Josh Evans (film producer)

Josh Evans (film producer)

Infobox actor


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Josh Evans (born January 16, 1971, New York City, New York) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor. Evans is the son of actress Ali MacGraw and producer Robert Evans. [cite news |last=Ryan | first = Joe | title =Robert Evans subject of HBO documentary| publisher =The Daily Bruin | date = 2002-07-15 | url =http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/archives/id/20053/]

Biography and career

Josh Evans grew up in Los Angeles, California and attended the University of California, Los Angeles. While in college, he earned a scholarship at the 1998 Young Artist Awards. [ [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Young_Artist_Awards/1998] ] He went on to became a producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. Most notably, he acted as Tom Cruise's hippie younger brother in "Born on the Fourth of July" and John Lithgow's psycho assistant in "Ricochet". [ [http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/fall1996/prod_update/prod4.php "Glam" by Josh Evans, "Filmmaker Magazine", Fall 1996] ]

Evans has worked with Oliver Stone, Tom Cruise, Meg Ryan, Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, and Drew Barrymore. He wrote, produced, and directed the independent film, "Che Guevara", in 2005. [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/22268/Josh-Evans "The New York Times" movie biography] ]

Personal life

The son of Ali MacGraw and Robert Evans, Evans is also the nephew of producer Charles Evans [ [http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/?uuid=16fe557d-4a65-47cb-9e04-5221f6498e91 E! Online Profile: Robert Evans] ] , stepson of Steve McQueen [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/Steve-McQueen.html Steve McQueen Biography (1930-1980)] ] , and the stepbrother of actor and race car driver Chad McQueen.

Evans lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Charis Michelsen. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0584553/bio Charis Michelsen - Biography ] ]

Filmography

Actor

* "Dream a Little Dream" (1989)
* "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989)
* "The Doors" (1991)
* "Ricochet" (1991)
* "Ghost Brigade" (1993)
* "Grey Knight" (1993)
* "Inside the Goldmine" (1994)
* "The Price of Air" (2000)
* "The Kid Stays in the Picture" (2002)

Director

* "Inside the Goldmine" (1994)
* "The Price of Air" (2000)
* "Glam" (2001)
* "Che Guevara" (2005)

Writer

* "Inside the Goldmine" (1994)
* "The Price of Air" (2000)
* "Che Guevara" (2005)
* Untitled ("Picture of Dorian Gray", remake) (in production 2008)

Producer

* "Glam" (2001)
* "Che Guevara" (2005)

References

External links

*Imdb name|id=0262923|name=Josh Evans
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446667/ IMDB: Che]
* [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/22268/Josh-Evans/filmography "New York Times" Josh Evans filmography]
* [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/439930/Untitled-Picture-of-Dorian-Gray-remake-/credits "New York Times" film credits, "Picture of Dorian Gray", remake]

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