Eugene Levy is a comedian, actor, director, and producer from Canada. The multi-faceted personality is best known for portraying Noah Levenstein, the “super-cool dad” in all eight installments of the American adult comedy film series “American Pie.” Levy has portrayed nerdy-comic characters in a number of films and television shows, sporting his trademark thick brows and retro eyeglasses. With roles in films such as ‘Bringing Down the House,’ ‘Cheaper By the Dozen 2,’ ‘Father of the Bride Part II,’ and the ‘American Pie’ series, he established himself as one of Hollywood’s most popular comedians.

During his fifty-year acting career, Levy has been a part of eight films that have grossed more than $100 million at the box office. Levy voiced Dory in the Disney/Pixar animated feature “Finding Dory,” which made over $1 billion worldwide and starred Ellen DeGeneres and Diane Keaton. With his fresh and unique approach, he is also well-known as a writer in the entertainment industry. He wrote the screenplays for ‘Waiting for Guffman,’ ‘Best in Show,’ and ‘For Your Consideration,’ among others. Levy won two Primetime Emmy Awards for his contributions to the Canadian television show “SCTV Network 90” for “Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program.”

What is the Net Worth of Eugene Levy?

Eugene Levy has a net worth of $20 million and is a Canadian actor, comedian, singer, and writer. Eugene Levy is best known for his roles in the film trilogy “American Pie” and the television series “Schitt’s Creek.” Schitt’s Creek was co-created by him and his son Dan Levy, who also stars in the show.

Early Life:

Eugene Levy was born on December 17, 1946, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to Rebecca Kudlatz, a homemaker from Glasgow, Scotland, who later came to Canada, and David Levy, an automobile plant foreman. Fred is his only sibling. He was a member of the McMaster Film Board, a student film group at McMaster University. He met Ivan Reitman, his future film collaborator, in this film group.

Early Career:

Eugene Levy was a member of the Royal Alexandra Theatre’s production of the successful musical “Godspell” in Toronto from 1972 to 1973. This disastrous musical launched the careers of a slew of local actors, including Gilda Radner, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, and a slew of others, including the show’s musical director, none other than Paul Shaffer. The concert was transferred uptown to the Bayview Playhouse in Leaside after it became extremely popular. The popular play, which was only supposed to run for a few weeks at first, ended up running for a then-record-breaking 488 performances.

He joined Second City Television and The Second City, a Toronto sketch ensemble, after college. His most well-known position on SCTV is that of Early Camembert, a dimwitted and nerdy news anchor for “SCTV News.” Earl Cameron, a real-life Canadian journalist, inspired the character. Perry Como, Alex Trebek, Sean Connery, Howard Cosell, Henry Kissinger, Milton Berle, John Charles Daly, Gene Shalit, Tony Dow, James Caan, Lorne Greene, Rex Reed, F. Lee Bailey, Ernest Borgnine, former Ontario chief coroner and talk show host Dr. Morton Shulman, Norman Mailer, Neil Sedaka, and Howard McNear as Floyd the Barber are among the celebrities impersonated by Levy on SCTV Bobby Bittman, Woody Tobias Jr, Stan Schmenge, Al Peck, and a slew of other original characters were created by Levy.

Although Levy has been in hundreds of films, he has only actually “starred” in two of them: 1986’s “Armed and Dangerous” and 2005’s “The Man.” In 1971’s “Foxy Lady,” he played a minor role in the picture Coffee Boy. He starred as a guest star in a number of comedies during the 1980s and early 1990s, including “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” “Splash,” “Club Paradise,” “Stay Tuned,” “Serendipity,” “Father of the Bride” and “Father of the Bride II.”

Levy made an appearance in the 1996 film “Waiting for Guffman.” He also worked as a writer on Christopher Guest’s film “Guffman.” Eugene would go on to star in and co-write further Guest films, including “Best in Show” in 2000 and “A Mighty Wind” in 2003. He earned a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical or Comedy and the renowned New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor for the latter, in which he played Mitch Cohen, an emotionally unstable folk musician. “Maniac Mansion,” a TV sitcom based on the LucasArts video game of the same name, was also created by Levy.

Success:

After starring as Jason Biggs’ father in the comedy “American Pie” in 1999, Eugene became a household figure. Eugene would go on to appear in eight additional films in the “American Pie” franchise, including numerous Direct-to-DVD releases. He is the only original “Pie” actor who has appeared in all eight installments. He was paid $1 million for his first appearance, $3 million for the second, and $5 million for the third. Eugene’s contribution to Pie films 4–8 is unknown.

Levy went on to star in “Cheaper by the Dozen 2,” “Bringing Down the House,” “Like Mike,” “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” “Goon,” and “She’s Funny That Way,” among other films. In 2016, he played Charlie in the animated film “Finding Dory.”

Eugene and his son Dan co-created “Schitt’s Creek,” a sleeper success television series, in 2015. Eugene plays Johnny Rose, the patriarch of the Rose family, who has fallen from grace. Between 2015 and 2020, the show shot 82 episodes across six seasons. Eugene and Dan both acted as writers, actors, and executive producers for the film. Eugene’s brother, Fred Levy, is a producer on the show.

Awards:

He’s been nominated for hundreds of accolades, including a Grammy for “A Mighty Wind,” which he won for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media. He has a star on the Walk of Fame in Canada and has received at least five Canadian Comedy Awards. For his work on “SCTV Network 90,” Levy has won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program.

The sixth and final season of “Schitt’s Creek” was nominated for a whopping 15 Primetime Emmy Awards in 2020. This set a new record for the most Emmy nominations a comedy series has received in its last season. The sitcom became the first comedy or drama series to win all four acting categories, including a win for both Levys–Eugene for Outstanding Lead Actor and Dan for Outstanding Supporting Actor, in a historic sweep. In addition, the show won the ultimate prize for Best Comedy Series.

Personal Life:

Since 1977, Eugene has been married to Deborah Divine, a writer. Los Angeles, Florida, and Canada are where they spend their time. They have a daughter, Sarah, who also plays Twyla on “Schitt’s Creek,” in addition to their son Dan. John Candy, the late actor, was a personal friend of his. Catherine O’Hara, Eugene and Dan’s “Schitt’s Creek” co-star, is a close friend of the Levy family, and Eugene and Catherine have worked together on many projects for many years.

Levy is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism and an active champion for autism awareness and treatment.

Real Estate:

Eugene and Deborah purchased a property in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles for $2.4 million in 2006. They are also said to have a residence in Toronto, Canada.

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