Eugene and Dan Levy are in talks to co-host the 2024 Emmys on ABC next month Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Deirdre Durkan-simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 19:37, 6 August 2024 | Updated: 19:37, 6 August 2024 e-mail View comments Eugene and Dan Levy are reportedly in talks to co-host the 2024 Emmys , four years after making history as the first father-son duo to win Emmys in the same year.
At this time, the actors, who created and starred on Schitt's Creek for six seasons between 2015 to 2020, are still 'in negotiations to emcee' the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 15 with ABC. Sources stressed to Deadline that the 'negotiations are ongoing, and it is unclear whether a deal will be reached.' DailyMail.
com has reached out to Dan's representatives, but have not heard back at this time. Over the years, the pair have come together on a number of projects, including doing the opening monologue at the 2020 SAG Awards together and guest hosting Ellen. Eugene and Dan Levy are reportedly in talks to co-host the 2024 Emmys (seen in 2019) When Dan, 40, hosted Saturday Night Live in 2021, Eugene, 77, made an appearance during the episode.
Read More Dan Levy reveals his key role in Adele's success in the US at the beginning of her career when he was working at MTV and first heard her music In 2020, their show Schitt's Creek was nominated for an impressive 19 Emmy awards, with Dan picking up the gongs for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Comedy Series, Writing, and Directing for a Comedy Series. That year, Eugene took home Best Actor in a Comedy Series. Previously, Dan revealed he distanced himself professionally from his father for five years to avoid accusations that nepotism was the reason behind his success.
In January, he opened up about how he kept his family tree under wraps during his formative years at MTV Live as he wanted to establish his success away from his father. It wasn't until he believed he had made a name for himself in the industry that he approached Eugene to co-create Schitt's Creek. 'I never went to my dad for anything,' he explained at a special screening for his show, Good Grief.
'I think there was a part of him that always wondered why I never came to him.' 'You know the culture, you know how easy it is to judge people who have grown up in the industry.' He continued: 'I had gone through high school life, to college, into MTV and they didn't know who my dad was when I auditioned for MTV, and they didn't know for five years.
At this time, the actors, who created and starred on Schitt's Creek for six seasons between 2015 to 2020, are still 'in negotiations to emcee' the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 15 with ABC; seen in 2020 This comes nearly four years after they made history as the first father-son duo to win Emmys in the same year (pictured in 2020) Over the years, the pair have come together on a number of projects, including doing the opening monologue at the 2020 SAG Awards together and guest hosting Ellen; seen in December 2023 'And then, when I felt I had established my own relationship with the audience and had a successful television show, I felt like I had earned a place in the conversation, and that's when I brought him into it. 'It was only after that, when I had done the work, came up with the idea for Schitt's Creek, that I knew I had what it took to carry my weight.' Dan continued: 'When you're in those situations, you almost have to do triple the work, justifiably so, to get to a place where you can go, as I did, to my dad and ask him to work for me.
' Schitt's Creek premiered in 2015 and continued for six seasons, with its finale airing in 2020. It followed Eugene's Johnny Rose, the head of the family, who is forced to discover what it means to be a father and a husband after losing everything, and having to rebuild their lives with their only remaining asset, a remote town called Schitt's Creek, which was purchased as a joke birthday present. Actress Catherine O'Hara, 69, played his on-screen wife, Moira Rose, while Annie Murphy, 37, played daughter Alexis, and Dan played son David.
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