Brian Levant Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a CableACE Award in 1989 for "The New Leave It to Beaver"
• Attended the University of New Mexico
• Married Alison Logan
• Quote: "I appreciate films that play to mom and dad and the kids and don't alienate any segment of the audience․"
• Quote: "I was very naive․ I thought Hollywood would be sitting there waiting for me with open arms and I quickly discovered otherwise․"
• Began his writing career as a contributor to "The Jeffersons" beginning in 1977
• Made his directorial debut in 1991 with "Problem Child II" that garnered mixed revues, but would earn more recognition following the success of his second film, 1992's "Beethoven"
• Known for writing and producing TV sitcoms such as "Happy Days" and directing family-oriented Hollywood features such as "Jingle All the Way․"
• Grew up watching silent films and states that his all-time favorite feature is Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times"