Josh Evans (film producer)

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Josh Evans
Born
Joshua Evans

(1971-01-16) January 16, 1971 (age 53)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, author, actor, screenwriter
Notable work Glam
Born on the Fourth of July
Spouses
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(m. 2003;div. 2011)​
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(m. 2012)​
Children1
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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).

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Early life and education

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

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 (1994), which Evans wrote, directed and starred in, 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

Evans wrote and published a novella titled Gold Star in April 2013. [22]

Filmography

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  2. ↑ 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.
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  14. 1 2 "Movies". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
  15. ↑ "UCLA Latin American Institute". ucla.edu.
  16. ↑ "Photographer helped Madsen meet Sinatra". February 24, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Death in the Desert (2015)". IMDb. November 22, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Las Vegas News | Breaking News & Headlines". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  19. ↑ "Man of Conviction: John Steppling -- Playwright, Screenwriter and Teacher". The Huffington Post. March 4, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Arizona Daily Wildcat :: Tucson Festival of Films captures the city's cinematic presence". arizona.edu.
  21. ↑ Jessica Harmon (October 11, 2015). "Death in the Desert rolls up new trailer". moviepilot.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  22. ↑ "In the Booth with Ruth – Josh Evans, Author, Screenwriter, Filmmaker & Actor - Ruth Jacobs". Ruth Jacobs. May 17, 2013.
  23. ↑ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2009.
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