Jefery Levy (born May 21, 1958) is an American film and television director, producer, and writer, based in Beverly Hills, California.
Career
In 1985, while a graduate student at UCLA, Levy wrote and produced the low-budget hit ''
Ghoulies'', a horror-comedy film.
He has produced and directed dozens of TV and film projects over a span of three decades, and he is most recently known for the 2015 film ''ME'', which he directed, produced, wrote, and starred.
Levy's debut feature was ''Drive'' (1991), starring Academy Award nominee David Warner, and it won the FIPRESCI Award at the
48th Venice International Film Festival
The 48th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 3 to 14 September 1991.
Italian film critic Gian Luigi Rondi was the Jury President of the main competition.
The Golden Lion winner was '' Close to Eden'' directed by Nikita Mik ...
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''The Key''
Levy's 2014 film adaption of the novel ''
The Key'' by the Japanese writer
Junichiro Tanizaki premiered at the Real Experiment Film Festival at the Laemmle Music Hall Theater in Beverly Hills. ''
The Key'' explores the twisted sexual life and marriage of a Los Angeles couple through their private journals in an explicit cinematic portrayal.
Teaching appointments
From 1991 to 1996, Levy served as the youngest associate professor at USC School of Cinema/Television. Levy was also a faculty member of
The American Film Institute, where he taught the master directing class from 1995 to 1996).
Selected filmography
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Ghoulies'' (1985)
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Rockula'' (1990)
*''Drive'' (1991)
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Inside Monkey Zetterland'' (1993)
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S.F.W.'' (1994)
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Sliders'' (1997, TV)
*''Lawless'' (1997) (TV)
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Roar
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'' (1998, TV)
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Spy Game'' (1998, TV)
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Hollyweird'' (1998, TV pilot)
*''Invincible'' (1999, TV pilot)
*''Et Tu Babe'' (1999)
*''Iggy Vile M.D.'' (1999) (TV)
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Profiler'' (1999, TV)
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Get Real'' (1999, TV)
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Secret Agent Man'' (1999, TV pilot)
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The Expendables'' (2000, TV pilot)
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Freakylinks'' (2000, TV pilot)
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Dark Angel'' (2000, TV)
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Harsh Realm'' (2000, TV)
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Roswell'' (2001)
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UC: Undercover'' (2001, TV)
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2001, TV)
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Night Visions'' (2001, TV)
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Keen Eddie'' (2003, TV)
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Queens Supreme'' (2003, TV)
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The Dead Zone'' (2003, TV)
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Numb3rs
''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that originally aired on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, with a total of six seasons consisting of 118 episodes. The series was created by Nico ...
'' (2005, TV)
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Rescue Me'' (2005, TV)
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Monk
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'' (2006, TV)
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Eureka'' (2006, TV pilot)
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Las Vegas
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'' (2006, TV)
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Ghost Whisperer
''Ghost Whisperer'' is an American supernatural television series, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005, to May 21, 2010.
The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon ( Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the ability to see and communicate w ...
'' (2005, TV)
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The Key'' (2014)
*''ME'' (2015)
References
External links
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Official Website
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Living people
American television directors
Film directors from New York City
University of Southern California faculty
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
UCLA Film School alumni
1958 births