Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a 2005 American family comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox. It is the sequel to the family comedy film "Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003). Shawn Levy, the director of the first film, did not return as director for this one, which was instead directed by Adam Shankman ("The Pacifier"). Levy was a producer of it and made an appearance as a hospital intern in it. Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, Alyson Stoner, and Tom Welling reprise their roles as members of the twelve-child Baker family.
Steve Martin (2000), and starred in "Cheaper by the Dozen 2". In 2006, he starred in the box office hit "The Pink Panther", as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. He reprised the role in 2009's "The Pink Panther 2". When combined, the two films grossed over $230 million at the box office. In "Baby Mama" (2008), Martin played the founder of a health food company, and in "It's Complicated" (2009), he played opposite Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. In 2009, an article in "The Guardian" listed Martin as one of the best actors never to receive an Oscar nomination. In 2011, he appeared