Eugene Levy
{{short description|Canadian actor and comedian (born 1946)}}
{{For|the politician|Eugene Levy (politician)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Eugene Levy
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN-cats|CC|size=100%}}
| image = Eugene Levy 2, 2012.jpg
| caption = Levy in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1946|12|17}}
| birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| occupation = {{Hlist | Actor | comedian}}
| years_active = 1969–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Deborah Divine|1977}}
| children = {{hlist|Dan|Sarah}}
| alma mater = McMaster University
}}
Eugene Levy {{post-nominals|country=CAN-cats|CC}} (born December 17, 1946{{Cite encyclopedia |first1=Claire |last1=Seringhaus |first2=Wyndham |last2=Wise |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eugene-levy |title=Eugene Levy |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |orig-date=January 18, 2012 |date=May 1, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2023}}) is a Canadian actor and comedian. Known for portraying flustered and unconventional figures, Levy has won multiple accolades throughout his career including four Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2011, and was made Companion of the Order of Canada in 2022.{{Cite press release |url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14175&lan=eng |title=Governor General Announces 50 New Appointments to the Order of Canada |date=June 30, 2011 |publisher=The Governor General of Canada |location=Ottawa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703094521/http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14175&lan=eng |archive-date=July 3, 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-december-2022 |title=Order of Canada appointees – December 2022 |website=The Governor General of Canada |date=December 29, 2022 | access-date=December 29, 2022}}
Levy started his career in Canada starring in the 1972 musical production of Godspell and the sketch series SCTV (1976–1984), the later of which he also wrote and earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He collaborated with Christopher Guest in a series of films as a co-writer and actor in Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006). He played the patriarch in the American Pie film series (1999–2012) and acted in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Splash (1984), Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride II (1995), Multiplicity (1996), Bringing Down the House (2003), and Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005).
He gained a career resurgence playing Johnny Rose in the sitcom Schitt's Creek (2015—2020), which he also co-created with his son and co-star Dan Levy. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2020. He also received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He hosts the Apple TV+ travel documentary series The Reluctant Traveler (2023—). He has also voiced roles in the animated Curious George (2006), Over the Hedge (2006), and Finding Dory (2016).
Early life and education
Levy was born to a Jewish family{{cite journal |last=Rosen |first=Steven |title=Want to spoof Purim and the Oscars? Be our Guest! |journal=The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles |volume=21 |issue=39 |date=November 16, 2006 |url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/14005/ | access-date =November 16, 2006}} in downtown Hamilton, Ontario.{{cite web |last=Arnold |first=Steve |date=May 15, 2015 |title=Eugene Levy: 'No idea this was something I could do for a living' |url=https://www.cjnews.com/culture/entertainment/eugene-levy-no-idea-this-was-something-i-could-do-for-a-living |website=cjnews.com |publisher=Canadian Jewish News|access-date=September 22, 2020}} His mother, Rebecca (née Kudlatz; 1910–1988),{{Cite web |url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/star-of-tv-comedy-schitts-creek-pays-kilted-tribute-to-his-scottish-gran-as-show-is-showered-with-awards/ |title=Star of TV comedy Schitt's Creek pays kilted tribute to his Scottish gran as show is showered with awards |first=Stevie |last=Gallacher |work=The Sunday Post |date=September 27, 2020 |via=sundaypost.com| access-date=}} was a homemaker,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20140759,00.html |title=Ditz Hits |magazine=People.com| url-status= dead |date=August 11, 2003 |volume=60 |number=6| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110309211630/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20140759,00.html| archive-date= March 9, 2011| access-date= February 2, 2021}} and his father, Joseph (1909–1985), was a foreman at an automobile plant.