Shawn Levy

Director — Stranger Things, Arrival, Night at the Museum

Born

1968

Birthplace

MONTREAL, QUEBEC

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁

5.0/ 5

Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil

I. Origin

Born on Canadian soil

MONTREAL, QUEBEC

Canadian parentage

No Canadian parents on record

Citizenship on record

Automatic by birth

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Quebec

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

Credits filed north of the 49th

III. Cultural evidence — not scored

Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.

Publicly claims to be Canadian

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

Left Montreal for Yale at 17 but maintains dual Canadian-American citizenship and frequently champions Canadian talent in his productions.

The verdict

Born in Montreal, went to Yale, then spent decades making blockbusters in Hollywood — but still holds dual citizenship and reps Canada loud and proud. Directed the Night at the Museum trilogy and produced Stranger Things, but Canadians are most proud he brought Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman together for Deadpool & Wolverine. We claim him, even if most of his work happens south of the border.

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable