Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy, CMis a Canadian actor, comedian, producer, director, musician and writer. He is the only actor to have appeared in all eight of the American Pie films, with his role as Noah Levenstein. He often plays nerdy, unconventional figures, with his humour often deriving from his excessive explanations of matters and the way in which he deals with sticky situations. Levy is a regular collaborator of actor-director Christopher Guest, appearing in four of his films, commencing with Waiting for...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth17 December 1946
CountryCanada
That was a fun scene for any number of reasons,
There is a similarity in the kinds of characters I gravitate to that goes back to my earliest years in the business on SCTV, ... I have more fun playing guys who are not the sharp pencils. I like the characters who are just average, if not a little below average, so the average person can look at my character on the screen and feel a little better about themselves.
I didn't know whether Sam would come in and want to try to be funny or try to add to the comedy by creating a comedy version of the character people know him to play. He played it very straight, and that was his instinct and that was the right instinct.
We went through all the scenes and they became kind of funny and they expanded a little bit and because it seemed to be working so well in the movie, they added a couple of things later on in the movie and that's how it turned out.
look at a truth in a situation, keep it real - don't try to get a laugh at the expense of your story.
I don't know whether (comics) have the opportunity to be as well-rounded, necessarily,
I am used to popping in, doing my thing, then getting out very cleanly and hitting the golf course,
You get a good creative release doing these movies with Chris, having the kind of experience of doing a movie with absolutely no interference, ... However it comes out, it's how you want it to come out. But by the same token, those aren't the movies that are necessarily paying the bills.
tons of movies are shot in Toronto, but Toronto is never Toronto.
No, you don't understand. We want you to sign it now.
And we find people who can improvise in character and create a character that is totally tangible and real and still get laughs, but you're getting laughs totally within the confines of your character.
I've never shied away from a good fart joke,
You take more responsibility for the movie, and the movie kind of sits on your shoulders. I split that responsibility with Sam.
The greatest thing about doing this movie was that Chris and I both were involved in folk music in the '60s. I had a group, but I don't think it was at the same level as Chris, because he's an amazing musician.