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/apr/26/eugene-levy-american-pie-got-graphic |work=The Guardian |title=Eugene Levy: 'American Pie got kinda graphic' |first=Catherine |last=Shoard |date=April 26, 2012 | access-date= February 2, 2021}} He has a brother, Fred, and sister, Barbara.{{cite magazine |title=Eugene Levy on Playing the Straight Man in 'Schitt's Creek' |url=https://time.com/4259152/eugene-levy-schitts-creek/ |magazine=Time |access-date=September 24, 2020}} His mother was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Polish Jewish parents, later moving to Canada. His father was Sephardi Jewish, with ancestors from Spain and Bulgaria.{{cite web |url=https://www.kveller.com/sarah-levy-names-her-baby-after-jewish-dad-eugene-levy/ |title=Sarah Levy Names Her Baby After Jewish Dad Eugene Levy |date=July 7, 2022}}
Levy attended Westdale Secondary School, where he was student council president. He subsequently attended McMaster University. He was vice-president of the McMaster Film Board, a student film group, where he met filmmaker Ivan Reitman.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thespec.com/community-story/6868483-1960s-and-70s-mcmaster-produces-funnymen-short-levy-thomas-reitman-and-candy/ |title=1960s and '70s: McMaster produces funnymen Short, Levy, Thomas, Reitman and Candy |date=September 23, 2016 |work=The Hamilton Spectator |via=thespec.com |access-date=January 3, 2019 |issn=1189-9417}}
Career
= 1972–1989: ''Godspell'' and ''SCTV'' =
File:Eugene Levy (6815600492).jpg film premiere in 2012]]
The 1972–1973 Toronto production of the hit musical Godspell opened at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and was intended to be a run of a few dozen performances for a subscription audience. The cast was drawn entirely from local performers, instead of a touring cast. The Toronto production launched the careers of many actors, including Levy, Victor Garber, Andrea Martin, Gilda Radner, Dave Thomas, and Martin Short, as well as the show's musical director, Paul Shaffer. Howard Shore played saxophone for this production. After an enthusiastic response from the audience, the scheduled run at the Royal Alexandra ended and the show moved uptown to the Bayview Playhouse in Leaside. The Bayview Playhouse production ran until August 1973, with a then-record run of 488 performances.{{cite web |url=https://godspell1972.wordpress.com/ |title=Toronto's Legendary Production of GODSPELL |work=Godspell1972 (WordPress)}}
An alumnus of both the Second City, Toronto and the sketch comedy series Second City Television, Levy often plays unusual supporting characters with nerdy streaks. Perhaps his best-known role on SCTV is the dimwitted Earl Camembert, a news anchor for the "SCTV News" and a parody of real-life Canadian newsman Earl Cameron. Celebrities impersonated by Levy on SCTV include Perry Como, Ricardo Montalbán, Alex Trebek, Gino Vannelli, Sean Connery, Howard Cosell, Henry Kissinger, Menachem Begin, Bud Abbott, Milton Berle, John Charles Daly, Gene Shalit, Judd Hirsch, Jack Carter, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Tony Dow, James Caan, Lorne Greene, Rex Reed, Ralph Young (of Sandler and Young), F. Lee Bailey, Ernest Borgnine, former Ontario chief coroner and talk show host Dr. Morton Shulman, Norman Mailer, Neil Sedaka and Howard McNear as Floyd the Barber.
Original Levy characterizations on SCTV are news reporter Earl Camembert, comic Bobby Bittman, scandal sheet entrepreneur Dr. Raoul Withers, "report on business" naïf Brian Johns, 3-D horror auteur Woody Tobias Jr., cheerful Leutonian accordionist Stan Schmenge, lecherous dream interpreter Raoul Wilson, hammer-voiced sports broadcaster Lou Jaffe, diminutive union patriarch Sid Dithers ("San Francisckie! Did you drove or did you flew?"), fey current-events commentator Joel Weiss, buttoned-down panel show moderator Dougal Currie, smarmy Just for Fun emcee Stan Kanter, energetic used car salesman Al Peck, guileless security guard Gus Gustofferson, Phil the Garment King (also of Phil's Nails), and the inept teen dance show host Rockin' Mel Slirrup.
