Dan Levy
Encyclopedia
Dan Levy is a Los Angeles, California
-based comedian
.
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While a student at Emerson College
in Boston MA, Levy won the title of funniest college comedian in America at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, CO.
Since then Levy has appeared on the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival
and has made appearances on Comedy Central
's Premium Blend
, Comedy Central Presents:Dan Levy The Late Late Show
and has hosted three shows on MTV
, including Your Face or Mine, The Reality Show and Pretty Smart: Spring Break 08.
Levy co-starred in the feature film, My Sexiest Year
, with Frankie Muniz
and Harvey Keitel
. He will also be featured in the SONY
Screen Gems film Mardi Gras.
Levy starred and wrote the TV pilot "Below the Law" with Steve Basilone, which won "best comedy pilot" at the New York Television Festival
September 16, 2008. "Below the Law", was also shown at the Montreal Just for laughs festival and will be shown again next month at the Austin Film Festival.
This summer Levy was in New York
filming the IHaveToGoInAMinuteShow, a daily comedy show produced by CollegeHumor
and directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson.
Levy produced, wrote, and starred in My Long Distance Relationship, a 10-part web series for Crackle
. A new episode is posted online each week. The web series has recently been bought by MTV and Levy is executive producing the PILOT.
Dan is currently touring across college campuses around the country with CollegeHumor
. He also appears frequently as a "roundtable" guest on Chelsea Lately
.
He is married to writer and actress Rachel Specter
.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
-based comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
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Biography
In 1993, Levy was a member of the "Half Pint Players", a teen-age improvisation group in Stamford, ConnecticutStamford, Connecticut
Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
.
While a student at Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
in Boston MA, Levy won the title of funniest college comedian in America at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, CO.
Since then Levy has appeared on the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival
Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.- Information :...
and has made appearances on Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
's Premium Blend
Premium Blend
Premium Blend was a television show that aired on the American cable television channel Comedy Central from 1997 to 2005.The program features a well-known stand up comedian as an emcee who introduces four or five lesser known comedians looking for a big break on television...
, Comedy Central Presents:Dan Levy The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the acronym LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company RTÉ...
and has hosted three shows on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, including Your Face or Mine, The Reality Show and Pretty Smart: Spring Break 08.
Levy co-starred in the feature film, My Sexiest Year
My Sexiest Year
My Sexiest Year is a 2007 romantic comedy/drama starring Frankie Muniz and Harvey Keitel and was written and directed by Howard Himelstein. The film is a romantic coming-of-age story in which the kindness bestowed by a glamorous model is returned 30 years later by the young man in whom she inspired...
, with Frankie Muniz
Frankie Muniz
Francisco "Frankie" Muniz IV is an American actor, musician, writer, producer, and racecar driver. He is known primarily as the star of the FOX television family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. In 2003, he was considered "one of Hollywood's most bankable teens". In 2008, he put his acting career...
and Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel is an American actor. Some of his most notable starring roles were in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets and Taxi Driver, Ridley Scott's The Duellists and Thelma and Louise, Ettore Scola's That Night in Varennes, Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, Jane Campion's The...
. He will also be featured in the SONY
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
Screen Gems film Mardi Gras.
Levy starred and wrote the TV pilot "Below the Law" with Steve Basilone, which won "best comedy pilot" at the New York Television Festival
New York Television Festival
The New York Television Festival is a yearly gathering of artists, fans, and executives to celebrate independent small-screen productions. It was founded in 2005, and is held in venues in New York City....
September 16, 2008. "Below the Law", was also shown at the Montreal Just for laughs festival and will be shown again next month at the Austin Film Festival.
This summer Levy was in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
filming the IHaveToGoInAMinuteShow, a daily comedy show produced by CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor is a comedy website owned by InterActiveCorp and based in New York City. The site features daily original comedy videos and articles created by its in-house writing and production team, in addition to user-submitted videos, pictures, articles and links. In early 2009, CollegeHumor's...
and directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson.
Levy produced, wrote, and starred in My Long Distance Relationship, a 10-part web series for Crackle
Crackle
Crackle is a digital network and studio, featuring commercially supported streaming video content in Flash Video format. It is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and its content consists primarily of Sony's library of films and television shows...
. A new episode is posted online each week. The web series has recently been bought by MTV and Levy is executive producing the PILOT.
Dan is currently touring across college campuses around the country with CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor is a comedy website owned by InterActiveCorp and based in New York City. The site features daily original comedy videos and articles created by its in-house writing and production team, in addition to user-submitted videos, pictures, articles and links. In early 2009, CollegeHumor's...
. He also appears frequently as a "roundtable" guest on Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately is an American late night comedy talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler on E!. The show debuted on July 16, 2007, and is produced by Handler's production company, Borderline Amazing Productions...
.
He is married to writer and actress Rachel Specter
Rachel Specter
Rachel Sarah Specter is an American actress and is best known as the model for the RGX body spray commercials. In addition to her work in commercials, Specter has guest-starred in episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Gilmore Girls, What I Like About You, and Entourage, as well as co-hosted the...
.
External links
- Dan's Site
- Official MySpace
- Dan's IMDB
- Dan in "Coffee Bean Guys" on YouTube
- Dan in "Almost Funny" on YouTube
Interviews
- Interview from June 16, 2008 in Punchline MagazinePunchline MagazinePunchline Magazine is an American online magazine devoted to stand-up comics and comedy clubs. Based in New York City, New York, it was founded in 2005.-History:...
- Interview from August 8, 2004