Father-son duo Dan and Eugene Levy to host this year’s Emmy Awards – National
Eugene And Dan Levy bring their father-son comedic style to the The Emmy Awards.
Canadian stars and co-creators of Schitt’s Creek They say they are delighted to host the awards ceremony next month.
“For two Canadians who won our Emmy Awards in a literal quarantine tent, the thought of being asked to host in a real theatre this year was motivation enough,” the pair said in a statement posted on the Television Academy website Friday.
Emmy organizers say the Levys will be the first father-son duo to host the three-quarter-century celebration of television’s best.
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It is also the first time since Howie Mandel in 2008 that a Canadian has hosted the event.
The Levys’ move to reception comes four years after Schitt’s Creek swept the comedy categories at the Emmy Awardswinning nine awards, setting a record for the most wins ever by a comedy series in a single year. The Canadian-filmed sitcom centered on the once-wealthy Rose family.
Eugene Levy is also nominated for an Emmy Award this year.
His Apple TV Plus series The Reluctant Traveler with Eugène Levy is up for Outstanding Nonfiction Series or Animated Special.
Dan Levy recently played Andy Warhol in Netflix’s comedy Jerry Seinfeld Not frostedwhich is up for the Emmy for best TV movie.
The awards ceremony will be broadcast on September 15.
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