Brian Levant

Brian Michael Levant (born August 6, 1952) is an American television and film director, writer and producer.[1]

Brian Levant
Born
Brian Michael Levant

(1952-08-06) August 6, 1952
Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Occupation
  • Film director
  • television director
  • film producer
  • television producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1976–present
Spouse(s)Alison Logan
Children3

Early life and career

Born in Highland Park, Illinois, Levant started his career in 1976 as a writer for the TV series Happy Days. He also wrote for, among other TV shows, The Jeffersons, Mork & Mindy and Still the Beaver.

He is best known for directing the films Beethoven,[1] The Flintstones and its 2000 prequel The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Jingle All the Way, Snow Dogs and Are We There Yet?.[1]

Though his work is generally disliked by film critics,[2] Levant has responded to the criticism with, "I'm making movies for the audience that I was when I was sitting at home watching Garfield Goose and The Three Stooges on WGN...To read those reviews is an act of self-flagellation, but reviews be damned when you're at Blockbuster, and you're seeing family after family grab one of your movies off the shelf off a Friday night. I can't tell you how many times I've seen that."[2]

Filmography

Feature film

Director

Writer

Direct-to-video
Year Title Director Producer Writer
2008 Beethoven's Big Break No No Story
2012 A Christmas Story 2 Yes Yes No
2014 Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure Yes Yes No

Television

TV movies

Year Title Director Producer Writer
1995 Problem Child 3: Junior in Love Executive
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space Executive Story
2009 Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins Yes Yes
2010 Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster Yes Yes
2016 The Game of Love Executive Yes

TV series

Year Title Director Producer Writer Creator Notes
1976–84 Happy Days Supervising Yes Writer (14 episodes) / Producer (44 episodes)
1977 The Jeffersons Story Episode: "Jefferson Airplane"
1978 Please Stand By Yes 1 episode
1979 Brothers and Sisters Yes 2 episodes
1979–80 The Bad News Bears Yes Yes Writer (2 episodes) / Producer (12 episodes)
1981–82 Mork & Mindy Yes Yes Writer (2 episodes) / Producer (22 episodes)
1983–89 The New Leave It to Beaver Yes Executive Yes Developer 102 episodes / Director (21 episodes) / Writer (19 episodes)
1987 Married... with Children Yes Episode: "The Poker Game"
1988–89 Charles in Charge Yes 2 episodes
1988–91 My Secret Identity Co-Executive Yes Yes 72 episodes / Writer (Episode: "Pilot")
1990 Poochinski Executive Yes Unsold pilot
1990-91 Babes Executive 22 episodes
1997 Metropolitan Hospital Yes Executive Yes Unsold pilot
2000 Father Can't Cope Yes Executive Yes Unsold pilot
2001 Grounded for Life Yes Episode: "Eddie's Dead"

References
  1. "Brain Levant". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  2. Liebenson, Donald (January 15, 2010). "'Spy Next Door' reflects on its director". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 30, 2019.


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