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[]
Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Other | Notes |
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1983 | Still the Beaver | Production consultant; Television movie | ||||
1991 | Problem Child 2 | |||||
1992 | Beethoven | |||||
1994 | The Flintstones | |||||
Little Giants | Director: additional football sequences | |||||
1995 | The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space | Executive producer; television movie | ||||
Problem Child 3 | ||||||
1996 | Jingle All the Way | |||||
1997 | Leave It to Beaver | |||||
2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | |||||
2001 | Test Lose It | |||||
2002 | Snow Dogs | |||||
2005 | Are We There Yet? | |||||
2008 | Beethoven's Big Break | Direct-to-video | ||||
2009 | Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Television movie | ||||
2010 | The Spy Next Door | |||||
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | Television movie | |||||
2012 | A Christmas Story 2 | Direct-to-video | ||||
2014 | Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure | |||||
2016 | The Game of Love | Executive producer; television movie | ||||
2017 | Max 2: White House Hero[2] |
Television[]
- 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