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Jefery Levy
Born (1958-05-21) May 21, 1958 (age 66)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Producer
  • director
  • writer
  • attorney
Websitejeferylevy.com

Jefery Levy (born May 21, 1958)[1] is an American film and television director, producer, and writer, based in Beverly Hills, California.[2]

Career[edit]

In 1985, while a graduate student at UCLA, Levy wrote and produced the low-budget hit Ghoulies, a horror-comedy film.[3] 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.[4][5]

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 Key[edit]

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.[6][7] The Key explores the twisted sexual life and marriage of a Los Angeles couple through their private journals in an explicit cinematic portrayal.[8]

Teaching appointments[edit]

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).[9]

Selected filmography[edit]

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