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Brian Levant | |
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| Born | August 6, 1952 Highland Park, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse(s) | Alison Logan |
| Children | 3 |
Brian Michael Levant (born August 6, 1952) is an American television and film director, writer and producer.[1]
Levant was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He started his career in 1977 as a writer for the TV series The Jeffersons. He also wrote for, among other TV shows, Mork & Mindy, Still the Beaver, and Happy Days.
He is best known for directing the films Beethoven,[1] The Flintstones, Jingle All the Way, Snow Dogs and Are We There Yet?.[1]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Other | Notes |
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| 1983 | Still the Beaver |  |
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Production consultant; Television movie | ||
| 1991 | Problem Child 2 | |
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| 1992 | Beethoven | |
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| 1994 | The Flintstones | |
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| Little Giants | |
Director: additional football sequences | ||||
| 1995 | The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space | |
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Executive producer; television movie | ||
| Problem Child 3: Junior in Love | | |||||
| 1996 | Jingle All the Way | |
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| 1997 | Leave It to Beaver | |
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| 2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | |
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| 2002 | Snow Dogs | |
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| 2005 | Are We There Yet? | |
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| 2008 | Beethoven's Big Break | |
Direct-to-video | |||
| 2009 | Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | |
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Television movie | ||
| 2010 | The Spy Next Door | |
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| Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | |
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Television movie | |||
| 2012 | A Christmas Story 2 | |
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Direct-to-video | ||
| 2014 | Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure | |
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| 2016 | The Game of Love | |
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Executive producer; television movie | ||
| 2017 | Max 2: White House Hero[2] | |
Television[edit]
- The Jeffersons (1977) - Story
- Happy Days (1977-84) - Story; writer; supervising producer ;Story editor; executive story consultant; program consultant
- Brothers and Sisters (1979) - Writer
- The Bad News Bears (1979-80) - Writer; producer; executive consultant
- Goodtime Girls (1980) - Executive consultant
- Mork & Mindy (1980-82) - Writer; producer; creative consultant
- The New Leave It to Beaver (1983-89) - Developer; director; writer; executive producer
- Married... with Children (1987) - Director
- My Secret Identity (1988-91) - Creator; writer; co-executive producer
- Charles in Charge (1988-89) - Director
- Poochinski (1990) - Teleplay; executive producer; failed pilot
- Father Can't Cope (2000) - Director; executive producer; failed pilot[3]
- Grounded for Life (2001) - Director
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Brian Levant on IMDb
- Brian Levant at the TCM Movie Database
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Categories:
- 1952 births
- Film producers from Illinois
- American male screenwriters
- American television directors
- Television producers from Illinois
- American television writers
- Film directors from Illinois
- Living people
- People from Highland Park, Illinois
- Male television writers
- Screenwriters from Illinois
- American film director, 1950s birth stubs
