Biography of Chris Evans
Chris Evans (Christopher Robert Evans) is a popular Hollywood actor who embodied the image of the superhero Captain America in the famous blockbuster about the Marvel universe. Comedy and dramatic artist, aspiring director, philanthropist. Evans was awarded an MTV Award for performing the best fight in The Avengers.
Pictured: Chris Evans
He calls himself a pantheist, identifying God with the cosmos and nature, and is interested in the Buddhist religion. A convinced vegetarian. The face of the Gucci Guilty perfume brand, she has the status of the sexiest movie star and an eligible Hollywood bachelor.
Loves to tap dance
There are some things that make Chris Evans a little different from other people. Even though he's a pretty big guy, he can dance really well. He especially loves to tap dance. It may not be the most manly thing you can expect, but Chris will have no problem winning on the dance floor.
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Childhood and adolescence: Boston - Sudbury
Christopher Robert was born in 1981 in Boston in the family of a dentist and dancer - G. Robert Evans III and Lisa Capuano. In addition to Chris, the family had three more children - sisters Carly and Shania and son Scott. Despite having four children, Chris's mother chose not to remain a housewife, and became the artistic director of the Concord Youth Theater in Sudbury. In 1992, Christopher's entire family moved there.
Chris Evans as a child
Chris attended Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School until 1999. During his studies, he was very interested in humanitarian subjects, and was rather cold towards the exact sciences. The boy also dreamed of becoming a pioneer and living in the forest, so he collected manuals on survival in the wild. He wanted to be a daredevil, however, reading comics at school, he could not imagine that he would ever be able to transform into a superhero.
Chris Evans with his brother and sisters
Christopher's mother, Lisa, quite often involved her son in participating in theatrical productions, being the artistic director. Most often, Chris took part in them as a dancer - his mother taught him tap dancing on her own. According to the actor, he “spent half his life in tights and shoes.”
Chris Evans with his mother
Remembering himself as a schoolboy, Christopher often talked about the fact that he was very thin and was wildly embarrassed about it. Chris was helped to overcome his complexes about his appearance by his older sister Carly, who also played in the regional theater. It was she who suggested that her brother try himself, in addition to dancing, in acting. In high school, Christopher realized that he really wanted to become an actor.
Since childhood he dreamed of becoming an artist
Before the idea of becoming an actor came to fruition, Chris Evans wanted to become an artist. He even tried to join the Disney team. As a result, he nevertheless became part of this company, albeit as an actor. He still has creative ideas and plans that he plans to achieve.
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Film career and directorial debut
In 1999, after graduating from Lincoln Regional High School, Christopher moved to New York and attended the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. The young man took part in castings and polished his acting skills in small institute productions.
Chris Evans in his youth
In 2000, after numerous auditions, Evans received his first film role - he was offered to play Judd in the family drama New Arrivals, directed by James Allen Bradley. Having successfully completed his first work on the screen, he immediately starred in three television series: “The Opposite Sex” (Kari Baston), “The Fugitive. The Chase Continues" (Zach), "Boston High" (Neil Mavromatis).
Chris Evans in the movie Newcomers
In 2001, Joel Gallen's comedy melodrama Not for Children was released, in which Chris Evans and Chyler Leigh played the main roles of Jack Wyler and Jenny Briggs - school stars who decided to turn an outcast girl into the school's first beauty. Critics trashed the film, but many viewers liked the film.
Chris Evans in the movie "Not for Children"
Chris managed to get into the “first echelon” of Hollywood actors thanks to filming in the detective thriller “Cellular” in 2004. In it, Evans played Ryan, a random character whom the main character was able to reach. His partners in the film were the courageous Jason Statham (Ethan) and the incomparable Kim Basinger (Jessica).
Young Chris Evans in the movie Cellular
In 2005, the film “Fantastic Four” by Tim Story was released. Then Chris Evans became part of an amazing acting quartet along with Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis and Yoann Gruffudd. Evans was remembered by the audience as Johnny Storm, subjugating the element of fire.
