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The Toronto-raised co-creator and star of the hit CBC sitcom, which is up for a leading 21 Canadian Screen Awards this week, is working under a three-year overall deal with ABC Studios, a part of Disney Television Studios. The gig announced in September 2019 has him developing and producing scripted projects for the studio.

Levy says heB次元官网网址檚 picking and pulling some ideas he used to jot down in a journal when he had rare downtime during the making of B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 Creek,B次元官网网址� which ended its sixth and final season last year and swept the 2020 Emmys comedy categories with seven wins.

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Levy said heB次元官网网址檚 never considered himself to be a comedy writer but rather someone who just happened to write a story that was funny.

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B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 Creek,B次元官网网址� which aired on Pop TV in the U.S., followed the formerly wealthy Rose family as they grew accustomed to a more humble life in a motel in a small town. Viewers and critics praised its inclusive and joyful storylines, including that of LevyB次元官网网址檚 character, David, who identified as pansexual (someone who is open to all sexual orientations or gender identities).

B次元官网网址淏次元官网网址楽chittB次元官网网址檚 CreekB次元官网网址� was never heavy-handed in the stories that we were telling about the LGBTQIA+ community, but they were meaningful because of that sort of ease,B次元官网网址� said Levy, who is openly gay.

B次元官网网址淎nd so I think itB次元官网网址檚 just about telling stories that mean something to people, that allow people to see themselves where they donB次元官网网址檛 often see themselves. And I think, at this point, itB次元官网网址檚 also been a real mandate for me to use whatever success I have to leverage the voices of other people around me who need to be heard.B次元官网网址�

Many B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 CreekB次元官网网址� fans are hoping for a film featuring the Roses, who are also played by co-creator Eugene Levy, Catherine OB次元官网网址橦ara and Annie Murphy.

But B次元官网网址渁s of now, thereB次元官网网址檚 nothing going onB次元官网网址� on that front, said Levy.

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The Ontario-shot series B次元官网网址渉as been and continues to be the greatest experience ofB次元官网网址� LevyB次元官网网址檚 life, he said, adding that reuniting with the team B次元官网网址渋s obviously something that I would love to do.B次元官网网址�

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Levy is also getting the CSAB次元官网网址檚 Radius Award, which honours Canadians who are making waves globally.

The trophies are being presented this week in a series of livestreamed presentations on the website and social media channels of the Academy Of Canadian Cinema & Television. Levy said he recorded a video for ThursdayB次元官网网址檚 main event.

The CSAs are B次元官网网址渋ncredibly meaningful,B次元官网网址� said Levy, because theyB次元官网网址檝e honoured every department of the B次元官网网址淪chittB次元官网网址檚 CreekB次元官网网址� from the beginning, before the show blew up globally on Netflix.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e kind of made it my mission to make sure that everybody knows how Canadian this show is throughout the past year and a half of promoting it, and IB次元官网网址檓 incredibly proud of the efforts of our Canadian cast and crew and what theyB次元官网网址檝e managed to do with this show and how far theyB次元官网网址檝e managed to take it,B次元官网网址� Levy said.

Levy, who recently made his hosting debut on B次元官网网址淪aturday Night Live,B次元官网网址� said he wants to use his platform to help create opportunities for others and B次元官网网址渞eally pay it forward so that we can continue to open those doors for diverse storytelling and also opportunities.B次元官网网址�

He also wants to use social media to help others, as he recently did with the University of AlbertaB次元官网网址檚 Indigenous Studies Program. Levy encouraged fans to follow in his footsteps by enrolling in the schoolB次元官网网址檚 free online Indigenous Canada course and donating to the program.

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Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press

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