- Source of Wealth: Television
- Age: 57
- Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois
- Marital Status: Married to Krista Schmuck
- Full Name: Steven E. Levitan
- Nationality: United States
- Date of Birth: April 6, 1962
- Ethnicity: Jewish
- Occupation: Director, Screenwriter and Producer
- Education: University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Children: Hannah, Alexa and Griffin
Steven Levitan is an American director, screenwriter and producer of television comedies who has an estimated net worth of $50 million. He is known for such television series as Just Shoot Me!, Stark Raving Mad, Stacked, Back to You, and Modern Family.
Steven E. Levitan was born on April 6, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism. He began his professional career as a WKOW-TV on-air news reporter and morning anchorman in Madisonx Wisconsin. He was also a copywriter at Leo Burnett Advertising in Chicago but later moved to Hollywood in 1989.
Levitan started writing, directing and/or producing several popular television shows such as Wings, The Larry Sanders, Frasier, Greg the Bunny, Just Shoot Me, Stacked, The Critic, Back to You, Men Behaving Badly and Modern Family. His work led to seven Emmy Award nominations.
He has won three Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series for Frasier and Modern Family, while the third is for Outstanding Writing for Modern Family. He has also won the Humanitas Award, a CableACE Award, a Producers Guild Award, and a Television Critics Association Award for several other shows.
In 2006, he launched the production company called Picture Day along with writer/producer Christopher Lloyd.