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Brian Evans

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Brian Evans
File:Photo of singer Brian Evans in 2022.jpgPhoto of singer Brian Evans in 2022.jpg Photo of singer Brian Evans in 2022.jpg
Evans in 2022
Born (1970-05-03) May 3, 1970 (age 54)
Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S.
💼 Occupation
🏛️ Political partyDemocratic (2018–present)
🌐 Websitebrianevans.com

Brian K. Evans (born May 3, 1970)[2] is an American actor, writer, political candidate, and big band singer known mostly as a crooner.[3]

Evans' singing career began in the late 1980s and later included extended performances in Vancouver, Las Vegas, and Hawaii. After a role in a television commercial, he was hired in other acting roles in the 1990s.

Evans' music has been used on popular television shows such as So You Think You Can Dance and BoJack Horseman on Netflix.

Evans has performed as the opening act for stars such as Erasure, Joan Rivers Jay Leno, David Spade, Cheech & Chong, Louie Anderson, Rob Schneider, Tom Green, Mos Def, William Shatner, Jeff Bridges, Bob Saget, and numerous other performers.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Early life[edit]

Evans grew up in Haverhill, Massachusetts, born in 1970. His parents divorced when he was young and he was raised by his mother, Helen Marie Bousquet, and grandmother, who introduced him to big band music.[1]

In 1986, he and his mother moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career for him in the entertainment industry.[13] Evans was born and raised around Boston, one of the few male members of a family who did not choose police work as a career. His father was a police officer, as were all of Evans' uncles on his fathers side of the family.[1]

Career[edit]

Acting[edit]

His first acting role was in a McDonald's commercial. He was later cast in the 1990 pilot of Beverly Hills, 90210 as a "Track Kid", and a 1994 episode of Full House as Kimmy's boyfriend.[14] He also appeared in New Line Cinema's Book of Love (1990)[15] and the 1995 remake of the 1971 film The Barefoot Executive.[16]

In 2019, Evans was portrayed by actor Ben Richardson in the Reelz TV special, Angelina – Price of Fame. The show discussed the life and times of actress Angelina Jolie and Evans' brief association with the actress, who was his date to the premier of the film Book of Love in 1991. Evans portrayed the character "Schank" in the film.[17]

Writing[edit]

His autobiography, Dreamer, was published in 1994.[18]

Evans co-authored the novel The Funny Robbers, in 2015, co-written by Dan O'Leary, Carrot Top's real-life manager. It is in development to be a motion picture.[19] The book follows four stand-up comedians who are extorted by a bank CEO to rob his banks nationwide in an effort to hide his theft of TARP funds.[20]

In 2016, Evans co-authored the novel Savannah with Theodore Hamby III. The book tells the story of a senior citizen who can use voodoo dolls to enact revenge on those who irritate her.[21]

Evans, Helen Bousquet, and Mark Andrew Biltz are the creators of the 2014 novel Horrorscope,[22] which Kirkus Reviews describes as "offbeat but clumsy", noting its "often formulaic" prose.[23] In 2021, this novel was adapted into a graphic novel, which Kirkus called "a distinctive horror tale with stark characters and radiant artwork."[24] The artwork for the graphic novel was drawn by Ferran Xalabarder.

Music[edit]

Evans has recorded numerous albums, most of them for release in Asia. He began his singing career on the Sunset Strip's Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood) and Whisky a Go Go.[1]

In 1996, Evans moved to Vancouver where he performed at the Babalu Lounge and released his first album, Quite Frankly. It became the #1 best selling independently released CD in Canadian history.[13] For the next two years he performed throughout Canada.[25] His second Canadian release, Maybe This Time, outsold the first,[13] and Evans was booked for a 377-show run at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas.[1] He is the only artist ever to record a live CD at the Desert Inn.[26] After the hotel was demolished, Evans opened for Jay Leno at The Mirage and then returned to Los Angeles where he made music for television and film.[1][27]

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Frank Sinatra, Barbara Sinatra, Tom Selleck, and Evans

Evans returned to perform in Las Vegas in 2005 as the opening act for Leno at The Mirage Resort and for Joan Rivers, but later moved back to Hawaii in 2010, where he produced and was the opening act for the Maui Celebrity Series.[1]

