Evan Jones

Birth Name:

Evan Jones

Birth Place:

Texas, United States

Profession

Actor

Best known as Eminem's sidekick Cheddar Bob in "8 Mile․"
The first work he secured after moving to Los Angeles was in commercials and major television shows in guest starring roles
Won lead roles in several theater productions at his college, which inspired him to pursue an acting career
Quote: "[on "Houdini"] "I went kind of crazy with the character for the audition and when they said they really liked it, I was shocked․ And then got really excited that these people might get my interpretation!""
Quote: "[on his character in "Houdini"] "I wanted him to be kind of an idiot sidekick, but I had this underlying thing of he's an alcoholic and he has this dark side and this magician world completely saves him․""
Has had roles in several independent films including "Going Greek," "Social Misfits" and "Wishcraft․"
Had to learn to ride a horse for his role in "A Million Ways to Die in the West," which he found surprisingly challenging
It played with his nerves to see the stunt men filming the water torture cell scenes in "Houdini․"
Was a member of a sports team at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Won a lot of free T-shirts when he attended a magic show to research his role in "Houdini" and they started the show with a trivia contest about Houdini

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