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Eric Evangelista Biography

Birth Name:Eric Evangelista

Profession Producer, Writer, Director, Actor

Fast Facts

  • At the age of 19, while he an undergraduate student at Boston University, he became the youngest producer in Boston to win an Emmy Award and would win another before graduation
  • By the time he was 26, he had won 13 Associated Press Awards
  • His first broadcast network experience came in 1999 when he moved to New York to work at the ABC News network headquarters
  • Has executive produced a number of reality series about the Amish community, including several renditions of "Breaking Amish" and "Amish Mafia․"
  • Known for creating, selling and executive producing unscripted pilots and series, including follow documentaries, comedies, paranormal shows and game shows
  • Opened the New York office of Hot Snakes Media in 2010, seeking to produce high quality unscripted television at low costs by staying flexible and utilizing advances in technology
  • By the time he was 26, he was responsible for more than 2,000 hours of live in-studio production