= 1990–2014: ''American Pie'' and other comedy films =
Though he has been the "above the title" star in only two films, Armed and Dangerous (1986) and The Man (2005), he has featured prominently in many films. He is the co-writer and frequent cast member of Christopher Guest's mockumentary features, particularly A Mighty Wind (2003), where his sympathetic performance as emotionally unstable folksinger Mitch Cohen won kudos; his accolades included a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy and the prestigious New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor. Other collaborations with Guest include Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), and For Your Consideration (2006).
From the 1980s through the 2010s, Levy appeared in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Splash (1984), Club Paradise (1986), Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), Stay Tuned (1996), Multiplicity (1996), the American Pie film series (1999–2012), Serendipity (2001), Bringing Down the House (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), Madea's Witness Protection (2012), and other comedies. He also voiced characters in films such as Over the Hedge (2006), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), and Finding Dory (2016). Levy was the creator of Maniac Mansion, a television sitcom based on the LucasArts video game of the same name. He was also seriously considered for the role of Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, a role that went to actor Richard Schiff.
= 2015–present: ''Schitt's Creek'' and acclaim =
Levy, along with his son Dan Levy, was co-creator of the CBC/Pop TV sitcom Schitt's Creek which ran from 2015-2020. He also starred in the show alongside his son as head of the Rose family, Johnny Rose. His daughter, Sarah Levy, portrayed Twyla Sands, the waitress at the Schitt's Creek diner.{{Cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/schitts-creek-eugene-levy-son-daniel-levy-tca-1201345586/ |title=Eugene Levy & Son On 'Schitt's Creek': "We'll Never Know Where The Town Is" – TCA |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=January 9, 2015 |newspaper=Deadline |access-date=December 2, 2016}} Eugene Levy's brother Fred was also a producer on the show.
Levy hosted and executive produced an Apple Original eight-episode travel series titled The Reluctant Traveler (2023) on Apple TV+.{{Cite news |url=https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2022/12/apple-tv-travel-series-the-reluctant-traveler-hosted-byemmy-award-winner-eugene-levy-to-premiere-on-february-24-2023/ |title=Apple TV+ travel series "The Reluctant Traveler," hosted by Emmy Award winner Eugene Levy, to premiere on February 24, 2023 |author= |date=December 13, 2022 |publisher=Deadline|access-date=January 19, 2023}}
In 2024, Levy attended a ceremony honouring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.{{cite news |last1=Arsenych |first1=Alex |author-link1= |date=March 9, 2024 |title=Eugene Levy receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for 'life spent making people laugh' |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/eugene-levy-receives-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-for-life-spent-making-people-laugh-1.6801363 |department=News |work= |location= |publisher= |access-date=March 20, 2024 }}
Personal life
Levy married Deborah Divine{{cite web |url=https://people.com/tv/eugene-levy-was-strict-dad-daniel-levy-schitts-creek/ |website=People.com |title=Eugene Levy Was a Strict Dad to Son and Schitt's Creek Costar Daniel: 'I Would Ground Him a Lot' |first=Gillian |last=Telling |date=January 11, 2019 | access-date= February 2, 2021}} in 1977.{{cite web |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a34371338/eugene-levy-wife-deborah-divine-kids-marriage/ |website=goodhousekeeping.com |title=Eugene Levy and His Wife Deborah Divine Were Strict Parents With Their Kids Dan and Sarah |first=Kayla |last=Keegan |date=February 1, 2021| access-date= February 2, 2021}} Divine's career has been in TV production. The couple have two children whom they raised in Toronto: actors Dan and Sarah, both of whom starred alongside their father on Schitt's Creek.
