Evan Handler Biography

Fast Facts

• 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
• Contributes articles to nationally distributed news sources, such as Elle, O, The Huffington Post, etc
• Attended Juilliard alongside Kevin Spacey, Ving Rhames and Elizabeth McGovern