Dan Levy (American comedian)

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Dan Levy
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Levy at the Improv in 2018
Birth nameDaniel Levy
Born (1981-03-19) March 19, 1981 (age 43)
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Medium Stand-up
Years active1996–present
Spouse
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(m. 2010)​
Children3
Website danlevyshow.com

Daniel Levy (born March 19, 1981) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer based in Los Angeles. [1] He began performing stand-up in the 2000s and has released three comedy albums, including his most recent special Dan Levy: Lion in 2016. He has written for a number of television comedies including Whitney (2011–2013) and was a producer of The Awesomes (2013–2015), Mulaney (2014–15), and The Goldbergs (2014–15). In 2020, he created the NBC series Indebted .

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Early life

Levy was born on March 19, 1981, to Linda and Elliott L. Levy. [1] In 1993, Levy was a member of the "Half Pint Players", a teenage improvization group in Stamford, Connecticut. [2] He began performing as a comedian while attending Emerson College in Boston. [3]

Career

Levy has performed at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, and toured with Aziz Ansari, John Mulaney, and Whitney Cummings. He has made TV appearances on Premium Blend , Comedy Central Presents , The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn , Late Night with Seth Meyers , Chelsea Lately , The Office , Enlightened , Atypical , and @midnight . His Comedy Central album Congrats on Your Success debuted #1 on iTunes when it was released in 2012.[ citation needed ] His hour-long comedy special Dan Levy: LION first premiered on Seeso.

As a host, Levy has worked on four MTV shows including Your Face Or Mine and MTV Spring Break, and his own talk show for College Humor: IHaveToGoInAMinuteShow, a daily comedy show directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson. [4] Levy produced, wrote, and starred in My Long Distance Relationship, a 10-part web series for Crackle.

In April 2013, Levy collaborated with DJ Jensen Karp to create Baby Talk, a live comedy show where three to four comedians ask for parenting advice from children between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. The show was held at NerdMelt Showroom in Los Angeles, which later became a JASH series. [5] Some of the guests included Blake Griffin, Paul Scheer, Natasha Leggero, Bo Burnham, Neal Brennan, and Jermaine Fowler.

In Fall 2016, Levy released his first hour-long comedy special, Dan Levy: LION, on the NBC streaming platform Seeso and Amazon.

Levy shooting a promo for his 2016 special, Dan Levy: LION, with longtime friend John Mulaney Dan Levy and John Mulaney.jpg
Levy shooting a promo for his 2016 special, Dan Levy: LION, with longtime friend John Mulaney

Levy executive produced Pretty Wild for E!, and the VH1 sketch series Stevie TV . Levy has written for the Roast of Justin Bieber , and the sitcoms Whitney , Mulaney , The Awesomes , and seasons 2–5 of The Goldbergs, [6] [7] [8] working his way up to Executive Producer. In 2020 Levy created the series Indebted for NBC, starring Fran Drescher, Steven Weber, Adam Pally, Abby Elliott, and Jessy Hodges. Since January 2021, he has been the host of the discovery+ original series House Hunters: Comedians on Couches.

Personal life

Levy married television writer Rachel Specter in 2010. [9] He is close friends with comedian John Mulaney. [10]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Dirty FamousUnknown
Starved for AttentionFrederick
Hope Rocks: The Concert with a CauseHimself
2007Cash CowUnicom's Evil Corporate Shill and Anchorman
My Sexiest Year Mark
2008Spring Break 2008: Pretty SmartUnknown
Below the LawDaveAlso producer, writer
2009My Long Distance RelationshipSamAlso executive producer, writer, creator
Blimp PromDanny GoodyearAlso writer
Frat PartyChad
Funkt UpHimself
2010Naked But Funny
Axe: DirtcathlonD.J. Croozeship
A Night of 140 Tweets: A Celebrity Tweet-A-Thon for HaitiHimself
2011 Mardi Gras: Spring Break Frat House MC
2011 A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas Reporter
2012 Cyberstalker Mystery Man
Roast of Parks BonifayHimself
2015 Bad Night "Meatball"

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 The Andy Dick Show Nick
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn HimselfGuest comedian
2004 Your Face or Mine? HimselfHost
ESPN SportsCentury Himself
2005Almost FunnyHimselfAlso co-producer and writer
The Reality ShowHimself
2006 Premium Blend Himself
2007 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Jerry BarnsEpisode: "Risk It All"
2008–2009My Long Distance RelationshipSamAlso executive producer, writer, creator
2009 NESN Comedy All-Stars HimselfAlso producer
Comedy Central Presents HimselfAlso writer
Casting Call: Spring Break '83HimselfHost
2009–2013 Chelsea Lately HimselfRound Table guest
2010Laugh Track Mash-upsDanAlso producer, writer
Pretty Wild Also executive producer, writer, creator
2011 Enlightened Seth / Sandy5 episodes
The X Factor Digital Experience HimselfHost
13th Annual Young Hollywood Awards HimselfWon – Comedian of the Year Award
2012–2013 Whitney Story editor, 32 episodes; also writer
2012 The Office Trivia ModeratorEpisode: "Trivia"
Stevie TV Producer
2012–2013 Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings Himself
2013–2015 The Awesomes Producer
2014–2015 Mulaney Dad (voice)Episode: "The Doula", also co-producer
2014–2018 The Goldbergs Executive producer, writer
2017Sidekick with Matt MiraHimself
2018 Atypical Hip TherapistEpisode: "Juiced!"
2018 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Fedora GuyEpisode: "I Am Ashamed"
2020 Indebted Cousin DanCreator, executive producer; 12 episodes
2020–2021House Hunters: Comedians on CouchesHimselfHost

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  2. ↑ Sierpine, Diane (November 9, 1997). "Levy and Sarezky? Is Comedy Ready?". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ Gargan, Scott (June 10, 2011). "Class clown: Comedian Dan Levy is enjoying Hollywood success". Connecticut Post . Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ Agi, Jessica (June 16, 2008). "Dan Levy: One minute is all he needs". LaughSpin. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ Elist, Jasmine (September 25, 2013). "In 'Baby Talk,' comedians get parenting tips from kids". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Exclusive Interview with The Goldbergs' Supervising Producer Dan Levy". TalkNerdyWithUs. October 5, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Interview with Dan Levy". Serial Optimist. August 29, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Roast of Justin Bieber". TheKnowBuddies. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Rachel Specter, Dan Levy". The New York Times. July 2, 2010. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Dan Levy and John Mulaney on the crowded comedy scene and texting with strangers". The A.V. Club. November 15, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
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