
Eugene Levy CM (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian actor, known for his work in both Canadian and American movies and television series. He is the only actor to have starred in all seven of the American Pie films, as Noah Levenstein. From 1976 until 1984, he appeared in the Canadian television sketch comedy series SCTV. He is a regular collaborator of actor-director Christopher Guest, appearing in and co-writing four of his films, commencing with Waiting for Guffman (1996). In 2004, he won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for "A Mighty Wind" from the film of the same name that he co-wrote. In 2008, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts. In 2019 and 2020, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, which he won in 2020. Levy has won multiple accolades throughout his career including four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. He was appointed to the Order of Canada on June 30, 2011. From 2015 to 2020, he starred as Johnny Rose in Schitt's Creek, a comedy series that he co-created with his son and co-star Dan Levy. His daughter, Sarah Levy, portrays Twyla Sands, the waitress at the Schitt‘s Creek diner. His brother Fred is also a producer on the show.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 17, 1946 (79)
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Actor and writer, also director and producer
- 74 on MovieCove · 104 credits in all
What are Eugene Levy's films like?
Across their 61 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 10 · Wry 8 · Earnest 38
Light 52 · Serious 5 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 33 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 8
A split, not a type: Gentle 34 · Charged 21 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 29 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 6
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 38
Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 35 · Relentless 5
Casual 52 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 51 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 1
Resolved 55 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Mentor: 9 of 34 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Clifford Sturges in Cannibal Girls (1973)
- Tricksteras Various in SCTV (1976)
- Allyas Ritchie Rosenberg in Running (1979)
- Shapeshifteras Sal DiPasquale in Going Berserk (1983)
- Mentoras Walter Kornbluth in Splash (1984)
- Threshold guardianas Walter Kornbluth in Splash (1984)
- Heroas Stan Shmenge in The Last Polka (1985)
- Heroas Norman Kane in Armed and Dangerous (1986)
- Heroas David Grodin in Partners 'n Love (1992)
- Mentoras Crowley in Stay Tuned (1992)
- Tricksteras President McCloskey in Harrison Bergeron (1995)
- Tricksteras Guy Fontenot in Almost Heroes (1998)
- Mentoras Professor Keenbean in Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998)
- Mentoras Jim's Dad in American Pie (1999)
- Tricksteras Hugh Sanford in The Secret Life of Girls (1999)
- Allyas Gerry Fleck in Best in Show (2000)
- Heraldas Bloomingdale's Salesman in Serendipity (2001)
- Mentoras Keyes in Down to Earth (2001)
- Threshold guardianas Frank Bernard in Like Mike (2002)
- Shadowas Dr. Jonas in Repli-Kate (2002)
- Allyas Howie Rottman in Bringing Down the House (2003)
- Mentoras Jim's Dad in American Wedding (2003)
- Shadowas Principal Collins in Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
- Tricksteras Max Lomax in New York Minute (2004)
- Shadowas Jimmy Murtaugh in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
- Shapeshifteras Andy Fiddler in The Man (2005)
- Mentoras Mr. Levenstein in American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005)
- Shapeshifteras Morley Orfkin in For Your Consideration (2006)
- Tricksteras Mr. Nerdlinger in Gooby (2009)
- Mentoras Mr. Levenstein in American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009)
- Heroas George Needleman in Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
- Heroas Johnny Rose in Schitt's Creek (2015)
- Mentoras Charlie in Finding Dory (2016)
- Allyas Himself in You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way) (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy41
- Bittersweet12
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
- Cyclical2
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Eugene Levy's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 74 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).
- Heavy Metal (1981) · actor · free
- Dilbert (1999) · actor · free
- Astro Boy (2009) · actor · free
- Stay Tuned (1992) · actor · free
- The Drew Carey Show (1995) · actor · free
- Mad About You (1992) · actor · free
- The Secret Life of Girls (1999) · actor · free
- Almost Heroes (1998) · actor · free
- Once Upon a Crime... (1992) · actor, director · free
- Like Mike (2002) · actor · free
- Repli-Kate (2002) · actor · free
- New York Minute (2004) · actor · free
- +6 more
- Goon (2011) · actor · free
- Heavy Metal (1981) · actor · free
- The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) · actor · free
- Dilbert (1999) · actor · free
- The Drew Carey Show (1995) · actor · free
- Mad About You (1992) · actor · free
- The Secret Life of Girls (1999) · actor · free
- Almost Heroes (1998) · actor · free
- Sodbusters (1994) · director, writer, producer · free
- New York Minute (2004) · actor · free
- Club Paradise (1986) · actor · free
- Cannibal Girls (1973) · actor · free
- +2 more
- Finding Dory (2016) · actor
- Father of the Bride (1991) · actor
- Splash (1984) · actor
- Father of the Bride Part II (1995) · actor
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) · actor
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) · actor
- Like Mike (2002) · actor
- Holy Man (1998) · actor
- Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998) · actor
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Subscription and free streaming for Eugene Levy's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
104 credits, 74 with a MovieCove page; 31 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Summer Camp(2024)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Reluctant Traveler(2023)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Human Resources(2022)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Back Home Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Star-Crossed: The Film(2021)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Finding Dory(2016)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Schitt's Creek(2015)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
American Reunion(2012)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Goon(2011)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Astro Boy(2009)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Taking Woodstock(2009)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Gooby(2009)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
For Your Consideration(2006)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Over the Hedge(2006)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Curious George(2006)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Cheaper by the Dozen 2(2005)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Man(2005)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
New York Minute(2004)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
American Pie: Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