Levy is an advocate for autism awareness and treatment.{{cite web |url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/eugene-levy-to-be-autism-treatment-spokesman-1.244693 |title=Eugene Levy to be autism treatment spokesman |date=June 12, 2007 |website=CTVNews.ca |publisher=CTV Television Network |access-date=December 18, 2016}} He was a close friend of actor and fellow SCTV cast member John Candy. Levy is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism.{{cite web |url=http://artistsagainstracism.org/artists/ |title=Artists |publisher=Artists Against Racism |website=artistsagainstracism.org}}
In 2021, he was named honorary mayor of Pacific Palisades.{{cite news |last1=Creei |first1=Toi |title=Eugene Levy Named as Honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades |url=https://palisadesnews.com/eugene-levy-named-as-honorary-mayor-of-pacific-palisades/ |access-date=February 8, 2021 |agency=Palisades News |publisher=Palisades News}} In 2025, his home in the neighbourhood was destroyed in the Palisades wildfire.{{cite web |last1=Cain |first1=Sian |title=Billy Crystal, Cary Elwes and Eugene Levy among celebrities to lose homes in California fires |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/09/celebrities-lose-homes-destroyed-california-fires-billy-crystal-cary-elwes-eugene-levy |website=The Guardian |date=9 January 2025}}
Filmography
=Film=
{{pending films key}}
| class = "wikitable sortable"
|+ |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1971
| Coffee Boy | |
| 1973
| Clifford Sturges | |
| 1979
| Running | Richie Rosenberg | |
| rowspan="2" | 1980
| Marty | |
| Deadly Companion
| Matt | |
| 1981
| Captain Lincoln F. Sternn, Male Reporter, Edsel |
| rowspan="2" | 1983
| Ed, a car salesman | |
| Going Berserk
| Sal DiPasquale | |
| 1984
| Splash | Walter Kornbluth | |
| rowspan="2" | 1986
| Barry Steinberg | |
| Armed and Dangerous
| Norman Kane | |
| 1987
| Tom Lynch | |
| 1989
| Leo Ross | |
| 1991
| Singer at Audition | |
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| Casino Cashier | Uncredited; Also director |
| Stay Tuned
| Crowley | |
| 1994
| Ray, the Justice of the Peace | |
| 1995
| Mr. Habib | |
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| Vic | |
| Waiting for Guffman
| Dr. Allan Pearl | Also writer |
| rowspan="3" | 1998
| Guy Fontenot | |
| Holy Man
| Guy on background TV | Uncredited |
| Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
| Professor Keanbean | Direct-to-video |
| rowspan="3" | 1999
| data-sort-value="Secret Life of Girls, The" | The Secret Life of Girls | Hugh Sanford | |
| Dogmatic
| Larry | |
| American Pie
| Noah Levenstein | |
| rowspan="3" | 2000
| Silver Man | Leon | |
| Best in Show
| Gerry Fleck | Also writer |
| data-sort-value="Ladies Man, The" | The Ladies Man
| Bucky Kent | |
| rowspan="4" | 2001
| Keyes | |
| Josie and the Pussycats
| Himself | |
| American Pie 2
| Noah Levenstein | |
| Serendipity
| Bloomingdales Clerk | |
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| Jonas Fromer / Repli-Jonas | |
| Like Mike
| Frank Bernard | |
| rowspan="4" | 2003
| Howie Rottman | |
| data-sort-value="Mighty Wind, A" | A Mighty Wind
| Mitch Cohen | Also writer |
| Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
| Principal Collins | |
| American Wedding
| Noah Levenstein | |
| 2004
| Max Lomax | |
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| data-sort-value="Man, The" | The Man | Andy Fiddler | |
| American Pie Presents: Band Camp
| Noah Levenstein | Direct-to-DVD |
| Cheaper by the Dozen 2
| Jimmy Murtaugh | |
| rowspan="4" | 2006
| Clovis |
| Over the Hedge
| Lou |
| For Your Consideration
| Morley Orfkin | Also writer |
| American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
| rowspan="2" | Noah Levenstein | rowspan="2" | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2007 |
| rowspan="5" | 2009
| Gooby | Mr. Nerdlinger | |
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
| Albert Einstein Bobbleheads |
| Taking Woodstock
| Max Yasgur | |
| Astro Boy
| Orrin |
| American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
| Noah Levenstein | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2011
| Goon | Dr. Glatt | |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| Noah Levenstein | |
