Brian Levant

Brian Michael Levant (born August 6, 1952) is an American television and film director, writer and producer.
Levant was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He 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, The Flintstones, Jingle All the Way, Snow Dogs and Are We There Yet?.
Levant's work is generally disliked by film critics. In response to the criticism, Levant responded, "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."
==Filmography==
===Film===
Title 	Year	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
Problem Child 2 	1991	 	 	 	Directorial debut
Beethoven 	1992	 	 	 	
The Flintstones 	1994	 	 	 	
Jingle All the Way 	1996	 	 	 	
Leave It to Beaver 	1997	 	 	 	
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 	2000	 	 	 	
Snow Dogs 	2002	 	 	 	
Are We There Yet? 	2005	 	 	 	
Beethoven's Big Break 	2008	 	 	 	Direct-to-video
The Spy Next Door 	2010	 	 	 	
A Christmas Story 2 	2012	 	 	 	Direct-to-video
Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure	2014	 	 	 	Direct-to-video
Max 2: White House Hero 	2017	 	 	 	Limited released
Police Academy 	TBA 	 	 	 	Announced
=== Television ===
==== Television film and unsold pilot ====
Title 	Year	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
Poochinski 	1990	 	 	 	Unsold pilot
Problem Child 3: Junior in Love 	1995	 	 	 	
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space	1995	 	 	 	
Metropolitan Hospital 	1997	 	 	 	Unsold pilot
Father Can't Cope 	2000	 	 	 	Unsold pilot
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins 	2009	 	 	 	
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster 	2010	 	 	 	
The Game of Love 	2016	 	 	 	
==== Television series ====
 
Title 	Year 	Director	Producer	Writer	Creator	Notes
Happy Days 	1976–84	 	 	 	 	Writer (15 ep.) / Supervising producer (44 ep.)
The Jeffersons 	1977 	 	 	 	 	Ep.: "Jefferson Airplane"
Please Stand By 	1978 	 	 	 	 	1 ep.
Brothers and Sisters 	1979 	 	 	 	 	2 ep.
The Bad News Bears 	1979–80	 	 	 	 	Writer (2 ep.) / Producer (12 ep.)
Mork & Mindy 	1981–82	 	 	 	 	Writer (2 ep.) / Producer (22 ep,)
The New Leave It to Beaver	1983–89	 	 	 	 	102 ep. / Director (21 ep.) / Writer (19 ep.)
Married... with Children 	1987 	 	 	 	 	Episode: "The Poker Game"
Charles in Charge 	1988–89	 	 	 	 	2 episodes
My Secret Identity 	1988–91	 	 	 	 	72 ep. / Writer and co-executive producer (Ep. "Pilot")
Babes 	1990 	 	 	 	 	2 ep.
Grounded for Life 	2001 	 	 	 	 	Ep.: "Eddie's Dead"
Category:1952 births
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Category:American male screenwriters
Category:American television directors
Category:Television producers from Illinois
Category:American television writers
Category:Film directors from Illinois
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Category:People from Highland Park, Illinois
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Category:Screenwriters from Illinois