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it's no secret that dan lovey's charisma
is
off the charts so we can't blame you for
wanting to find out more about him his
creativity has taken him well beyond the
script and set of shit's creek here is
the untold truth of dan levy
dan levy comes from what could easily be
described as comedic royalty
his father and shit's creek co-creator
and co-star eugene lovey is a comedic
legend having starred in films like best
in show waiting for guffman and american
pie
nevertheless dan levy had to work pretty
hard to make a name for himself
in an interview with the sag-aftra
foundation levy explained how he'd
initially avoided working with his
famous father
for a long time i avoided any kind of
association with him because i feel like
this industry is incredibly unforgiving
when it comes to just the blanket
labeling
of nepotism instead levy worked hard to
forge his own path
levy ended up getting a hosting job on
mtv's the hills as he explained to
variety this dub helped him establish
himself outside of his family
saying it was amazing for me just in
terms of the freedoms it afforded me
and the confidence i was given not just
as a host but as someone who was trying
to make a name for myself outside of my
dad
even though dan levy created and wrote
most of shit's creek himself he
actually ended up learning a few things
from his characters particularly when it
comes to romance
levy told out everyone has an arsenal of
bad relationship stories but one of the
things i've since long overcome was a
feeling of not being worthy
apparently he used this personal journey
while writing his character david in the
show
as he put it to variety there is a level
of catharsis in writing
unlike his character in shit's creek
levy said that he hadn't had quite as
many bad relationships though he went on
to say
but i do think the takeaway from writing
it acting it and then editing it
and watching it back is yeah in a way i
wrote that for myself
you can hopefully find someone that is
really into you and not a version of
yourself that you think someone would be
more interested in
dan levy is nothing if not a workaholic
in 2020 he spoke to bustle about his
frankly insane work schedule during
shit's creek
apparently the actor was driven to set
at 5am each morning where he would
prepare for the day's filming rehearsing
and rewrites
then he was involved in wardrobe
fittings after all levy was always super
involved in the clothes on the show
next up levy would act or direct before
heading back to the writer's room
finally he'd get back home at 8pm wolf
down some dinner
then keep on riding apparently the stars
sometimes only got two
hours of sleep for levy this hectic
non-stop schedule meant that there
wasn't really time for much else
he revealed when you're doing something
that you love it's like i have a full
plate even though shit's creek was super
intense and even though at times i need
a neck brace it was never not
inspiring and it was never not thrilling
and exciting and totally satisfying
it's pretty clear that shit's creek was
a real labor of love for dan levy in
2019 he announced on twitter his
decision to end the show after its sixth
season
but even though levy wrapped things up
on his own terms when the end finally
came it was pretty emotional
in a touching instagram post from the
last day of filming levy can be seen
weeping in the arms of his co-star amy
murphy he wrote
tears are a good thing it means you care
as lovey told the associated press at
the time of the final season's release
i thought i would be better off than i
am to be honest i thought you know i
wrote the season i cried then i shot the
season i cried then i edited the season
i cried then
it's clear that levy did care a lot even
though dan levy is super confident now
when he was young he wasn't quite as
sure of himself as he told bustle his
anxiety became so bad he started to
avoid social gatherings
eventually his anxiety even manifested
itself in a physical eye
inflammation called iritis levy
explained i think that came from a
deep-rooted fear of knowing that i was
gay and not being able to be free
eventually levy reached high school
where his anxiety and confusion reached
a peak
he explained it led to a very confusing
time you are now being introduced to
things like self-awareness and anxiety
at the same time you're becoming more
and more savvy when it comes to hiding
it
even though levy eventually came out as
gay his anxiety has remained an issue
for him as he told out i have anxiety at
the best of times
i'm a proud ball of anxiety in front of
a computer that is the reality
dan levy was pretty anxious to come out
to his parents but
in the end the experience wasn't as
terrible as it might have been
in fact as he revealed on watch what
happens live with andy cohen his mother
asked levi to come
out while they were having lunch she
almost knew my mom and i have a very
close relationship in that sense and it
almost felt like she knew that i was
ready
apparently his dad eugene also saw it
coming saying we knew for the longest
time
we were waiting and then mom couldn't
wait any longer after coming out
according to gq
levy actually found it harder than ever
to fit in apparently he started to
second guess
his look and his behavior and didn't
feel comfortable in his own skin
however things seem to come to levy more
naturally today
it turns out dan levy is a passionate
activist in 2020 he spent 13 weeks
