Jason Anderson Special to The Star Eugene Levy arrives at the premiere of 'Astro Boy' in Los Angeles on Oct. 19, 2009. DAN STEINBERG/THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Giving voices to a nervous robot or a plucky porcupine may not be how some thespians want to spend their careers, but Eugene Levy knows there's no reason for anyone in his line of work to look down on animated movies. "In my mind, the best comedies that are out today are animated movies," says Levy in a phone interview from Los Angeles, where the Hamilton-bred and Toronto-based actor has a second home. "They are usually really well-written, the quality of humour is usually very high and the quality of the projects is quite amazing." Contemporary movie comedies "generally don't measure up" in the eyes of this SCTV veteran and star of the mockumentaries of Christopher Guest... [read full story]
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