Josh Evans (film producer)
Josh Evans | |
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Born | Joshua Evans January 16, 1971 New York City, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, author, actor, screenwriter |
Notable work | Glam Born on the Fourth of July |
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Children | 1 |
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Joshua Evans (born January 16, 1971) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, author and actor best known for his role in Born on the Fourth of July (1989).
Life and education[edit]
Evans was born in New York City to actress Ali MacGraw and producer Robert Evans.[1][2] His father was of Russian-Jewish descent, and his maternal grandmother was of Hungarian-Jewish ancestry.[3] His maternal grandfather was Irish. Evans is the nephew of the late producer Charles Evans, Sr.,[4][5] the stepson of actor Steve McQueen,[6] and the stepbrother of actor and race car driver Chad McQueen. Evans grew up in Los Angeles and graduated in 1989 from the private Crossroads School in Santa Monica.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
He earned a Young Artist Awards in 1988.[7] He went on to produce, direct, write and act. Most notably, he acted as Ron Kovic's hippie younger brother in Born on the Fourth of July, which won a 1990 Golden Globe Award, and John Lithgow's character's servile assistant in Ricochet.[8][9]
The Daily Press's Kevin Thomas called Inside the Goldmine, in which Evans starred in 1994, a "meaningful look at a nihilist" and "the kind of film that could be made only by someone prepared to strive for self-knowledge."[10]
He followed Inside the Goldmine by producing and directing the 35mm Glam, which a Los Angeles Times review called "an edgy tale of Hollywood innocence, corruption."[11]
About Evans's third independent film, The Price of Air, a Los Angeles Times review pointed out that "Evans also stars, giving a persuasive portrayal as the naive but likable slacker, Paul... ."[12] Variety wrote about the plot, in which the lead character agrees to courier a package of illicit drugs, "Conceptually, it’s an intriguing notion for a movie... ."[13]
Evans also wrote, produced and directed the 2005 independent film Che Guevara starring Eduardo Noriega.[14] The film screened at a 2006 conference sponsored by UCLA's Latin American Center's Working Group on Education and Culture.[15]
In February 2014, filming in Las Vegas completed for Death in the Desert, a full-length movie directed and produced by Evans and starring Michael Madsen, Shayla Beesley Paz de la Huerta and Roxy Saint .[16] The score for a song performed by Roxy Saint, was done by Chris Goss.[17] The film is based on the book Death in the Desert by Cathy Scott[18] with the screenplay written by John Steppling.[19] The film had its world premiere at the Tucson Film Festival, on October 9, 2015, which was presented by the Arizona Underground Film Festival.[20] Distribution was scheduled for 2016 by Osiris Entertainment.[21]
Book[edit]
Evans wrote and published a novella titled Gold Star in April 2013.[22]
Filmography[edit]
Actor[edit]
- Dream a Little Dream (1989) - Low Life #1
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989) - Tommy Kovic
- The Doors (1991)[14] - Bill Siddons
- Ricochet (1991) - Kim
- Grey Knight (1993) - Lt. Regis
- Inside the Goldmine (1994) - Clyde Daye
- The Price of Air (2000) - Paul
- The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) - Himself (archive footage)
- Thirty Nine (2016) - Adam
Director[edit]
- Inside the Goldmine (1994)
- Glam (1997)
- The Price of Air (2000)
- Che Guevara (2005)
- Everybody Dies (2009)[23]
- Thirty Nine (2013)
- Death in the Desert (2015)
Writer[edit]
- Inside the Goldmine (1994)
- Glam (1997)
- The Price of Air (2000)
- Che Guevara (2005)
- Thirty Nine (2013)
Producer[edit]
- Glam (2001)
- Che Guevara (2005)
- Thirty Nine (2013)
- Death in the Desert (2014)
References[edit]
- ^ "The Kid Bows Out: Movie Producer Robert Evans Dies At 89". NPR.org.
- ^ Ryan, Joe (July 15, 2002). "Robert Evans subject of HBO documentary". The Daily Bruin. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
- ^ "Jews in the News: Fred Savage, Herman Wouk and Ali MacGraw". Tampa Jewish Community Centers and Federation. July 12, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ "Charles Evans, producer, 81, obit". Variety.
- ^ "E! Online' Profile: Robert Evans". Archived from the original on April 3, 2008.
- ^ "Steve McQueen Biography (1930-1980)". filmreference.com.
- ^ "Young Artist Award". imdb.com.
- ^ "FILMMAKER MAGAZINE - Fall 1996: PRODUCTION UPDATE". filmmakermagazine.com.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (October 5, 1991). "Review/Film; A Fugitive Who's Out For Blood". New York Times.
- ^ "Inside the Goldmine". The Daily Press. April 25, 1997. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ "'Glam' Focuses on the Bad, Beautiful". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1998.
- ^ Los Angeles Times (November 2, 2000). "The Price of Air". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ Foundas, Scott (October 2, 2000). "The Price of Air".
- ^ a b "Movies". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "UCLA Latin American Institute". ucla.edu.
- ^ "Photographer helped Madsen meet Sinatra". February 24, 2014.
- ^ "Death in the Desert (2015)". IMDb. November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Las Vegas News | Breaking News & Headlines". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ "Man of Conviction: John Steppling -- Playwright, Screenwriter and Teacher". The Huffington Post. March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Arizona Daily Wildcat :: Tucson Festival of Films captures the city's cinematic presence". arizona.edu.
- ^ Jessica Harmon (October 11, 2015). "Death in the Desert rolls up new trailer". moviepilot.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "In the Booth with Ruth – Josh Evans, Author, Screenwriter, Filmmaker & Actor - Ruth Jacobs". Ruth Jacobs. May 17, 2013.
- ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009.
External links[edit]
- 1971 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- Male actors from California
- American male film actors
- Film producers from New York (state)
- American male screenwriters
- American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent
- Living people
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- 21st-century American male actors
- Writers from New York City
- Film directors from New York City
- Film producers from California
- Jewish American male actors
- Jewish American screenwriters
- Writers from Los Angeles
- Film directors from Los Angeles
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- Screenwriters from California
- Evans family (Paramount Pictures)