SHAWN LEVY (Director) recently made his directorial debut with the rollicking family comedy smash hit "Big Fat Liar" for Universal Pictures. He next helms "Cheaper by the Dozen" for Twentieth Century Fox.
After graduating with honors at the age of 20 from the drama department of Yale University, Levy moved to Los Angeles where he spent several years working as an actor. Levy appeared in a wide range of projects including "Thirtysomething," "Made in America" and "Beverly Hills 90210." While appearing in front of the camera, he became interested in directing, which led him to the Masters Program at University of Southern California Film School. At USC he produced and directed the short film Broken Record, which won the Gold Plaque at the Chicago Film Festival, in addition to being chosen to screen at the Directors Guild of America.
Levy's first television credit was "The Secret World of Alex Mack" for Nickelodeon. His work was recognized by a nomination from the DGA for best family genre television directing of the year. Other television credits include "Birds of Prey," "Do Over," "The Journey of Allen Strange," "Cousin Skeeter " and "Animporphs" for Nickelodeon; "Dear America 1" for HBO; "Dead Man's Gun" for Showtime, and "First Wave."
Levy has also directed four television pilots: "Caitlin's Way" for Nickelodeon, and "In a Heartbeat," "The Famous Jett Jackson" and "So Weird" for Disney. All four were picked up and went to series. Levy was then brought on board as executive producer of "The Famous Jet Jackson," and he wrote and directed many of the episodes.
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