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'''Charles Evans Jr.''' (born 1962) is an American [[film producer]] and [[documentary film]] director. He produced [[Johnny Depp]]'s first directorial effort, ''[[The Brave (film)|The Brave]]''. He was one of four producers on the 2004 [[Howard Hughes]] [[biopic]] ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'', although his production credit was controversial. Evans is the nephew of former motion picture studio executive [[Robert Evans (producer)|Robert Evans]], and the son of fashion industry executive and motion picture producer [[Charles Evans (businessman)|Charles Evans]].


==Life and career==
Charles Evans Jr. is an American film producer and documentary film director. He produced Johnny Depp's directorial effort, The Brave. Charles was also a producer on Howard Hughes’ biopic, The Aviator (2004). Evans is the son of and EVAN PICONE founder and motion picture producer Charles Evans(1) and the nephew of former film studio executive and producer Robert Evans.
Evans was born in [[Manhattan, New York]], 1963 to Charles Evans Sr. and his first wife, Frances (a documentary filmmaker). His uncle is studio executive and actor Robert Evans. Charles had two sisters: Melissa (born in 1965) and Elizabeth (born in 1966). His parents divorced in 1967. Charles attended the [[Allen-Stevenson School]], a private elementary school for boys.


In 1975, Charles and his family were caught in a deadly fire in their triplex apartment on East 80th Street in New York City. His mother and two sisters were asphyxiated by toxic fumes during the fire.<ref name="Observer">[http://observer.com/2003/06/the-kid-holds-onto-the-picture/ DiGiacomo, Frank. "The Kid Holds Onto the Picture." ''New York Observer.'' June 30, 2003.] Accessed 2012-10-06.</ref> The fire was caused by ashes falling out of their fireplace.<ref name="NYTObit">[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/06/business/06evans.html Deutsch, Claudia. "Charles Evans, 81, a Founder of Fashion Line, Dies." ''New York Times.'' June 6, 2007.] Accessed 2012-10-06.</ref> Charles Jr., sleeping in another room, was rescued by firefighters and uninjured.<ref>[http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/events/2010/042810b.shtml "Fire Safety Education Building Dedicated to Honor Charles Evans." New York City Fire Department. 2010.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921101430/http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/events/2010/042810b.shtml |date=2011-09-21 }} Accessed 2012-10-06.</ref>


In the aftermath of the deadly fire, 12-year-old Charles Jr. "put on an overcoat and went to live with my father," in his words.<ref>[http://observer.com/2003/06/the-kid-holds-onto-the-picture/ "The Kid Holds Onto the Picture" by Frank DiGiacomo, New York Observer, June 30, 2003]</ref> He also began taking illegal narcotics. He developed a serious addiction. Charles Jr. attended the [[Williston Northampton School]], [[University of California, Berkeley]] and then the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]]. His father was ambivalent about the decision. "I certainly didn't give him any encouragement. I think it's a stinking business. But he's wanted to do it since he was in grade school. He wanted to either write, direct or produce."<ref name="Observer" />
==Life and Career==
Evans was born in Manhattan NY in 1962 to Charles Evans Sr. and wife Frances Auffmordt, a documentary filmmaker. Charles had two sisters: Melissa born in 1965 and Elizabeth born in 1966. Charles attended the Allen-Stevenson School on 78th street in NYC, a private elementary school.


