Eugene Levy is a recurring character in season four of Only Murders in the Building. He is an actor playing a fictionalized version of Charles in the movie based on the podcast and is portrayed by Eugene Levy.
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Eugene came to a party thrown by Bev Melon with the intent of persuading them to sign the contract allowing Bev to make the movie based on their lives. Eugene told Charles he was looking forward to the project as he was a fan of Charles from his Brazzos days. He even dubbed Charles' voice for the French version of the show. Eugene quickly noticed that Charles was worried and said no one did "a little worried" like Charles. Charles tried to say he was usually the fun guy, but Eugene didn't believe him. Charles then excused himself from the conversation.[1]
Eugene came to New York, along with Eva and Zach, at the recommendation of the Brothers sisters, in order to do a character study on the people they'd be playing. Eugene was eager to follow Charles around and learn more about him. He flattered Charles by speaking highly of him. They realized that Vince and Rudy both had possible motives to murder Charles and so they split up, with Eva and Mabel investigating Rudy while Eugene and Charles talked to Vince. Before leaving, they tried to figure out a way to get Vince to remove his eye patch so they could see if he had a bruise from the gun recoiling. Eugene proposed asking him for a drink of water and then Eugene telling a joke and Charles doing a spit take to get water all over Vince, forcing him to remove the eye patch. Charles said that was a bad idea and came up with another one.
Eugene and Charles both put on eye patches and went to Vince's place, where they claimed they had the same antibiotic-resistant pink eye he did and offered him some special drops to cure it. When he stepped out of the room to apply the drops, they decided to change course. When he came back, they tried using a joke and a spit take to get him to remove his eye patch. It worked, but Vince also punched Eugene in the face, causing a nosebleed. This led to a conversation in which Charles and Vince revealed that they were both awkward, so they didn't hate each other as they each suspected. They hugged and then Vince hugged Eugene. Eugene didn't let go for a long time, allowing Charles to look at a photo Vince had on a table of himself with all the neighbors from his floor including one with their face scratched off.[2]
Eugene came to the promotional photo shoot to take pictures for the movie. While he was there, he had an awkward moment trying to pass Charles at the makeup chairs, which gave Charles an idea. Soon after this, the photo shoot was interrupted by gunshots.[3]
When Charles, Mabel, and Oliver fled New York for their safety, the actors followed, including Zach, who had left the hospital to do so. They wanted to help with the case. Mabel initially refused, but after Loretta told her actors were investigators and seeing them correctly deduce three key traits about Bev, Mabel gave them a rundown of the case and left them to work together in one room while she worked in another.
The next morning, the actors woke everyone in the house and told them that the case actually went back to season one, with the question of who poisoned Winnie and who left the note and Jan's door. Charles realized that Sazz knew and surmised that that's what she wanted to tell him.[4]
The actors continued to assert themselves as members of the investigative team. After talking to the podcast trio, they developed a plan to get the Westies to confess to killing Dudenoff and Sazz. This involved inviting them over for a star-studded game of "Oh Hell." The Westies accepted the invitation, but when they arrive, they shut the door, pulled out a knife, and said they knew they knew about the checks. They demanded that everyone hand over their phones. They denied killing Dudenoff and, one at a time, explained how they had met Dudenoff and come to live in the Arconia in one of his apartments. Then Dudenoff made good on his dream to live in Portugal and left. And they hadn't heard from him since. They kept up the ruse by cashing his checks. Just as they finished, Helga came to the door and said she was there to tell the truth. She shared her own story of meeting Dudenoff and coming to live in the Arconia after her father's death. She believed the Westies had killed Dudenoff because she'd gotten a letter saying he had moved to Portugal and then they began acting strangely. This led to her eventually moving out. Helga's revelation forced the Westies to tell the truth. The night of the power surge, Dudenoff invited all of them except Helga to the basement. He had a terminal illness and had taken a large amount of pills. He asked them to burn his body in the incinerator and keep cashing his checks so they could continue to live in the Arconia together. He recorded a message for Helga in case she found out, but didn't want her to know because she had had a hard time bouncing back after her father's death. They showed her the recorded message and then held her as she cried. They asked her to move back in and she agreed to do so. As they left, Eva revealed she'd recorded the Westies confessing to Social Security fraud. Despite Eva's insistence that it would make a good podcast episode, Mabel declared they wouldn't be using it, as the podcast had brought them together and she didn't want to use it to split the Westies apart. Instead, they recorded an episode, using the story of Dudenoff moving to Portugal.[5]
After the trio solved the case, pinning Marshall P. Pope as the murderer, filming of the movie continued, with Sazz finally being recognized as the actual writer of the script. Eva, Zach, and Eugene were happy to take credit for helping solve the case.[6]
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He is an actor. He was cast to play Charles in the movie based on the Only Murders in the Building podcast. He also dubbed Charles' voice for the French Canadian version of Brazzos.[1]
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| Season Four | |||||
| #01 | "Once Upon a Time in the West" | #05 | "Adaptation" | #09 | "Escape From Planet Klongo" |
| #02 | "Gates of Heaven" | #06 | "Blow-Up" | #10 | "My Best Friend's Wedding" |
| #03 | "Two for the Road" | #07 | "Valley of the Dolls" | ||
| #04 | "The Stunt Man" | #08 | "Lifeboat" | ||
| List of Characters | ||
| MAIN | Charles-Haden Savage • Oliver Putnam • Mabel Mora • Howard Morris • Jan Bellows • Oscar Torres | |
| RECURRING | Tim Kono • Donna Williams • Sazz Pataki • Teddy Dimas • Theo Dimas • Zoe Cassidy • Ursula • Cinda Canning • Uma Heller • Arnav Kapoor • Bunny Folger • Lester • Poppy White • Ndidi Idoko • Grover Stanley • Amy Huang • Will Putnam • Sam • Paulette • Marv • Alice Banks • Daniel Kreps • Joy Payne • Lucy • Ben Glenroy • Bobo Malone • Cliff DeMeo • Dickie Glenroy • Donna DeMeo • Jonathan Bridgecroft • Kimber Min • K.T. Knoblauer • Loretta Durkin • Tobert • Eugene Levy • Eva Longoria • Zach Galifianakis • Marshall P. Pope • Vince Fish • Rudy Thurber • Milton Dudenoff • Glen Stubbins • Bev Melon | |
| GUEST | Sting • Roberta Putnam • José Torres • Jimmy Fallon • Silvia Mora • Amy Schumer • Matthew Broderick • Scott Bakula • Doreen • Ron Howard | |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Once Upon a Time in the West" (2024). Season 4, episode 1.
- ↑ "Two for the Road" (2024). Season 4, episode 3.
- ↑ "Adaptation" (2024). Season 4, episode 5.
- ↑ "Valley of the Dolls" (2024). Season 4, episode 7.
- ↑ "Lifeboat" (2024). Season 4, episode 8.
- ↑ "My Best Friend's Wedding" (2024). Season 4, episode 10.