Shawn Levy was born on 23 july 1968 in Montreal, Quebec at Jewish family. Levy graduated from Yale University in 1989 majoring in Performing Arts. Levy's acting debut was in Zombie Nightmare (1986), a low-budget horror film in which he portrayed the character Jim Bratten, the leader of a group of teenagers. The film is best known for being featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. He appeared in the 1988 Liberace: Behind the Music, as a post-Scott Thorson acquaintance of Liberace. His television acting resume consists of a guest spot on 21 Jump Street, a recurring role on Beverly Hills, 90210, and a role on 30 Rock as TV producer Scottie Shofar. Levy is the latest director attached to the film adaptation of the Uncharted video game series, following on from David O. Russell and Neil Burger. Joe Carnahan will be working with Levy to produce the script for the movie, set to film in 2017. Levy will also direct a film based on long-running children's series Sesame Street, which will be the show's third motion picture following Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, and its first in nearly two decades. Well known as director of Night at the Museum films.

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