Dan Levy (American comedian)

For other people named Daniel Levy, see Daniel Levy (disambiguation).

Dan Levy
Levy at the Improv in 2018
Birth name	Daniel Levy
Born	(1981-03-19) March 19, 1981 (age 43) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up
Years active	1996–present
Children	3
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.

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

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Dirty Famous	Unknown
	Starved for Attention	Frederick
	Hope Rocks: The Concert with a Cause	Himself
2007	Cash Cow	Unicom's Evil Corporate Shill and Anchorman
	My Sexiest Year	Mark
2008	Spring Break 2008: Pretty Smart	Unknown
	Below the Law	Dave	Also producer, writer
2009	My Long Distance Relationship	Sam	Also executive producer, writer, creator
	Blimp Prom	Danny Goodyear	Also writer
	Frat Party	Chad
	Funkt Up	Himself
2010	Naked But Funny
	Axe: Dirtcathlon	D.J. Croozeship
	A Night of 140 Tweets: A Celebrity Tweet-A-Thon for Haiti	Himself
2011	Mardi Gras: Spring Break	Frat House MC
	A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas	Reporter
2012	Cyberstalker	Mystery Man
	Roast of Parks Bonifay	Himself
2015	Bad Night	"Meatball"
2025	Smurfs	TBA	Voice role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The Andy Dick Show	Nick
	The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	Himself	Guest comedian
2004	Your Face or Mine?		Host
	ESPN SportsCentury
2005	Almost Funny		Also co-producer and writer
	The Reality Show
2006	Premium Blend
2007	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Jerry Barns	Episode: "Risk It All"
2008–2009	My Long Distance Relationship	Sam	Also executive producer, writer, creator
2009	NESN Comedy All-Stars	Himself	Also producer
	Comedy Central Presents		Also writer
	Casting Call: Spring Break '83		Host
2009–2013	Chelsea Lately		Round Table guest
2010	Laugh Track Mash-ups	Dan	Also producer, writer
	Pretty Wild		Also executive producer, writer, creator
2011	Enlightened	Seth / Sandy	5 episodes
	The X Factor Digital Experience	Himself	Host
	13th Annual Young Hollywood Awards		Won – Comedian of the Year Award
2012–2013	Whitney		Story editor, 32 episodes; also writer
2012	The Office	Trivia Moderator	Episode: "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
2017	Sidekick with Matt Mira	Himself
2018	Atypical	Hip Therapist	Episode: "Juiced!"
2018	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Fedora Guy	Episode: "I Am Ashamed"
2020	Indebted	Cousin Dan	Creator, executive producer; 12 episodes
2020–2021	House Hunters: Comedians on Couches	Himself	Host

Discography

• Congrats On Your Success (2011)
• Running out of Minutes (2013)
• Dan Levy: LION (2016)

References

1. "Rachel Specter, Dan Levy". The New York Times. July 2, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
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.

External links

• Official website
• Dan Levy at IMDb