Eugene Levy has appeared in more than 50 motion pictures, seven of which have topped the $100-million mark. His box-office success in films like Bringing Down the House, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, Father of the Bride Part II and Over the Hedge has helped establish him as one of Hollywood’s most popular comedic character actors. But it was his role of Jim’s dad in Universal Pictures’ billion-dollar American Pie franchise that cemented his reputation as America’s favorite dad. Teaming up with Christopher Guest, Levy earned critical acclaim for co-writing and co-starring in Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, For Your Consideration and A Mighty Wind. He earned a Grammy Award and a New York Film Critics Circle Award for his work in A Mighty Wind, and Best in Show was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Levy started his career on the popular late-night comedy series SCTV, for which he won two Emmy Awards for writing. His early films include Splash, Club Paradise, Armed and Dangerous and Multiplicity.
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