Chris Evans in Fantastic Four
In 2006, the actor injured his leg, so he stopped acting for several months. But immediately after recovery, he tried his hand at dubbing two cartoons - “Battle for Planet Terra” (Stewart) and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Casey). The same year, Evans starred in the science-fiction thriller Inferno and the comedy film The Nanny Diaries. His partner in the second film was Scarlett Johansson. Nanny Diaries. Kiss scene Between 2006 and 2010, Chris Evans starred in several more films. Particularly successful were his role in the thriller “The Fifth Dimension” (2009), where he played Nick Gant, as well as his participation in the romantic action movie “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” (2010) - where Evans appeared in the image of Lucas Lee.
Still from the film "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World"
Interesting Facts
- Chris has five tattoos and each has a special meaning. On his ankle is the acronym "SCS", which represents the initials of his brother and sisters. The inscription “Always in Memory” is written on the actor’s stomach in memory of his friend Matt Badsley, who died in an accident in the early 2000s. His mom's zodiac sign, Taurus, is depicted on his bicep, and the word "Loyalty" is written on Chris's right hand.
- Chris's fifth tattoo has a special meaning. The fact is that Marvel films brought the main actors together so much that they decided to get a joint tattoo. Five of the original six Avengers joined the action: Chris Evans (Captain America), Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) and Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye).
- Chris has repeatedly participated in various charity events: he posed for photographer Darren Tieste to raise funds to fight brain cancer at Boston Children's Hospital, and took part in an event from the Puma brand to help low-income people from all over the world. And together with Snoop Dogg and Zac Efron, he helped raise money to fight cancer by participating in the Hollywood Video Game Championship.
- The man has a very pleasant voice. He voiced cartoon characters. Its timbre can be heard in such films as “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”, “Battle for Planet Terra”, and “Robot Chicken”.
- Catholic by religion. But recently he began to become interested in Buddhism and practices meditation. Vegetarian. He often participates in charity events.
- More than once he came to children with cancer dressed as Captain America. Colleagues say that Christopher is a very decent and modest person. He never chased popularity, but simply wanted to do a good job that he liked.
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"Captain America"
Chris Evans gained the greatest popularity and “superhero” fame in 2011 after the first role of Steve Rogers with his alter ego Captain America in a series of Marvel blockbusters.
Steve Rogers before becoming Captain America
Preparation for filming “The First Avenger” was intensive - Evans gained muscle mass by working out his muscles every day and playing sports under the supervision of a trainer who, by the way, also trained Daniel Craig for the role of agent “007” in the film “Casino Royale.” According to Chris, the Captain America costumes weighed quite a lot, so during the day of filming, three to four kilograms of live weight were lost along with sweat. Chris Evans training for Captain America Immediately after its release, in 2011, “The First Avenger” was nominated for several film awards, and Chris Evans was awarded as the best superhero in film at the Scream Awards festival.
2012 brought the actor two million dollars for filming in the continuation of the superhero series. While filming The Avengers, Evans also met and became friends with Robert Downey Jr. Chris was delighted by the simplicity and lack of “stardom” of an actor with worldwide popularity.
Chris Evans on set
In 2014, Evans realized himself as a director. In addition, he starred in his subtle and romantic melodrama “Before We Part” together with Alice Eve.
Chris Evans and Alice Eve
During the filming, Evans also tried to fulfill his old dream - he wanted to play the trumpet himself in one of the scenes. Chris sincerely wanted to learn this skill, but he soon realized that nothing would work out in a short time. As a result, for filming, Evans “memorized” the movements of his fingers on the instrument so that everything would look realistic in the frame, and still starred in the scene.
Still from the film “Before We Part”
Evans' film received positive reviews from both audiences and critics. Also in one of the interviews, the aspiring director admitted that he really enjoyed directing films, so in parallel with his filming, he will continue to work on his own projects.
Evans' next film under contract with Marvel was the adventure story about Captain America - The First Avenger. Another War" in 2014. Immediately after the resounding success in the cinema, filming began for the next part - “The Avengers. Age of Altaron." The actor's fee increased to seven million dollars in 2015, and in 2016, after the continuation of the series in the film “The First Avenger. Confrontation,” it was already fifteen million dollars. According to Forbes, Chris became the highest paid actor of 2016.