His first professional credit came on the 1988 horror film on ''[[Monkey Shines (film)|Monkey Shines]]'', which was financially backed by his father.<ref name="Eller">Eller, Claudia. "Real Key Is How Goldwyn Is Treated." ''Los Angeles Times.'' July 28, 1995.</ref> He served as an [[assistant director]] on the picture. His first producer's credit came with the 1990 film ''[[The Brave (film)|The Brave]]'', which was also [[Johnny Depp]]'s directorial debut.<ref name="Observer" /> Evans formed his own production company, Acappella Pictures, in 1993.<ref name="CSPAN">[http://www.c-span.org/Events/Addiction-Incorporated39s-Charles-Evans-Jr-and-Victor-DeNoble/10737428311/ "'Addiction Incorporated's' Charles Evans Jr. and Victor DeNoble." C-SPAN. February 19, 2012.] Accessed 2012-10-07.</ref> In 1998, Evans said he had purchased a script by [[Frederic Raphael]] which adapted the 1905 [[Edith Wharton]] novel, ''[[The House of Mirth]]'', for the big screen.<ref>"De Bont Willing to Work for 'Food'." ''Variety.'' November 24, 1998.</ref> But financing and cast did not fall into placed in time, and [[The House of Mirth (2000 film)|producer Olivia Stewart's competing project]] made it into production first. (It was released in 2000.)
Charles then attended Williston Northampton, a boarding school in Easthampton, Massachusetts. After graduation, he attended University of CA, Berkley where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in “Short Story Writing”. His thesis was a collection of short stories which won Berkely University’s Eisner Prize for literature (1984).


Evans was also the producer and director<ref name="CSPAN" /> of the 2012 documentary film ''Addiction Incorporated''. The documentary reports on the ways in which research scientists, corporate whistleblowers, the news media, and attorneys for smokers exposed the tobacco industry's attempts to conceal the ways in which cigarettes were made more addictive.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2012/02/24/movie_review_addiction_incorporated_puts_big_tobacco_under_a_microscope/ King, Loren. "'Addiction Incorporated' Traces Decades of Industry Deceit." ''Boston Globe.'' February 24, 2012.] Accessed 2012-10-07.</ref>
Charles then attended USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, CA. Before graduating. He took time to assistant direct George Romero’s film, MONKEY SHINES.” He then graduated with an MFA in Film Production (1987). His thesis, “SECOND SON”, was a 27 minute, 35mm film that film won 12 awards including the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival’s prestigious Grand Prix. He then worked at Touchstone Pictures for two years as Director of Development for Randall Kleiser Productions before founding Acappella Pictures in March 1992.


===''The Aviator'' controversy===
Acappella’s first project was “NEARVE”, a documentary for Touchstone about aspiring standup comedians. He then produced Johnny Depp‘s directorial debut, “THE BRAVE“, starring Johnny Depp and Marlon Brando, an official selection for Cannes Film Festival’s 1997 competition.
Evans also served a producer of the 2004 [[Howard Hughes]] biopic, ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]''. His involvement with the film proved controversial. According to Evans, he began researching the life of Hughes in 1993.<ref name="Waxman">[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/22/movies/MoviesFeatures/22avia.html Waxman, Sharon. "Just Who Can Take Home Prizes for 'Aviator'?" ''New York Times.'' January 22, 2005.] Accessed 2012-10-07.</ref> In 1996, Evans [[Option (filmmaking)|optioned]] the book ''Howard Hughes: The Untold Story'', by Pat H. Broeske and Peter Harry Brown.<ref name="Waxman"/> Evans hired several writers, who produced five or six drafts of a script, but the screenplay was still not in an acceptable form.<ref name="Observer" /> These included several drafts of a script by Broeske and Brown, and at least one version by Dean Ollins.<ref name="McDougal">[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/09/movies/09mcdo.html McDougal, Dennis. "John Logan's Solo Show." ''New York Times.'' January 9, 2005.] Accessed 2012-10-07.</ref> Evans then met with actor [[Kevin Spacey]], who was interested in directing the film. Spacey helped Evans find financing, and [[New Regency Productions]] agreed to put up the money. Screenwriter [[Jack Fincher (screenwriter)|Jack Fincher]] was brought aboard to do another script draft.<ref name="Shprintz" />


