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Daniel Joseph Levy CM (born August 9, 1983) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He began his career as a television host on MTV Canada . He received international prominence and critical acclaim for starring as David Rose in the CBC sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015–2020), which he co-created and co-starred in with his father, Eugene Levy .
Dan Levy is a multi-hyphenate Emmy® award winning showrunner, writer, actor, director, and producer who co-created and starred in Schitt's Creek. He also has several projects in development, including Good Grief, The Big Brunch, Standing By, and Sex Education.
- January 1, 1
- 1.80 m
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Born in 1983 in Toronto, his parents Eugene Levy and Deborah Devine chose to raise him and his sister (actress Sarah) away from Hollywood.
- At age 18, Dan came out as gay. His parents were “incredibly loving and supportive.”
- He uses Schitt’s Creek to demonstrate a world without homophobia. As he explains to the Advocate, “the amount of response I got from the third season of our show where we first introduced the character of Patrick was like, ‘I really hope nothing bad happens to them.’
- On the show, his character, David, is pansexual. “To not have to define yourself or categorize yourself, I think, is beneficial to everyone. I think the more we can understand that people just exist and that as long as we’re doing good in this world, we don’t need to bother or worry about defining or classifying people, the sooner we’ll be in a better place.”
Daniel Levy is a multi-hyphenate Emmy® award winning showrunner, writer, actor, director, and producer who has built his career telling vibrant and comedic stories, establishing himself as a Hollywood mainstay.
- August 9, 1983
Dan Levy is a multi-talented comedian who has created and starred in several TV shows, such as The Goldbergs, Mulaney, and Schitt's Creek. He was born in Connecticut, USA, but moved to Canada with his family as a child.
- January 1, 1
- Producer, Writer, Actor
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA
- Dan Levy
Jan 5, 2024 · The Schitt's Creek star and co-creator talks to Q's Tom Power about his new movie, Good Grief, and how he overcame his fears of making a film. He reveals his secret weapon: a screenwriting book called Save the Cat.
Feb 22, 2019 · Schitt's Creek emerged as a quiet Netflix juggernaut, one of those rare, ultra-bingeable shows that packs a ton of heart. How exactly did creator and star Dan Levy—a former MTV Canada VJ—do...