American Wedding(2003)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
A Mighty Wind(2003)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Bringing Down the House(2003)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Like Mike(2002)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Greg the Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Repli-Kate(2002)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Kid(2001)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Off Centre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Serendipity(2001)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
American Pie 2(2001)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Josie and the Pussycats(2001)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Committed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Down to Earth(2001)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Sports Pages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

The Ladies Man(2000)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Best in Show(2000)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Silver Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

American Pie(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Dogmatic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

The Secret Life of Girls(1999)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Dilbert(1999)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Holy Man(1998)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
TRL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Almost Heroes(1998)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Journey of Allen Strange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Hiller and Diller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Waiting for Guffman(1996)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Multiplicity(1996)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Drew Carey Show(1995)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Harrison Bergeron(1995)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Sodbusters(1994)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
I Love Trouble(1994)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Partners 'n Love(1992)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Mad About You(1992)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Stay Tuned(1992)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Once Upon a Crime...(1992)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Father of the Bride(1991)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Maniac Mansion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Speed Zone(1989)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Best of SCTV(1988)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Biographies: The Enigma of Bobby Bittman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Skeleton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Bride of Boogedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Eugene Levy Discovers Home Safety (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Armed and Dangerous(1986)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Club Paradise(1986)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
George Burns Comedy Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
The Last Polka(1985)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Splash(1984)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
SCTV Channel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Going Berserk(1983)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Rome, Italian Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Heavy Metal(1981)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
SCTV Network 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

From Cleveland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Double Negative(1980)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Nothing Personal(1980)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Running(1979)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all filmsThe Lovebirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Stay Tuned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

SCTV(1976)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Cannibal Girls(1973)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Foxy Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

The Columbus of Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Emmy Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 104 titles from 1949 to 2024; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office
Finding Dory (2016)

Highest rated
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell (2020)