Evans convinced [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] to play the lead in 1998. But DiCaprio insisted that he be allowed to pick the director. Evans removed Spacey as the director, DiCaprio joined the production, and in December 1998<ref name="Observer" /> DiCaprio chose [[Michael Mann (director)|Michael Mann]] as the director. Mann subsequently hired [[Tony Award|Tony]]- and [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-nominated screenwriter [[John Logan (writer)|John Logan]] in the spring of 1999<ref name="McDougal" /> to write yet another screenplay.<ref name="Shprintz">Shprintz, Janet. "Evan Sues Over Hughes Pic." ''Variety.'' February 28, 2001.</ref> Logan's contract with the producers guaranteed him sole screenplay credit. The producers and director were also barred from hiring writers to revise Logan's script, or from claiming any role in the script (even if they made a contribution).<ref name="McDougal" /> Evans began sharing with Mann and Logan his large archive of Hughes memorabilia and biographical materials<ref name="McDougal" /> (which Evans says he had been building since 1995).<ref name="Observer" />
For ten years Evans developed screenplays portraying the life of Howard Hughes. His enduring commitment resulted in “THE AVIATOR” (2004), which won five Oscars, three Golden Globes and four BAFTA’s.(3)


In March 2000, Evans says, he learned that Mann had taken the project to [[New Line Cinema]]. Evans sued for breach of implied contract, fraud, and intentional interference with economic advantage.<ref name="Shprintz"/> Mann strongly denied the accusations, arguing that his Howard Hughes biopic had nothing to do with the one he and Evans had worked on. A confidential out-of-court settlement was reached in 2001, and Evans was granted producer credit on Mann's New Line Cinema picture.<ref name="Waxman" />
Evans wrote, produced and directed his next project, the acclaimed documentary “ADDICTION INCORPORATED.” (2012) (4)


Mann later decided to step aside as director in favor [[Martin Scorsese]]. Mann's business partner, [[Sandy Climan]], was added to the film as a producer. Also added as producer was [[Graham King]], whose Initial Entertainment Group helped finance the picture.<ref name="Waxman" />
The true story of how a research scientist turned whistleblower exposes Phillip Morris’s manipulation of Marlboros’ addictiveness and sparks the TOBACCO WARS of the 1990’s.(5)


Controversy continued to dog the film during awards season. In 1998, five producers accepted Oscars for the film ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''. Worried that producer credits were getting out of hand, the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] changes its rules to permit no more than three producers to receive an Oscar for a Best Picture film.<ref name="Waxman" /><ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/la-oe-weinstein24feb24,0,3921760.story Weinstein, Harvey. "The Producers." ''Los Angeles Times.'' February 24, 2007.] Accessed 2012-10-07.</ref> The Howard Hughes biopic—now titled ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]''—had four producers. ''The Aviator'' was nominated for best motion picture at the [[Producers Guild of America Awards 2004|2004 Producers Guild of America Awards]]. However, the [[Producers Guild of America]] ruled that neither Evans nor Climan deserved a producer's credit. ''The Aviator'' won the award for best motion picture, with King and Mann accepting the honor.<ref name="MSNBC">[https://archive.today/20130104004705/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/6903424/ns/today-entertainment/t/aviator-producer-credits-decided/%23.UHF-qVG0QmI "'Aviator' Producer Credits Decided." ''Associated Press.'' February 7, 2005.] Accessed 2012-10-07.</ref> During the after-show picture-taking, King and Mann invited Climan and Scorsese to stand on the stage with them, but Evans was not. Evans pushed his way past security, and stood with the other producers. The [https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D476GA/the-cast-of-the-aviator-pose-with-their-award-won-for-best-picture-drama-at-the-62nd-annual-golden-globe-awards-in-beverly-hills-california-january-16-2005-shown-l-r-are-cate-blanchett-leonardo-dicaprio-producer-michael-mann-director-martin-scorsese-producer-graham-king-and-producer-charles-evans-jr-reutersmike-blake-mr-2D476GA.jpg photograph shows] Climan, King, Mann, and Scorsese facing one way, while Evans stands slightly apart and facing another direction.<ref name="Waxman" /> Evans subsequently demanded that he be included as one of the three producers nominated to receive the Oscar should ''The Aviator'' win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Shortly before the Oscar ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided that, although Evans and Climan were both producers of ''The Aviator'', neither individual qualified under Academy rules to be on stage to receive the Oscar.<ref name="MSNBC" /> As matters stood, ''The Aviator'' lost the Best Picture nod to ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]''.
The film won NIDA’s (National Institute on Drug Abuse’s) media award for making science understandable to the public. The World Health Organization (WHO) translated and distributed the film to its member nations to educate their people about the tobacco industry. (6) Currently this film can be viewed on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, YouTube and Fandango. (7)


