Biography
SHAWN LEVY is one of the most commercially successful film directors of the past decade. To date, his films have grossed over 1.5 billion dollars worldwide. Levy has honed his craft, seamlessly weaving comedy and heart into captivating stories that resonate with audiences. His youthfully enthusiastic approach to filmmaking is evident in the storylines and characters he creates - reflecting his joyful intensity for each project at hand.
Levy produced several films through his production company, 21 Laps, which is housed at Twentieth Century Fox. These projects include "The Ten Best Days of My Life" (with Amy Adams), "Neighborhood Watch," "The Devil You Know" and "How to Talk to Girls" for Fox; "Factracker" for MGM; "The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp" and "The Cutlass Islands" for New Regency, "Men of Magic" for Universal; "The Berenstain Bears" for Walden; and "The Spectacular Now" and "Table 19" for Fox Searchlight.
Levy's 21 Laps produced the 2008 comedy "What Happens in Vegas," starring Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher, which went on to earn over $200 million worldwide.
Levy both produced and directed the blockbuster "Night at the Museum," starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney, which grossed over $580 million worldwide and "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," starring a wide array of today's most notable comedic talent including Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Hank Azaria, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais and Steve Coogan, which grossed over $400 million worldwide.
He directed the successful 2006 comedy, "The Pink Panther," starring Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Beyonce Knowles, and Jean Reno and served as the executive producer of "Pink Panther 2." Levy also directed "Cheaper By The Dozen" starring Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Ashton Kutcher and Hilary Duff, which went on to gross more than $200 million worldwide.
In 2002, Levy directed both the hit romantic comedy "Just Married," starring Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy, which grossed over $100 million and the family comedy "Big Fat Liar," for Universal Pictures, with Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti and Amanda Bynes.
Levy graduated at the age of 20 from the Drama Department of Yale University. He later studied film in the Masters Film Production Program at USC, where he produced and directed the short film Broken Record. This film won the Gold Plaque at the Chicago Film Festival, in addition to being selected to screen at the Director's Guild of America.
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Director
Movies | |
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2024 |
Deadpool & Wolverine |
2022 |
The Adam Project |
2021 |
Free Guy |
2014 |
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb |
This Is Where I Leave You |
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2013 |
The Internship |
2012 |
Family Trap (TV movie) |
2011 |
Family Album (TV movie) |
Real Steel |
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2010 |
Date Night |
2009 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
2006 |
Night at the Museum |
The Pink Panther |
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2004 |
The Deerings (TV movie) |
2003 |
Cheaper by the Dozen |
Just Married |
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2002 |
Big Fat Liar |
2001 |
Jett Jackson: The Movie (TV movie) |
1999 |
Stray Dog (TV movie) |
1997 |
Address Unknown |
Just in Time |
Series | |
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2023 |
All The Light We Cannot See |
Episode 4 (E04) |
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Episode 3 (E03) |
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Episode 2 (E02) |
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Episode 1 (E01) |
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2022 |
Stranger Things |
Chapter Four: Dear Billy (S04E04) |
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Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero (S04E03) |
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2019 |
Stranger Things |
Chapter Four: The Sauna Test (S03E04) |
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Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (S03E03) |
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2017 |
Imaginary Mary |
The Mom Seal (E02) |
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Pilot (E01) |
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Stranger Things |
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Chapter Four: Will the Wise (S02E04) |
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Chapter Three: The Pollywog (S02E03) |
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2016 |
Stranger Things |
Chapter Four: The Body (S01E04) |
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Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly (S01E03) |
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt |
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Kimmy Drives a Car! (S02E06) |
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2006 |
Pepper Dennis |
Pilot (E01) |
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2002 |
Birds of Prey |
Nature of the Beast (E09) |
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Do Over |
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2000 |
In a Heartbeat |
1999 |
So Weird |
1998 |
Animorphs |
First Wave |
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The Famous Jett Jackson |
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1997 |
Lassie |
The Journey of Allen Strange |
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1994 |
The Secret World of Alex Mack |
Music videos | |
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2006 |
Beyoncé - A Woman Like Me |
Producer
Movies | |
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2025 |
Night of the Ghoul |
2024 |
Deadpool & Wolverine |
Dollhouse |
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Never Let Go |
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Sesame Street |
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The Defender |
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2023 |
Crater |
The Boogeyman |
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2022 |
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again |
Rosaline |
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The Adam Project |
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2021 |
Free Guy |
There's Someone Inside Your House |
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2020 |
Love and Monsters |
The Violent Heart |
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2018 |
Kin |
The Darkest Minds |
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2017 |
Fist Fight |
Kodachrome |
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2016 |
Arrival |
Why Him? |
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2014 |
This Is Where I Leave You |
2013 |
The Internship |
The Spectacular Now |
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2012 |
The Watch |
2011 |
Real Steel |
2010 |
Date Night |
2008 |
The Rocker |
What Happens in Vegas |
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2005 |
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 |
Series | |
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2020 |
Dash & Lily |
Actor
Movies | |
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2013 |
The Internship |
2005 |
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 |
2002 |
Big Fat Liar |
1993 |
Made in America |
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth (TV movie) |
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1991 |
Brotherhood of the Gun (TV movie) |
Our Shining Moment (TV movie) |
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1988 |
Liberace: Behind the Music |
The Kiss |
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1987 |
Wild Thing |
Zombie Nightmare |
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1986 |
Miles to Go... (TV movie) |
Series | |
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2016 |
Stranger Things |
Chapter Four: The Body (S01E04) |
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2009 |
30 Rock |
The Problem Solvers (S04E05) |
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1993 |
Beverly Hills, 90210 |
Something in the Air (S03E28) |
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A Night to Remember (S03E27) |
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Step by Step |
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Way-Off Broadway (S03E01) |
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1990 |
thirtysomething |
Good Sex, Bad Sex, What Sex, No Sex (S03E17) |
Documentaries | |
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2021 |
What Happened, Brittany Murphy? (series) |
2019 |
Netflix vs. the World - a.f. |
2014 |
Lennon or McCartney |
1987 |
Biography (series) |
Creator
Series | |
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2023 |
All The Light We Cannot See |
Episode 4 (E04) |
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Episode 3 (E03) |
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Episode 2 (E02) |
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Episode 1 (E01) |
Guest
Shows | |
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2018 |
Hollywood Insider |
2017 |
Beyond Stranger Things |
2015 |
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter |
2012 |
MSN Exclusives |
2010 |
Janela Indiscreta |
1989 |
Troldspejlet |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2024 |
Deadpool & Wolverine |
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