Shawn Adam Levyย (/หliหvaษช/; born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He is the founder ofย 21 Laps Entertainment. His work has spanned numerous genres, and his films as a director have grossed $3.5 billion worldwide.
Following early work as a television director, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films likeย Big Fat Liarย (2002),ย Just Married (2003),ย Cheaper by the Dozenย (2003) andย The Pink Pantherย (2006). He then found further success as the director of the first three films in theย Night at the Museumย film franchise (2006โ14). In the early 2010s, he directed films includingย Date Nightย (2010),ย Real Steelย (2011), andย The Internshipย (2013), and developed several comedyย television pilots. Executive produced theย ABC sitcomย Last Man Standing. Levy produced the 2016 sci-fi filmย Arrival, earning him anย Academy Awardย nomination forย Best Picture.
Since 2016, Levy has been an executive producer on theย Netflix original seriesย Stranger Things.ย He has directed the third and fourth episodes of each of the show's four seasons and the Netflix limited seriesย All the Light We CanNot See (2023). Levy has recently collaborated withย Ryan Reynoldsย by directingย Free Guyย (2021),ย The Adam Projectย (2022), andย Deadpool & Wolverineย (2024), with the latter emerging as his highest-grossing film and the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
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