- Is the only person to have won Emmys for acting, directing, writing and producing in a single year. He won the awards in 2020.
- He and his father Eugene Levy made history at The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020). They became the first father/son duo to be nominated for and to win Emmys on the same night.
- He's the son of comedic actor Eugene Levy and Deborah Divine.
- He is good friends with Catherine O'Hara, who is his co-star on Schitt's Creek (2015), who has known him since he was a baby.
- Dan came out to his mother at age 18. Dan's dad was waiting for him to come out, but his mom couldn't wait and asked her son if he was gay. Dan said "Yes!".
- Older brother of Sarah Levy.
- His mother is a Protestant Christian and his father is Jewish. His father's ancestry is Sephardi (from Bulgaria) and Ashkenazi (from Poland and Scotland). His mother is of English and Irish descent.
- He was in on a joke when he was hosting Saturday Night Live. He was showing the audience the backstage area when he comes across his dad Eugene Levy in a Plexiglas isolation box. Eugene wasn't aware of the isolation box until he came in from Los Angeles.
- He was named after the Elton John song Daniel. His parents had met Elton and his partner David Furnish at an Emmys after-party. Eugene text Dan to "come find us." Dan ran into his parents after the after-party and he asked "what did he say after you told him that I was named after his song?"? Eugene said "we didn't tell him.".
- He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on May 11, 2023 from the Canadian Governor General. He lives in Los Angeles, United States of America.
- He is good friends with Stacey Farber who played Rachel on the CBC comedy series Schitt's Creek (2015) in S4E7 The Barbecue (2018). They went on vacation together to Japan.
- Nephew of Fred Levy.
- Brother-in-law of Graham Outerbridge.
- His nephew James Eugene Outerbridge was born on July 5, 2022. The baby's parents are his sister Sarah Levy and her husband Graham Outerbridge. The baby's middle name is his father Eugene Levy's first name.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content