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File No. 351480 Β Β·Β Adjudicated
Dan Levy
Actor β Schitt's Creek, Good Grief, Happiest Season
Born
1983
Birthplace
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
πππππ
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup π
Born, raised, and still says βout for a ripβ unironically.
Scorecard
Path A β born on Canadian soil
I. Origin
β
Born on Canadian soil β yes
TORONTO, ONTARIO
β
Canadian parentage β not scored
Both parents Canadian
β
Citizenship on record β not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
β
Formative years spent in Canada β yes
Raised β Ontario
β
Lived in Canada by choice β not scored
Residency on record as an adult
β
Worked or filmed in Canada β not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence β not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
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Publicly claims to be Canadian β not scored
Says so, out loud
β
Canada claims them back β not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Schitt's Creek became the first series ever to win a Primetime Emmy in all four major comedy acting categories in a single year β Levy won for writing, directing, producing, and acting on the same show, the same season.
The verdict
Born in Toronto to Eugene Levy and Deborah Divine, and grew up to co-create, write, direct, and star in Schitt's Creek with his own father β a show shot largely at Pinewood Toronto Studios that swept the Emmys and somehow made a fictional motel town feel like the whole country. Both parents Canadian, born, raised, and unmistakably the family business. Five points.