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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.
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.
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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
- 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.”
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.
Sep 6, 2022 · Dan Levy is best known for his role as David Rose on Schitt's Creek, a CBC sitcom he created and co-starred in with his father, Eugene Levy. He has won multiple awards for his work, including four Emmys and seven Canadian Screen Awards, and is a champion of LGBTQ2S+ representation.
Jan 5, 2024 · In “Good Grief,” Daniel Levy stars as a widower who takes a trip to Paris with his best friends, played by Ruth Negga and Himesh Patel.
