History Creator / EugeneLevy

* RealLifeRelative: Works with his son Dan and his daughter Sarah, who plays Twyla, on ''Series/SchittsCreek''.

* CoolOldGuy: His ''Film/AmericanPie'' roles helped him to add this trope to his repertoire.

* PlayingAgainstType: Former business mogul Johnny Rose of ''Series/SchittsCreek'' is confident, successful, a SharpDressedMan, and genuinely attractive to women. Sure, he occasionally has awkwardly supportive moments with his adult children, but he is still a departure from many of Levy's famous characters. Levy mentioned this in his 2020 Emmy Speech, joking that he had been playing the wrong roles for 50 years.

* PlayingAgainstType: Former business mogul Johnny Rose of Schitt's Creek is confident, successful, a SharpDressedMan and women find him genuinely attractive. Sure, he occasionally has awkwardly supportive moments with his adult children, but he is still a departure from many of Levy's famous characters. Levy mentioned this in his 2020 Emmy Speech, joking that he had been playing the wrong roles for 50 years.

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* TookALevelInBadass: At least once per movie, and he's been in over 40. Became epic-level in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' series

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was almost cast as Toby on The West Wing.

* ''Film/NationalLampoonsVacation'': Car salesman

* ''Film/{{Serendipity}}'': Bloomingdale's salesman

* ''Series/GregTheBunny'': Gilbert "Gil" Bender
* ''VideoGame/CreatureCrunch'': Brian

As part of ''Schitt's Creek'' sweep of the 2020 Emmy Awards, Levy won Best Actor in a Comedy Series and shared the Best Comedy Series award with his co-creator and son. He and Catherine O'Hara also won Emmys in 1983 for writing ''Series/{{SCTV}}''.

* PlayingAgainstType: Former business mogul Johnny Rose of Schitt's Creek is confident, successful, a SharpDressedMan and women find him genuinely attractive. Sure, he occasionally has awkwardly supportive moments with his adult children, but he is still a departure from many of Levy's famous characters.

As part of ''Schitt's Creek'' sweep of the 2020 Emmy Awards, Levy won Best Actor in a Comedy Series and shared the Best Comedy Series award with his co-creator and son. He and Catherine O'Hara had also taken home trophies in 1983 for writing ''''Series/{{SCTV}}''.

Best known in his early career for playing hapless geeks and sleazy losers, he's broadened his niche to include CoolOldGuy roles through his involvement in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' franchise (of which he's the only actor to appear in [[FranchiseZombie every single installment]]). Levy is part of the ProductionPosse for Creator/ChristopherGuest, appearing in major roles in each of Guest's theatrical improv films. Recently, he has become best known for the sleeper hit ''Series/SchittsCreek'', which he co-created with and stars alongside his son Creator/DanielLevy and plays opposite his frequent collaborator Creator/CatherineOHara.

Eugene Levy [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CM]] (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian actor with a long and illustrious career as a comedic actor.

* ''Film/JosieAndThePussycats'': AsHimself

Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian actor with a long and illustrious career as a comedic actor.

* PolkaDork: Plays the accordian in real-life and has used this for comic effect more than once.

* WrittenByCastMember: Co-wrote some of Creator/ChristopherGuest’s films, co-created ‘’Schitt’s Creek’’ with his son Daniel Levy.

* ThoseTwoActors: Has appeared opposite Creator/CatherineOHara multiple times over four decades.

* FakeAmerican : He's Canadian, but most of his characters are American.

* WrittenByCastMember: Co-wrote some of Creator/ChristopherGuest’s films, co-created ‘’Schitt’s Creek” with Daniel Levy.

Best known in his early career for playing hapless geeks and sleazy losers, he's broadened his niche to include CoolOldGuy roles through his involvement in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' franchise (of which he's the only actor to appear in [[FranchiseZombie every single installment]]). Levy is part of the ProductionPosse for Creator/ChristopherGuest, appearing in major roles in each of Guest's theatrical improv films. Recently, he has become best known for the sleeper hit ''Series/SchittsCreek'', which he co-created with and stars alongside his son Creator/DanielLevy.

Best known in his early career for playing hapless geeks and sleazy losers, he's broadened his niche to include CoolOldGuy roles through his involvement in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' franchise (of which he's the only actor to appear in [[FranchiseZombie every single installment]]). Levy is part of the ProductionPosse for Creator/ChristopherGuest, appearing in major roles in each of Guest's theatrical improv films. Recently, he has become best known for the sleeper hit ''Series/SchittsCreek'', which he co-created and stars alongside his son Creator/DanielLevy.

Best known in his early career for playing hapless geeks and sleazy losers, he's broadened his niche to include CoolOldGuy roles through his involvement in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' franchise (of which he's the only actor to appear in [[FranchiseZombie every single installment]]). These days, Levy is perhaps best known as part of the ProductionPosse for Creator/ChristopherGuest, appearing in major roles in each of Guest's theatrical improv films.

Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946) is an American actor with a long and illustrious career as a comedic actor.