==Charitable work==
Evans then directed “IMPRESSARIO” for Sergei Danillion. This 20-minute film celebrates the artistry of world-famous dancers who share experiences working for the ballet production company, ARDANI ARTISTS. The film played before a program of three Ardani sponsored ballets at City Center Theater in NYC. (2017)
Charles Evans Jr. is the chair of the board of trustees of the Charles Evans Foundation, a nonprofit charitable foundation established by his father.<ref>[http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/626714/ae09aa8216/285903253/8499cf70cd/ "FairWarning Awarded $100,000 by Charles Evans Foundation." Press release. FairWarning. July 28, 2011.] Accessed 2012-10-07.</ref> The Charles Evans Foundation provides grant awards to a wide range of projects in the fields of AIDS/HIV education and research, [[Alzheimer's disease]] research, the arts, assistance for the developmentally disabled, assistance for the homeless, cancer research, education, environmentalism, fire safety, health care, investigative journalism, literacy, and medical research, among others.

==Photography==
Charles Evans is an accomplished photographer whose work was published in magazines and books.
2002 Burning Man L’espresso Magazine,
2002 Cannes Film Festival Vanity Fair Magazine,
2002 Graydon Carter Variety Magazine,
2002 Travel, Adventure Sports, Cover and Grand Prize Photo World Magazine,
2002 Wildlife (International Cover) Photo World Magazine,
2003 Robert Evans Profile Razor Magazine,
2003 Weddings In Style Magazine,
2007 Burning Book, A Visual History of Burning Man Jessica Bruder Book,
2008 Where Did I Go Right Bernie Brillstein Book,
2013 The Fat Lady Sang Robert Evans Book

==Charitable Work==
Charles Evans Jr. was a Trustee on the Board for the Charles Evans Sr. Foundation. The non-profit foundation provided grant awards of $60 million to a wide range of organizations in the sciences, healthcare and the arts.
Charles Evans Jr. specifically championed Musicians for World Harmony. (8) The MWH uses the healing power of music to support distressed peoples affected by war and disease. Its mission is to promote peace, understanding, and harmony through their musical efforts.

Charles also founded Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles and serves on its Board of Directors.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}

1. "Fire Safety Education Building Dedicated to Honor Charles Evans." New York City Fire Department. 2010. Archived 2011-09-21 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2012-10-06.
2. Variety Reviews -The Brave, 25,1999,https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/the-brave-1117329721/
3. "The Kid Holds Onto the Picture" by Frank DiGiacomo, New York Observer, June 30, 2003
4. "'Addiction Incorporated's' Charles Evans Jr. and Victor DeNoble." C-SPAN. February 19, 2012.
5. King, Loren. "'Addiction Incorporated' Traces Decades of Industry Deceit." Boston Globe. February 24, 2012.
6. World Health Organization - 6 April 2016, Geneva, Switzerland, "WHO to use the documentary titled “Addiction Incorporated” in its Global Fight Against Tobacco"
https://www.who.int/news/item/06-04-2016-who-to-use-the-documentary-titled-addiction-incorporated-in-its-global-fight-against-tobacco
7. New York Times Critics' Pick, December 13, 2011: By Jeannette Catsoulis,https://www.addictionincorporated.com/reviews/nyt-critics-pick-addiction-incorporated/
8. https://www.musiciansforworldharmony.org/partners-links-donors-musicians-for-world-harmony-501c-non-profit-charity



==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 21:26, 17 March 2024

Charles Evans Jr.
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Occupation(s)Motion picture producer, nonprofit foundation executive
ChildrenLily Evans
Parent(s)Charles and Frances Evans

Charles Evans Jr. (born 1962) is an American film producer and documentary film director. He produced Johnny Depp's first directorial effort, The Brave. He was one of four producers on the 2004 Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator, although his production credit was controversial. Evans is the nephew of former motion picture studio executive Robert Evans, and the son of fashion industry executive and motion picture producer Charles Evans.

