Dan Levy
5/6/20261 hr 18 min
Dan Levy is an Emmy award-winning actor, writer, director, and producer. Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Levy is the son of actor and comedian Eugene Levy. Dan Levy became a sensation for his work on Schitt’s Creek, one of the most beloved shows on television, which he co-created and featured in with his father Eugene Levy and which also starred Catherine O’Hara. The series garnered countless awards, and a total of 165 nominations, including nine Emmy wins for its sixth and final season. Levy launched a film and television production company, Not a Real Production Company, in 2022. Levy made his directorial debut with Netflix’s, Good Grief, an original film that he wrote, produced and starred in, released in 2024. Levy produced and starred in the Loewe’s advert Decades of Confusion alongside Aubrey Plaza, and produced the documentary Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, about Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan’s 1990s all-female music festival Lilith Fair. His new Netflix series, Big Mistakes, is a family crime comedy series which Levy co-created, stars in and executive produced.Levy is a life-long fashion obsessive, and worked to source vintage or second-hand the majority of the clothing worn by the Schitt’s Creek cast. He is a great friend of Jonathan Anderson and had his own eyewear company, DL Eyewear. In this episode of Fashion Neurosis, Bella Freud and Dan Levy discuss being a High Fashion Introvert, the allure of Anthony Vaccarello’s shoulder, and the genius of Peaches and Rachel Sennott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsBella Freud· Host0:00
[gentle music] [doorbell ringing] Hi, come in. Welcome to Fashion Neurosis, Dan Levy.
Dan Levy· Guest0:18
I'm so happy to be here.
Bella Freud· Host0:19
Can you tell me what you're wearing today and why you chose these particular clothes?
Dan Levy· Guest0:25
Well, I've, I'm kind of in a, in my, a state of flux in my life right now. I've just, I've just moved into a, a place here, so I had to rummage through what I had in my suitcase, and I... This is a, um, a sweater from The Row. Uh, these are some leather pants from Versace, and, uh, shoes from the same collection. Um, Dario Visalli's- Mm. -sort of collection at Versace, which I loved. And then I suppose I'm wearing an, a watch from my dear friend Trevor, who gave it to me when I was very young, and it was the most valuable thing I'd ever owned.
Bella Freud· Host1:07
[laughs] Yes.
Dan Levy· Guest1:07
Um, yeah.
Bella Freud· Host1:09
And where are your glasses from?
Dan Levy· Guest1:11
These are Celine, actually.
Bella Freud· Host1:13
Oh. Hedi Celine.
Dan Levy· Guest1:15
I think so.
Bella Freud· Host1:17
Or Phoebe.
Dan Levy· Guest1:17
Not Michael's. Ah, I can't be sure.
Bella Freud· Host1:21
Mm.
Dan Levy· Guest1:22
I've had them for a little bit. Um, I don't know, actually.
Bella Freud· Host1:28
Oh, they're nice.
Dan Levy· Guest1:29
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