| Madea's Witness Protection
| George Needleman | |
| 2015
| Himself | Documentary |
| 2016
| Charlie |
| 2018
| Himself | Documentary |
| 2021
| Doctor | |
| 2024
| Stevie D | |
= Television =
| class = "wikitable sortable"
|+ |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1975–1979
| Bernie / Freddie Cohen | 2 episodes |
| 1976
| data-sort-value="Sunshine, The" | The Sunshine Hour | Various | |
| 1976–1977
| Various | |
| 1976–1984
| SCTV | Various | Also writer |
| rowspan="3" | 1985
| data-sort-value="Last Polka, The" | The Last Polka | Stan Shmenge | Television film; also writer |
| George Burns Comedy Week
| Robert | Episode: "Home for Dinner" |
| Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
| Stupid Eddie / Buddy | Voice, television special |
| 1986
| Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started | Morty Arnold | Television special |
| 1987
| data-sort-value="Disney Sunday Movie, The" | The Disney Sunday Movie | Tom Lynch | Episode: "Bride of Boogedy" |
| 1988
| data-sort-value="Ray Bradbury Theater, The" | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Bert Harris | Episode: "Skeleton" |
| 1990–1993
| Doc Ellis | Episode: "Freddie Had a Little Lamb" |
| rowspan="3" | 1992
| I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood | Studio Head | Voice, television special |
| Partners 'N' Love
| David Grodin | Television film |
| Camp Candy
| Pete, Shmenge, Bruno, Stan Bobby Bittman | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 1994
| data-sort-value="Martin Short Show, The" | The Martin Short Show | {{N/A}} | Directed two episodes |
| 1995
| President McCloskey | Television film |
| 1996
| Rudy Blaine | Episode: "King of the Great White Way" |
| 1996–1997
| Duckman | Dr. Craig Ehrlich | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 1997
| Mr. Nickels | Voice, episode: "Magic Bus" |
| 1997–1998
| Gordon Schermerhorn | 13 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 1998
| Doctor | Episode: "Nat & Arley" |
| Hercules
| Voice, episode: "Hercules and the Golden Touch" |
| data-sort-value="Drew Carey Show, The" | The Drew Carey Show
| Dr. Rider | Episode: "The Engagement" |
| 1999
| data-sort-value="Wonderful World of Disney, The" | The Wonderful World of Disney | Larry | Episode: "Dogmatic" |
| 2000
| Dilbert | Plug Guard | Voice, episode: "The Return" |
| 2002
| Dr. Barry Wasserman | 2 episodes |
| 2002–2004
| Gil Bender | 13 episodes |
| 2012
| Mr. Mortimer Rickards | Television special |
| 2013–2014
| McKenzie | 3 episodes |
| 2014
| Arthur Horowitz | Episode: "Meet Irene Horowitz" |
| 2015–2020
| Johnny Rose | 80 episodes; also co-creator, writer, and executive producer |
| 2020
| data-sort-value="Ellen DeGeneres Show, The" | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself / Guest Host | January 10, 2020; standing in for Ellen DeGeneres |
| 2021
| Himself | Episode: "Dan Levy/Phoebe Bridgers"{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/saturday-night-live-john-krasinski-dan-levy-phoebe-bridgers-1234890464/ |title='Saturday Night Live' Books John Krasinski, Dan Levy, Phoebe Bridgers, Regina King for First Shows of 2021 |date=January 22, 2021|access-date=January 22, 2021}} |
| 2023–present
| data-sort-value="Reluctant Traveler, The" | The Reluctant Traveler | Himself | Apple TV+ travel series |
| 2023
| Paul Crumbhorn | Voice, 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| Only Murders in the Building | Himself portraying Charles |
| 76th Primetime Emmy Awards
| Himself (co-host) | Television special |
= Theater =
| class = "wikitable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref. |
|---|
| 1972–1973
| Godspell | Light of the World | Royal Alexandra Theatre, Canada | {{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/03/godspell-documentary-judd-apatow-1235857402/|title= Judd Apatow To Exec Produce Doc On Star-Making 1972 Toronto ‘Godspell’|website= Deadline Hollywood|accessdate= April 13, 2025}} |
| 1997
| Mr. Dobitch | New York City Center, Off-Broadway |
= Audio =
| class = "wikitable sortable"
|+ |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref. |
|---|
| 1993
| data-sort-value="Wacky World of Miniature Golf with Eugene Levy, The" | The Wacky World of | Performer | Voice; Philips CD-i game | |
