Brian Levant


Brian Michael Levant 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

Television

Television film and unsold pilot

Television series