Evan Handler Biography (1961-)

Born January 10, 1961, in Queens, New York, NY; son of Murry Raymond (an advertising designer and agency owner) and Enid Irene (a mental health administrator; maiden name, Ostrov) Handler; brother of Lowell Handler (an actor); married Elisa Atti (a medical researcher), October 12, 2003. Addresses: Agent: Jay Kane, TalentWorks, Silver, Massetti & Szatmary, 220 East 23rd St., Suite 400, New York, NY 10010.; Manager: Liberman Zerman Management, 252 North Larchmont Blvd., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90004.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, writer
Birth Details: January 10, 1961; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Mark Braddock, Woops!, Fox, 1992
Conrad Klein, One Life to Live, ABC, 1996
Shrug, It's Like, You Know..., ABC, 1999-2000
Harry Goldenblatt, Sex and the City, HBO, 2002-2004
Movies
Larry Fine, The Three Stooges, ABC, 2000
Specials
Allen Secrest, "What If I'm Gay?," CBS Schoolbreak Specials, CBS,1987
Himself, VH1 Big in '03, VH1, 2003
Episodic
Louis Martinez, "Milk Run," Miami Vice, NBC, 1985
"The Big Hurt," Sibs, ABC, 1991
"The Naked and the Damned," Sibs, ABC, 1991
Himself, "Twitch and Shout," Point of View, PBS, 1993
New York Undercover, Fox, 1998
Eli Becker, "Return," Law & Order, NBC, 2000
Dr. Crazy, "Crazy Time," Ed, NBC, 2001
Douglas "Doug" Wegland, "Manchester: Parts 1 & 2," The West Wing, NBC, 2001
Douglas "Doug" Wegland, "Ways and Means," The West Wing, NBC, 2001
Max Clark, "Low Art," John Doe, Fox, 2002
Mitchell Lichtman, "The Beginning," The Guardian, CBS, 2002
Mitchell Lichtman, "The Chinese Wall," The Guardian, CBS, 2002
Mitchell Lichtman, "The Dead," The Guardian, CBS, 2002
Director, "The One Where Rachel Goes Back to Work," Friends, NBC,2003
Scott Philip Smith, "Nobody Sleeps," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2003
Himself, The View, ABC, 2003

Appeared in "Lily Makes a Move," an unaired episode of Sibs, ABC.
Pilots
Dave, Saint Louie, CBS, 2004
Film Appearances
Edward West, Taps, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
Goldberg, The Chosen, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
Ray, Dear Mr. Wonderful (also known as Ruby's Dream), 1982
Elie, The Children's War (also known as War and Love), Cannon, 1985
Bobby, Sweet Lorraine, Angelika, 1987
David, Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994
Charlie, Ride for Your Life, Interfilm, 1995
Miles Roberts, Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996
Ray Baker, Harvest (also known as Cash Crop and A Desperate Season), Artisan Entertainment, 1998
Stage Appearances
Bet taker and understudy for groom, Strider: The Story of a Horse,Westside Theatre Upstairs, Chelsea Theatre Center, New York City, 1979
Thomas and waiter, Biography: A Game, Westside Theatre Upstairs, Chelsea Theatre Center, 1979
Shelley Solomon, Solomon's Child, Little Theatre, New York City, 1982
Tom the cabin boy, Derelict (also known as Final Passages),Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1982
Billy, Weapons of Happiness, Studio Arena Theatre, 1983
Eugene, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City,1983
"Final Orders" Mike, Early Warnings, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1983
Jeffrey Smolowitz, Found a Peanut, New York Shakespeare Festival,Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1984
Mel, "Slam!," One-Act Play Marathon '84, Ensemble Studio Theatre,New York City, 1984
Artie, What's Wrong with This Picture?, Manhattan Theatre Club DownStage, New York City, 1985
Biloxi Blues, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, c. 1985-1986
Juan, Coup d'etat, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1986
Eugene, Broadway Bound, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, c. 1986-1988
Human Nature, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1990
Doug, Six Degrees of Separation, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, then Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, beginning 1990
Andrew Rally, I Hate Hamlet, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1991
Leo, "Big Al," Marathon 1991 Series C, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1991, then (in double-bill with Angel of Death), American Jewish Theatre, New York City, 1992
Time on Fire (solo show), Second Stage Theatre Company, McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York City, 1993
Appeared as Joe, May Day, Seattle Repertory Theatre Stage 2, Seattle, WA; and in Bloodletters, off-Broadway production.
Major Tours
Hally, Master Harold ... and the Boys, U.S. cities, 1983-1984
Stage Director
Freeze Tag, Henry Street Settlement Theatre, New York City, 1989
WRITINGS
Stage Writings
Time on Fire (solo show), Second Stage Theatre Company, McGinn-Cazale Theatre, New York City, 1993, produced at Carnegie Hall, New York City, and in Los Angeles, Boston, MA, and Baltimore, MD, published as an expanded, full-length book of memoirs under the title Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors, Little, Brown, 1996
Contributor to periodicals, including Elle, Mirabella, New Yorker, O, the Oprah Magazine, and USA Weekend.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Boston Globe, September 5, 1993, p. A1
Los Angeles Times, April 13, 1995, p. F1
New York Times, May 12, 1993, p. C13; May 14, 1993, p. C3
TV Guide, April 15, 2000

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