Shawn Levy

Canadian filmmaker (born 1968)
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Shawn Adam Levy 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 a collective $3.5 billion worldwide.

Levy was born to a Jewish family with two siblings, Jodi and Debby, in Montreal, Quebec. As a teenager, he attended St. George's High School in Montreal and trained at the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in New York's Catskills. Pursuing a career in acting, he attended the performing arts program at Yale University, graduating in 1989; during his time there, he became interested in directing and moved to Los Angeles to study film directing. He received an MFA degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1994.

Date of Birth23rd July 1968
Age56 Years
Zodiac SignLeo
CountryUnited States of America
Current CityMontreal
Birth PlaceMontreal
ReligionJudaism
NationalityUnited States of America
CitizenshipUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
ChildrenSophie Levy
Tess Levy
Education
Yale University, Roslyn Elementary School, St. George's School of Montreal, Timothy Dwight College
Occupationscreenwriter, film producer, television actor, film actor, film director, actor, television director, executive producer

Directors from United States of America born in 1968