman Kin Never Lie Seismic Free Guy Hold Back the Stars Love and Monsters Sovereign Don't Go in the Water The Adam Project Crater The Violent Heart Seasons Star Wars: Starfighter Amulet The Blanks Untitled Night at the Museum Reimagining Dad Camp Monkey Mischief Compulsive Liar One Attempt Remaining Kingmakers Untitled McG Feature Somewhere Out There Ripple The Girlfriend
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