Dan Levy

Daniel Joseph Levy (born August 9, 1983) is a Canadian actor who portrays David Rose on Schitt's Creek, a show in which he co-created with his father Eugene Levy.

Career
Levy began his television career as a co-host of MTV Canada’s flagship show MTV Live and later co-wrote, co-hosted, and co-produced the critically acclaimed ratings hit  The After Show  and its various incarnations including  The Hills: The After Show  and  The City: Live After Show. Levy also wrote, produced, and starred in his own Christmas special for MTV,  Daniel Levy’s Holi-Do’s & Don’ts  and co-hosted the  MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet ,  the X-Factor  pre-show, and national coverage of the Vancouver Olympic Games for CTV. Levy’s acting roles include  Degrassi: The Next Generation  and the thriller  Off Line. He made his film debut opposite Tina Fey in  Admission.

Sexuality
Daniel came out as gay aged 18 after his mother took him out for lunch and invited him to come out. Eugene Levy told Andy Cohen that he and Daniel’s mom knew that their son was gay, but Daniel’s mom couldn’t wait any longer for the coming out moment.

“My mom asked me over for lunch one day and I said, ‘Yes,’ Daniel told Andy Cohen. “She almost knew. My mom and I have a very close relationship in that sense and it almost felt like she knew that I was ready.”