The 76th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards shall be hosted by legendary comedy actor Eugene Levy and his actor-producer son, Dan Levy.
Right here’s every part you might want to know in regards to the Levys, each four-time Emmy winners, as they host the ceremony this Sunday.
Meet the Levy Household
Eugene and Dan are a part of a well known Canadian household within the leisure business.
Dan’s sister, Sarah Levy, has additionally pursued a profession in appearing and starred in Schitt’s Creek alongside her brother and father, whereas their mom, Deborah Divine, is a producer and screenwriter. Deborah, who has been married to the American Pie actor since 1977, has manufacturing credit on ’90s TV reveals like One other World and Higgins Boys and Gruber. She additionally served as a manufacturing supervisor on Seek for Tomorrow and The Fringe of Evening and is credited as a screenwriter for the TV collection Maniac Mansion.
Eugene credit Deborah with the choice to lift their household in Toronto as a substitute of a showbiz hub like Los Angeles or New York Metropolis. “There’s one thing about elevating children in a show-bizzy sort of setting that’s a bit scary,” he informed PEOPLE in 2019. “Toronto is only a very regular city. They might develop up with all choices open to them of what they wished to do. We didn’t need them to be locked into present enterprise. After all, the irony is that they each went into appearing — and now we’re all on a present collectively.”
What Have the Hosts Labored On?
Dan and Eugene, the creators of Schitt’s Creek, made Emmy historical past in September 2020 when the ultimate season of the present swept the comedy classes throughout a digital ceremony held as a result of pandemic. Dan turned the primary performer to win 4 Emmys in a single prime-time telecast for writing, directing, finest supporting actor, and finest comedy collection. His appearing credit embrace his breakout position in Schitt’s Creek, alongside his father, in addition to visitor roles in collection like Curb Your Enthusiasm, Intercourse Training, and The Idol.
Eugene’s appearing profession spans greater than 50 years, with tv credit together with SCTV and Schitt’s Creek. On movie, he has starred in comedy classics resembling Ready for Guffman, Greatest in Present, and A Mighty Wind. Presently, Eugene seems as himself, enjoying the actor model of Steve Martin’s character in Solely Murders within the Constructing.
Each Eugene and Dan are Primetime Emmy winners. Eugene has 4 Emmys—two of them for Schitt’s Creek—together with Excellent Lead Actor in a Comedy Collection and Excellent Comedy Collection as a producer in 2020.
Have the Levys Shared Something About Their Internet hosting Plans?
“We hope to kick it off in a manner that’s sort of energized,” Eugene informed On The Purple Carpet’s George Pennacchio about their internet hosting plan.
The Levys are planning to take a “gentler strategy” to their Emmys internet hosting gig. “Simply paying tribute to tv, actually the nominees, but additionally to the medium that gave us each our begins,” Eugene defined in a Los Angeles Instances profile he shared together with his son. “It’s at all times struck me as odd when jokes are made on the expense of the nominees — they’ve put within the work, and it’s their night time. It’s important to have sufficient respect for the awards present itself. In any other case, why are we right here?”
Dan added that they each need the present “to really feel celebratory” whereas nonetheless sustaining “a little bit of an edge.”
“Individuals, from what I’ve been informed, are sort of excited that we’re not hard-edged comics, that there shall be a sort of heat to the room,” Dan continued. “It’s attempting to marry all of these issues with out being boring, in the end. However we’re getting there.”
When requested by Pennacchio in regards to the variety of surprises they’ve deliberate for the present, Eugene responded with out hesitation, “Eleven.”
“I’m additionally going with eleven,” Dan echoed.
Who Is Presenting on the 2024 Emmys?
A star-studded lineup shall be presenting the statuettes on the award present, bringing collectively a mixture of Hollywood legends and modern expertise. In response to the Tv Academy, presenters embrace Matt Bomer, Viola Davis, Colin Farrell, Lily Gladstone, Selena Gomez, Joshua Jackson, Don Johnson, Mindy Kaling, Jimmy Kimmel, Greta Lee, Jean Sensible, Kristen Wiig, and extra.
Among the many standout presenters is Dick Van Dyke, a Hollywood legend who turns 98 in December. Van Dyke is a four-time Primetime Emmy Award winner and a two-time Daytime Emmy Award winner, together with his most up-to-date win for a visitor position on the cleaning soap opera “Days of Our Lives.”
Are the Hosts Nominated for Any Awards?
For Eugene, the night time shall be jam-packed. Along with his internet hosting duties this yr, the actor is nominated for his Apple TV+ collection The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy within the Excellent Hosted Nonfiction Collection or Particular class.