Life and career

Evans was born in Manhattan, New York, 1963 to Charles Evans Sr. and his first wife, Frances (a documentary filmmaker). His uncle is studio executive and actor Robert Evans. Charles had two sisters: Melissa (born in 1965) and Elizabeth (born in 1966). His parents divorced in 1967. Charles attended the Allen-Stevenson School, a private elementary school for boys.

In 1975, Charles and his family were caught in a deadly fire in their triplex apartment on East 80th Street in New York City. His mother and two sisters were asphyxiated by toxic fumes during the fire.[1] The fire was caused by ashes falling out of their fireplace.[2] Charles Jr., sleeping in another room, was rescued by firefighters and uninjured.[3]

In the aftermath of the deadly fire, 12-year-old Charles Jr. "put on an overcoat and went to live with my father," in his words.[4] He also began taking illegal narcotics. He developed a serious addiction. Charles Jr. attended the Williston Northampton School, University of California, Berkeley and then the USC School of Cinematic Arts. His father was ambivalent about the decision. "I certainly didn't give him any encouragement. I think it's a stinking business. But he's wanted to do it since he was in grade school. He wanted to either write, direct or produce."[1]

His first professional credit came on the 1988 horror film on Monkey Shines, which was financially backed by his father.[5] He served as an assistant director on the picture. His first producer's credit came with the 1990 film The Brave, which was also Johnny Depp's directorial debut.[1] Evans formed his own production company, Acappella Pictures, in 1993.[6] In 1998, Evans said he had purchased a script by Frederic Raphael which adapted the 1905 Edith Wharton novel, The House of Mirth, for the big screen.[7] But financing and cast did not fall into placed in time, and producer Olivia Stewart's competing project made it into production first. (It was released in 2000.)

Evans was also the producer and director[6] of the 2012 documentary film Addiction Incorporated. The documentary reports on the ways in which research scientists, corporate whistleblowers, the news media, and attorneys for smokers exposed the tobacco industry's attempts to conceal the ways in which cigarettes were made more addictive.[8]

The Aviator controversy

Evans also served a producer of the 2004 Howard Hughes biopic, The Aviator. His involvement with the film proved controversial. According to Evans, he began researching the life of Hughes in 1993.[9] In 1996, Evans optioned the book Howard Hughes: The Untold Story, by Pat H. Broeske and Peter Harry Brown.[9] Evans hired several writers, who produced five or six drafts of a script, but the screenplay was still not in an acceptable form.[1] These included several drafts of a script by Broeske and Brown, and at least one version by Dean Ollins.[10] Evans then met with actor Kevin Spacey, who was interested in directing the film. Spacey helped Evans find financing, and New Regency Productions agreed to put up the money. Screenwriter Jack Fincher was brought aboard to do another script draft.[11]

Evans convinced Leonardo DiCaprio to play the lead in 1998. But DiCaprio insisted that he be allowed to pick the director. Evans removed Spacey as the director, DiCaprio joined the production, and in December 1998[1] DiCaprio chose Michael Mann as the director. Mann subsequently hired Tony- and Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan in the spring of 1999[10] to write yet another screenplay.[11] Logan's contract with the producers guaranteed him sole screenplay credit. The producers and director were also barred from hiring writers to revise Logan's script, or from claiming any role in the script (even if they made a contribution).[10] Evans began sharing with Mann and Logan his large archive of Hughes memorabilia and biographical materials[10] (which Evans says he had been building since 1995).[1]

In March 2000, Evans says, he learned that Mann had taken the project to New Line Cinema. Evans sued for breach of implied contract, fraud, and intentional interference with economic advantage.[11] Mann strongly denied the accusations, arguing that his Howard Hughes biopic had nothing to do with the one he and Evans had worked on. A confidential out-of-court settlement was reached in 2001, and Evans was granted producer credit on Mann's New Line Cinema picture.[9]

