List of American Pie characters
Noah Levenstein, also known as "Jim's dad", is the only character to appear in all eight films to date. At the 2000 American Comedy Award, Levy was nominated for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture although he didn't win. At the 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Award he was nominated for Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy which he won. At the 2002 Canadian Comedy Awards he was nominated for Pretty Funny Male Performance for his role in "American Pie 2" and won the award.
John Payne (actor)
Payne was the male lead in the enormously popular "Tin Pan Alley" (1940) with Alice Faye and Betty Grable. He romanced Faye in "The Great American Broadcast" (1940), Sonja Henie in "Sun Valley Serenade" (1941), and Faye in "Week-End in Havana" (1941).