Brian Levant

Brian Michael Levant (born August 6, 1952) is an American television and film director, writer and producer.

Levant was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He started his career in 1977 as a writer for the TV series The Jeffersons. He also wrote for, among other TV shows, Mork & Mindy, Still the Beaver, and Happy Days.

He is best known for directing the films Beethoven, The Flintstones, Jingle All the Way, Snow Dogs and Are We There Yet?.

Television

 * The Jeffersons (1977) - Story
 * Happy Days (1977-84) - Story; writer; supervising producer ;Story editor; executive story consultant; program consultant
 * Brothers and Sisters (1979) - Writer
 * The Bad News Bears (1979-80) - Writer; producer; executive consultant
 * Goodtime Girls (1980) - Executive consultant
 * Mork & Mindy (1980-82) - Writer; producer; creative consultant
 * The New Leave It to Beaver (1983-89) - Developer; director; writer; executive producer
 * Married... with Children (1987) - Director
 * My Secret Identity (1988-91) - Creator; writer; co-executive producer
 * Charles in Charge (1988-89) - Director
 * Poochinski (1990) - Teleplay; executive producer; failed pilot
 * Father Can't Cope (2000) - Director; executive producer; failed pilot
 * Grounded for Life (2001) - Director