Mann later decided to step aside as director in favor Martin Scorsese. Mann's business partner, Sandy Climan, was added to the film as a producer. Also added as producer was Graham King, whose Initial Entertainment Group helped finance the picture.[9]

Controversy continued to dog the film during awards season. In 1998, five producers accepted Oscars for the film Shakespeare in Love. Worried that producer credits were getting out of hand, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences changes its rules to permit no more than three producers to receive an Oscar for a Best Picture film.[9][12] The Howard Hughes biopic—now titled The Aviator—had four producers. The Aviator was nominated for best motion picture at the 2004 Producers Guild of America Awards. However, the Producers Guild of America ruled that neither Evans nor Climan deserved a producer's credit. The Aviator won the award for best motion picture, with King and Mann accepting the honor.[13] During the after-show picture-taking, King and Mann invited Climan and Scorsese to stand on the stage with them, but Evans was not. Evans pushed his way past security, and stood with the other producers. The photograph shows Climan, King, Mann, and Scorsese facing one way, while Evans stands slightly apart and facing another direction.[9] Evans subsequently demanded that he be included as one of the three producers nominated to receive the Oscar should The Aviator win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Shortly before the Oscar ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided that, although Evans and Climan were both producers of The Aviator, neither individual qualified under Academy rules to be on stage to receive the Oscar.[13] As matters stood, The Aviator lost the Best Picture nod to Million Dollar Baby.

Charitable work

Charles Evans Jr. is the chair of the board of trustees of the Charles Evans Foundation, a nonprofit charitable foundation established by his father.[14] The Charles Evans Foundation provides grant awards to a wide range of projects in the fields of AIDS/HIV education and research, Alzheimer's disease research, the arts, assistance for the developmentally disabled, assistance for the homeless, cancer research, education, environmentalism, fire safety, health care, investigative journalism, literacy, and medical research, among others.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f DiGiacomo, Frank. "The Kid Holds Onto the Picture." New York Observer. June 30, 2003. Accessed 2012-10-06.
  2. ^ Deutsch, Claudia. "Charles Evans, 81, a Founder of Fashion Line, Dies." New York Times. June 6, 2007. Accessed 2012-10-06.
  3. ^ "Fire Safety Education Building Dedicated to Honor Charles Evans." New York City Fire Department. 2010. Archived 2011-09-21 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2012-10-06.
  4. ^ "The Kid Holds Onto the Picture" by Frank DiGiacomo, New York Observer, June 30, 2003
  5. ^ Eller, Claudia. "Real Key Is How Goldwyn Is Treated." Los Angeles Times. July 28, 1995.
  6. ^ a b "'Addiction Incorporated's' Charles Evans Jr. and Victor DeNoble." C-SPAN. February 19, 2012. Accessed 2012-10-07.
  7. ^ "De Bont Willing to Work for 'Food'." Variety. November 24, 1998.
  8. ^ King, Loren. "'Addiction Incorporated' Traces Decades of Industry Deceit." Boston Globe. February 24, 2012. Accessed 2012-10-07.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Waxman, Sharon. "Just Who Can Take Home Prizes for 'Aviator'?" New York Times. January 22, 2005. Accessed 2012-10-07.
  10. ^ a b c d McDougal, Dennis. "John Logan's Solo Show." New York Times. January 9, 2005. Accessed 2012-10-07.
  11. ^ a b c Shprintz, Janet. "Evan Sues Over Hughes Pic." Variety. February 28, 2001.
  12. ^ Weinstein, Harvey. "The Producers." Los Angeles Times. February 24, 2007. Accessed 2012-10-07.
  13. ^ a b "'Aviator' Producer Credits Decided." Associated Press. February 7, 2005. Accessed 2012-10-07.
  14. ^ "FairWarning Awarded $100,000 by Charles Evans Foundation." Press release. FairWarning. July 28, 2011. Accessed 2012-10-07.