Biography
He eventually became a supervising producer on the series and moved on to write, produce and serve as a creative consultant for the show's hit spin-off, "Mork and Mindy" (ABC, 1978-82). Levant enjoyed his greatest success as a producer-his penchant for recycling features and earlier TV programs showed itself in such series as "The Bad News Bears" (CBS, 1979-80), "Hot W.A.C.S." (ABC, 1981), "Still the Beaver/The New Leave It to Beaver" (The …
Career Milestones
| Reportedly submitted first jokes to a local Chicago TV show at the age of eight | ||
1976 | Worked as a story editor for the ABC sitcom, "Happy Days"; eventually becoming supervising producer | |
1979 | First credit as executive script consultant, the short-lived NBC sitcom "Brothers and Sisters" | |
1983 | Wrote the teleplay for the CBS TV-movie, "Still the Beaver" | |
1984 | Executive produced the Disney Channel series, "Still the Beaver" | |
1986 | Wrote and produced the retitled "The New Leave It to Beaver" for TBS; also directed episodes | |
1987 | Helmed episodes of Fox's "Married ... With Children" | |
1988 | Produced the syndicated series, "My Secret Identity" | |
1991 | Feature directorial debut, "Problem Child 2" | |
1992 | Directed the family comedy, "Beethoven," starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt | |
1994 | Helmed the live-action feature adaptation of "The Flintstones," based on the animated 1960s series | |
1995 | Executive produced the NBC TV-movie, "Problem Child 3: Junior in Love" | |
1996 | Directed the Christmas comedy, "Jingle All the Way," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger | |
1997 | Co-scripted the feature adaptation of "Leave It to Beaver" | |
2000 | Helmed the prequel, "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" | |
2002 | Directed the feature "Snow Dogs," about a father (James Coburn) and son (Cuba Gooding Jr) who reunite at a dogsled race | |
2005 | Directed the comedy "Are We There Yet?" starring Ice Cube | |
2010 | Directed Jackie Chan in the action comedy, "The Spy Next Door" | |