| 1996
| Brian, additional characters | Voice; PC game |
| 2015
| R40 Live | Rockin' Mel – Host | 1970s era spoofed rock show | |
| 2020
| Narrator | Voice; short film at Epcot | |
Awards and nominations
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Eugene Levy}}
Levy, along with Christopher Guest and Michael McKean, was awarded the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for the title song from A Mighty Wind. Levy received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, in 2008.{{cite web |title=Eugene Levy biography |url=http://ggpaa.ca/award-recipients/2008/levy-eugene.aspx |publisher=Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation|access-date=February 10, 2015}}
In March 2006, it was announced that he would receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. In 2002, the entire cast of SCTV was given a group star, and although Levy is not mentioned on the actual star, he was still inducted as a part of the group. This makes him one of only four two-time honourees, alongside fellow SCTV alumni John Candy, Martin Short, and Catherine O'Hara. Levy is one of only a handful of people who have won at least five Canadian Comedy Awards, including two for Best Writing (Best in Show in 2001 and A Mighty Wind in 2004) and three for Best Male Performer (Best in Show, American Pie 2 in 2002, and A Mighty Wind).
In 2008, the governor general of Canada presented Levy with the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA), a lifetime achievement award considered "for their outstanding body of work and enduring contribution to the performing arts in Canada.".{{cite web |url=https://ggpaa.ca/award-recipients/2008/levy-eugene.aspx |title=Eugene Levy: 2008 Lifetime Artistic Achievement (Broadcasting)|access-date=September 10, 2018}} In 2010, Levy was awarded the ACTRA Award by the union representing Canada's actors.{{cite web |url=http://www.news957.com/entertainment/article/17025--actra-to-give-eugene-levy-award-of-excellence-in-los-angeles |title=ACTRA to give Eugene Levy Award of Excellence in Los Angeles |access-date=May 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905154018/http://www.news957.com/entertainment/article/17025--actra-to-give-eugene-levy-award-of-excellence-in-los-angeles |archive-date=September 5, 2012}} In 2011, Levy was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for his contributions as a comic actor and writer, and for his dedication to charitable causes" and promoted to the rank of Companion in 2022.{{cite web |url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14175&lan=eng |title=Appointments to the Order of Canada |date=June 30, 2011}}{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2022 |title=Order of Canada appointees – December 2022 |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-december-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229155748/https://www.gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-december-2022 |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Governor General of Canada}}
On May 22, 2012, Levy delivered a commencement address at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was awarded the degree Doctor of Laws (honoris causa). On June 11, 2012, Levy was presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the lieutenant governor of Ontario.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/diamond-jubilee-gala-toasts-exceptional-canadians-1.1226414 |title=Diamond Jubilee Gala toasts exceptional Canadians |date=June 18, 2012 |publisher=CBC| access-date=June 19, 2012}}
On March 13, 2016, Levy took home the award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role" at the 4th Annual Canadian Screen Awards, for his performance as Johnny Rose in the CBC/Pop TV sitcom Schitt's Creek.{{Cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/03/14/canadian-screen-awards-2016_n_9456460.html |title=The Canadian Screen Awards: Call 'Em The 'Candys' From Now On |website=The Huffington Post |access-date=December 2, 2016 |archive-date=December 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202165311/http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/03/14/canadian-screen-awards-2016_n_9456460.html |url-status=dead }}
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