His character in American Pie might be among Eugene Levy‘s most renowned functions, however it was one that he came really near losing out on completely. Originally launched in theater in 1999, American Pie follows a group of high school kids who form a pact to lose their virginity prior to graduation. The title of the movie originates from its most remarkable scene including Jim (Biggs) utilizing an apple pie to imitate intimacy with a lady. He’s disturbed in the act by his daddy (Levy) in a hilariously uncomfortable minute, and at this moment, it’s difficult to envision other stars in those functions.


In a brand-new interview for The Graham Norton Show, Levy assessed signing up with American Pie in the late 1990s. He kept in mind how it was clear really early on in the script that it was an especially obscene funny, which had him feeling concerned about signing up with the cast. Worse yet, the function he was desired for had actually likewise been composed a lot in a different way, and it wasn’t up until Levy requested modifications to be made to Jim’s father that he lastly accepted the part.

“I said no initially,” he stated. “I didn’t wanna do it. I didn’t even like the part the way it was written, Jim’s dad, because it was kind of written as a ‘nudge, nudge, wink, wink’ kind of thing. With the dad trying to be friends, kind of a hip friend with his son. And I said, ‘I don’t wanna play that. I think a dad should be the kind of dad that nobody wants to hang around with, when they’re a kid. Just a square dad trying to do the right thing.”

Levy continued, “So, they allowed me to improvise, do all the scenes, take them out and improvise before I committed to do it. And then I liked the way the improvisations were going, it was kind of turning out the way I wanted it to, so I said, ‘Okay.’ That was it.”


The American Pie Franchise Continues

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Levy would eventually end up being so associated with American Pie that he would even get associated with the lesser-known spinoffs that do not include Jason Biggs and the other starring cast members of the primary series of movies. After debuting as Jim’s daddy, Noah Levenstein, in the 1999 initial, Levy would repeat the function for American Pie 2 in 2001 and American Wedding in 2003 to complete the initial trilogy. He then went on to appear in 4 different “American Pie Presents” spinoffs: 2005’s Band Camp, 2006’s The Naked Mile, 2007’s Beta House, and 2009’s The Book ofLove In 2012, Levy would rejoin Biggs and the other originals for American Reunion.

We might wind up seeing Levy go back to that function as soon as again. There have actually been rumblings for many years of an American Pie 5 occurring, with Tara Reid declaring in 2021 that a script is even all set to go. By this point, it appears quite particular that if the motion picture takes place, Levy would be the very first one to sign on.