Brian Michael Levant (born August 6, 1952) is an American filmmaker.
[1] Born in Highland Park, Illinois to a Jewish family, Levant started his career in 1976 as a writer for the TV series Happy Days.
He also wrote for, among other TV shows, The Jeffersons, Mork & Mindy and Still the Beaver.
[1] Though his work is generally disliked by film critics,[2] Levant has responded to the criticism with, "I'm making movies for the audience that I was when I was sitting at home watching Garfield Goose and The Three Stooges on WGN...To read those reviews is an act of self-flagellation, but reviews be damned when you're at Blockbuster, and you're seeing family after family grab one of your movies off the shelf on a Friday night.
"[2] Levant is a major collector of 20th century toys and pop culture memorabilia.