taking an indigenous studies course
online through the canadian university
of alberta on twitter levy claimed that
the course had been transformational
he went on to say in a video attached to
his tweet that after taking the course
about indigenous peoples in canada
he decided to ask for fans to make
donations to the faculty
promising i'm going to match you dollar
for dollar up to 25
000 and that's not the only cause levy
has supported
in 2019 levy was able to encourage his
fans to raise twenty thousand dollars
for an lgbtq plus youth charity for his
birthday
as the saying goes dogs are a man's best
friend
in dan levy's case this really is true
in his iconic interview 73 questions
with dan levy for vogue
levy gushed about a special pup redmond
saying
this is my dog and best friend when
asked how the dog would describe himself
he
quipped better than all of us and
redmond's best qualities
he is very calm and level-headed the
qualities that i strive for every day of
my life
by the looks of things on social media
levy really really loves his dog
he frequently posts adorable images on
instagram of the dog cuddling him
staring at him or just hanging out with
him
and in 2019 cbc comedy even posted an
entire video about how redmond was
always on set for shit's creek
apparently there was a little
competition between redmond and another
cast member's dog that ended in an
instagram poll which
unsurprisingly redmond won by leaps and
bounds
it's safe to say that dan levy is
somewhat known for his style
particularly his incredible sweaters as
david in shit's creek you like this
sweater
jared leto gave it to me and i've always
been on the fence about it as the actor
confessed in his vogue interview he's
seriously obsessed with his rick owens
leather jacket which he wore in the very
first episode it was actually mine from
my own closet
he recalled buying the jacket with his
first paycheck i went to the store in
new york
i swiped my credit card my hand was
shaking uh and i've worn it
every day since and i'm so glad that it
made it into the show
just like the rest of us dan levy isn't
adverse to binge watching the occasional
tv show as the star explained to w in
2020 he spent much of his kovid 19
lockdown devouring episodes of hulu's
political satire the great
as levy explained he was already a big
fan of the writer tony mcnamara who also
wrote the favorite
levy said i loved his ability to write
about the frivolity and the
ridiculousness of power and
satirizing it in such a fun and funny
and ridiculous way
for me it was a level of escape levy
went on to rave about how the show
managed to mock power-hungry politics
while also delivering outstanding
performances and stunning cinematography
in 2021 dan levy hit yet another career
milestone he was chosen to host an
episode of the famous comedy sketch show
saturday night live in his opening
monologue levy gushed about the
opportunity
saying i have somehow found myself here
on this iconic stage and trust me when i
say this
it has only been good here at snl he
then proceeded to take the viewers on a
tour of the show's
safety precautions showing a series of
safety officers with pool noodles for
social distancing
some socially distanced cast members in
inflatable bubbles and then much to the
audience's delight
his dad eugene levy in a glass isolation
box surrounded by guards in full hazmat
suits
dan levy also appeared in the skits of
course in one he played a singing and
dancing bartender whose tv broke during
the super bowl
in another levy played a young man in an
it gets better campaign video about the
not so glamorous parts of gay life
after hosting he wrote a humble thank
you on twitter saying
so many people worked so hard to make
this dream a reality
in 2020 dan levy appeared in hbo's
coastal elites a film made up of five
direct-to-camera monologues filmed
during the covet 19 pandemic
levy played mark a young gay actor who
found himself constantly hiding his
identity for his job
levy explained to tv guide that the role
felt very close to home
at first levy was daunted by the
prospect of memorizing the five
plus page speech so he took a pragmatic
approach explaining
i sat down and i thought okay how many
days do i have when do i want to
actually be totally versed in this
monologue by
then let's count back from that date he
ended up breaking the speech up into
chunks and learning a section each day
pretty smart if you ask us well you
probably know that dan levy loves his
fashion you may not realize that the
actor actually has his very own eyewear
line
dl eyewear is quite the passion project
for levy as he explained in a video
dl eyewear was an idea that happened as
a result of people asking where i always
got my glasses from and i felt a little
strange telling a 13 year old kid to go
and spend 600
on a pair of designer eyewear so levy
decided to create a brand that was more
affordable while still showcasing his
iconic style
as levy told vogue the company was
originally started in 2013 but was put
on hold during shit's creek however he
did use his own eyewear designs on the
show and soon fans had found the company
and started buying glasses from the old
collection
he explained these were frames that yes
i love but we hadn't put out a new
collection since 2014.
so he released 23 new frames in 2020 and
clearly he was onto something his new
collection sold out in less than 24
hours
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