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Evan Handler

Birth Name:
Evan Handler
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Evan Handler
  • Donated a decorated bath duck to be put up for auction to raise money for the 3rd Munchkin's Project Pink annual breast cancer awareness campaign
  • Gave up his spot at the Juilliard School in order to appear in "Taps․"
  • Worked as an intern at the Chelsea Theater Center after graduating from high school
  • Quote: "(On motivating himself to exercise) "I try to make myself more and more naked every time I weigh myself․""
  • Quote: "(On his brush with death) "I think my life has become about trying hard to move beyond the cancer․""
  • Frequently portrays characters who display nervousness or have weird personality traits
  • Is a survivor of acute myeloid leukemia after being diagnosed with the disease in his mid-twenties
  • Quit mid-performance during a Broadway production of "I Hate Hamlet" after his co-star hit him with a sword and chased him off stage
  • Attended Juilliard alongside Kevin Spacey, Ving Rhames and Elizabeth McGovern
  • Contributes articles to nationally distributed news sources, such as Elle, O, The Huffington Post, etc
  • 1996ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Nominated
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