Shawn Adam Levy (born 1968) is a Canadian American director and actor. Levy is the director of Big Fat Liar, Just Married, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, and Night at the Museum. He has also directed many television shows, including Cousin Skeeter, The Famous Jett Jackson and Pepper Dennis.
He was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a teenager, he attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in New York. Levy graduated cum laude from Yale University in 1989. Levy has a production deal with 20th Century Fox. He is slated to produce the film Back Magick, written by Sahara Lotti. He has also been announced as the director of The Hardy Men which is an adaptation of the Hardy Boys novels and it stars Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller.
He is known professionally as Shawn Levy, but is not the same person as Shawn Anthony Levy, the American film critic and author who also signs his work as Shawn Levy.
Graduated with honors from Yale University at the age of twenty. Moved to Los Angeles to work on "thirtysomething" (1987) and "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) during the 1980s. Moved on to other works for Nickelodeon and Disney.
Directed Steve Martin (I) in two remakes: "Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003) and "The Pink Panther" (2006).