Most popular right now
Schitt's Creek (2015)
Film career
Peak 2004 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 17 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1973Screen debut· Cannibal Girls
- 1973First top-billed film· Cannibal Girls
- 2003Grammy Award win· A Mighty Wind
- 2005Career best· Cheaper by the Dozen 2
- 2015Career best· Schitt's Creek
- 2015Primetime Emmy win· Schitt's Creek
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
4 Primetime Emmys, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 3 other major awards from 29 major nominations, 1982–2026.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Grammy Award, won · Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Song
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
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- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Screenplay
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated ×4 · Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated ×3 · Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Eugene Levy's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 65; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up15
- 50th to 74th19
- 25th to 49th20
- Below 25th20
Shape of the crowd
29 of their 74 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved8
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser22
- Broadly Agreed7
- Mixed29
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 52 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Eugene Levy's work okay for kids?
Across up to 35 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Eugene Levy work with?
People who share at least 2 of Eugene Levy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Martin Short shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Christopher GuestShared titles: For Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003), Best in Show (2000), Almost Heroes (1998), Waiting for Guffman (1996), Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985)See all 6 shared titles with Christopher Guest

- John BlanchardShared titles: Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985), The Last Polka (1985), SCTV (1976)See all 3 shared titles with John Blanchard
- Harold RamisShared titles: Multiplicity (1996), The Best of SCTV (1988), Armed and Dangerous (1986), Club Paradise (1986), Heavy Metal (1981), SCTV (1976)See all 6 shared titles with Harold Ramis

- Paul WeitzShared titles: American Wedding (2003), Down to Earth (2001), American Pie (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Weitz

Writers
- Adam HerzShared titles: American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009), American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007), American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006), American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005), American Wedding (2003), American Pie (1999)See all 6 shared titles with Adam Herz

- Michael ShortShared titles: Marty, Life Is Short (2026), I, Martin Short, Goes Home (2012), The Best of SCTV (1988), Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood (1986), Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985), SCTV (1976)See all 6 shared titles with Michael Short

- Martin ShortShared titles: Marty, Life Is Short (2026), You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way) (2025), Being Canadian (2015), I, Martin Short, Goes Home (2012), The Best of SCTV (1988), Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood (1986), Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985), SCTV (1976)See all 8 shared titles with Martin Short

- Dick BlasucciShared titles: I, Martin Short, Goes Home (2012), The Best of SCTV (1988), Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood (1986), Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985), SCTV (1976)See all 5 shared titles with Dick Blasucci
Actors
- Fred WillardShared titles: I, Martin Short, Goes Home (2012), For Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003), American Wedding (2003), Waiting for Guffman (1996), Sodbusters (1994)See all 6 shared titles with Fred Willard

- Parker PoseyShared titles: For Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003), Best in Show (2000), Waiting for Guffman (1996)See all 4 shared titles with Parker Posey

- Robin DukeShared titles: I, Martin Short, Goes Home (2012), Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985), The Last Polka (1985), SCTV (1976)See all 4 shared titles with Robin Duke

- Steve MartinShared titles: Marty, Life Is Short (2026), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), Bringing Down the House (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Steve Martin

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- CJ VanstonShared titles: For Your Consideration (2006), Best in Show (2000), Almost Heroes (1998)See all 3 shared titles with CJ Vanston

- Robert LeightonShared titles: For Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003), Best in Show (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Leighton
- Roberto SchaeferShared titles: For Your Consideration (2006), Best in Show (2000), Waiting for Guffman (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Roberto Schaefer

- Louis NataleShared titles: Harrison Bergeron (1995), Sodbusters (1994), Partners 'n Love (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Louis Natale
Producers
- Craig PerryShared titles: American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009), American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007), American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006), American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005), American Wedding (2003), Repli-Kate (2002), American Pie (1999)See all 7 shared titles with Craig Perry

- Warren ZideShared titles: American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009), American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007), American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006), American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005), American Wedding (2003), Repli-Kate (2002), American Pie (1999)See all 7 shared titles with Warren Zide

- Karen MurphyShared titles: For Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003), Best in Show (2000), Waiting for Guffman (1996)See all 4 shared titles with Karen Murphy
- Patrick WhitleyShared titles: The Best of SCTV (1988), Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood (1986), Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985), SCTV (1976)See all 4 shared titles with Patrick Whitley