Chris Evans answers questions The same year presented Evans with an unpleasant, but very funny trial on Twitter. Users wanted to criticize his namesake, a reporter and host of a show about cars. For days, viewers sent angry messages to Chris Evans' account, completely ignoring the small "a" at the beginning. During this time, Evans read many unflattering words addressed to him by an absurd mistake.
In 2021, Chris's childhood dream came true - to star in a blockbuster about Spider-Man. He played the same Captain America, but in completely new conditions, since the plots of the two films were intertwined in one cinematic universe.
Another successful experience in 2021 is the role of Frank Adler in Marc Webb’s dramatic film “Gifted.” After reading the script, Chris immediately agreed to change the role of a superhero to the image of a teacher of an unusually gifted girl Mary (Mckenna Grace). The film received many positive reviews and high ratings, and critics called this work a very “sentimental and modest melodrama.”
Chris Evans in the movie Gifted
2018 brought fans of the Marvel universe the long-awaited continuation of the epic about Steve Rogers in the film “The Avengers. Infinity War." Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), as well as “Guardians of the Galaxy” together with “The Avengers” met on the set. Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. The Jimmy Kimmel Show In the summer of 2021, another film about the Marvel universe starring Chris Evans set a world box office record (more than two billion). For the already familiar role of Captain America in the film “The Avengers. Finale" Evans received a fee of fifteen million dollars.
Still from the film “Resort for divers on the Red Sea”
In 2021, Evans starred with Gideon Raff in the historical drama “Red Sea Diving Resort,” where he played the role of Mossad special agent Ari Kidron, who, together with his colleagues, organized a secret operation for several thousand Jews oppressed in Ethiopia. Chris Evans and his brother Scott sing
Movies
While still in school, Chris first visited New York to take a summer internship and participate in television castings. The guy was lucky and signed a contract with the agency, thanks to which he had a person looking for roles.
In 2000, the actor made his debut on television in the series “The Opposite Sex.” From that moment his creative biography began. The film was not popular with viewers and had low ratings, as a result it was decided to stop filming after the 8th episode. And although Evans played in the main cast, the film did not bring him fame.
Later, Chris made his debut in a feature film - he appeared in the family drama film “Newcomers” directed by James Allen Bradley. In the film, the actor played on the same set with the rising Hollywood star Kate Bosworth.
Chris Evans & Minka Kelly
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Chris Evans and Minka Kelly
Chris’s first success and popularity came thanks to his participation in the youth comedy “Not for Children,” where he played one of the main roles. The film was released in December 2001 and was poorly rated by film critics, which did not prevent the film from finding its audience. The film opened the door for the talented actor to other promising, highly paid projects.
In 2004, the film “Highest Score” was released, which tells the story of six teenagers taking exams. In this project, Chris played with Scarlett Johansson for the first time. The same year, the crime film Cellular was released, starring stars Kim Basinger and Jason Statham. Filming in such a film became a source of experience for the young actor. And although both projects were not successful with either critics or audiences, the public and producers appreciated Evans’ acting. Gradually, he began to be offered new bright roles in films.
Projects related to the film adaptation of comic books brought Chris worldwide success and popularity. The first such film for the actor was the film “Fantastic Four,” which was an adaptation of the Marvel comic book of the same name. Evans passed the audition and received the role of the Human Torch, signing a contract to participate in three films in the franchise. The film premiered in July 2005.
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Chris Evans in the film “Knives Out”
The box office was quite good, despite mediocre reviews from critics, and in 2007 the sequel “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” was released, which was also criticized tirelessly. The third film of the project was canceled due to the film company's decision to reboot the series.
In 2006, due to a leg injury, Chris abandoned filming in all projects, but returned in 2007, playing in several films at once. Among them are the science fiction film about space “Inferno” and the comedy “The Nanny Diaries”, where the actor again met with Scarlett Johansson. Also this year, Evans lent his voice to two animated films: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” where the character Casey Jones spoke in his voice, and “Battle for Planet Terra.”
In 2008, Chris played in the film “Street Kings” with a truly stellar cast. Hollywood legend Keanu Reeves, Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and House M.D. star Hugh Laurie met on the same set. However, even this composition did not help to get good reviews from critics, and the film’s box office receipts were only 2 times higher than the budget.
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