The Maui Celebrity Series, created by Evans in 2010 with help from Shep Gordon,[9] has produced concerts by David Spade, Cheech & Chong, Louie Anderson, Rob Schneider, Tom Green, Mos Def, William Shatner, Jeff Bridges, Bob Saget, and numerous other performers. In addition to producing the concert series for more than ten years, Evans also has served as the opening act for the shows.[5][6][7] Evans has received commendations from Hawaii governors Lingle, Abercrombie, and Ige for producing the series.[8][9][10][11][12]

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Evans and Louie Anderson
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William Shatner and Evans

In 2011, Evans returned to Los Angeles and began work on his album My Turn with producer Narada Michael Walden.[1]

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Brian Evans and Bob Saget during a 2015 concert. Evans also appeared on Full House with the comedian.

In June 2012, Grammy Magazine named Evans among Norah Jones and Michael Buble as one of the most relevant new crooners of the time.[28] Mirage COO Felix Rappaport said of Evans, "Brian is a hugely talented singer who really embodies the Boston spirit – loyal, feisty, a fighter, sports fan ... whose faith, family, and friends come first."[1]

In 2012, he released the song "At Fenway." It became the first song to be licensed by Major League Baseball about the park, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame added it to its library.[1][29] The coinciding music video co-stars William Shatner as the home-plate umpire.[30] The video has received more than 10 million views on YouTube.[31]

In 2015, Evans filmed a music video for his song "Creature at The Bates Motel", the first time any artist was allowed to reuse the setting of the Alfred Hitchcock film "Psycho". The music video features comedian Carrot Top.[32] By 2016, Evans had returned to Maui and to hosting the Maui Celebrity Series.[33]

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Evans during filming of his music video "Creature at The Bates Motel"

In 2016, Evans released a music video for his rendition of the Dolly Parton song, "Here You Come Again." The music video features Dog The Bounty Hunter, Beth Chapman, William Shatner, Paul Rodriguez, Leland Chapman, and was filmed entirely on Maui.[34][35] The music video was co-produced by comedian Carrot Top, who has been featured in two of Evans' music videos, "It's A Beautiful Game", and "Creature at The Bates Motel".

In June 2020, Evans released the music video "It's A Beautiful Game", a song he wrote to celebrate the game of soccer, known as futbol throughout most of the world. Lou Diamond Phillips, RJ Mitte (Breaking Bad), Carrot Top, and ICE-T are featured in the project. Phillips recreated his role as Ritchie Valens from the film La Bamba and plays the goalie in the music video. Evans filmed the video in Las Vegas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Maui, Hawaii, and Yucatán and Cancun, Mexico. He is the second artist – Jennifer Lopez was the first – to film a music video at Chichen Itza, considered one of the Seven Wonders of The World.[36] The company that produced the music video says it is the first jazz "big band" song ever to be written and recorded about the sport.[37]

In January 2022, Evans and his collaborator Jesse Stenger partnered as executive producers for young Australian singer Charlie Mitchell's first song, "Even After," which Evans wrote. The song will be produced by Narada Michael Walden, who also serves as Evans' producer.[38] Evans also announced he will release his autobiography in 2022.[38]

Evans has performed "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States, at least fifty times for major league baseball, hockey, and basketball games.[17]

His version of "Theme from New York, New York" has received hundreds of millions of streams on the online platform TikTok, with more than 13,000 individual videos being created by its users while utilizing the song. He has more than 50 million views of his videos on YouTube[39][40]

Politics[edit]

Main articles: 2004 U.S. Senate election in Hawaii, 2014 U.S. Senate special election in Hawaii, 2018 U.S. House elections in Hawaii, and 2020 U.S. House elections in Hawaii

In 2004, Evans moved to Maui and was a candidate for the United States Senate in Hawaii. He lost in the Democratic primary to incumbent Daniel Inouye 95% to 5%.[41] Evans says he ran to bring attention to the lack of dental coverage in health care plans.[42]

In March 2014, Evans announced he would run for United States Senator from Hawaii.[43] According to Evans, he wanted to bring attention to sleep apnea and chose to enter the race after he saw how much national media attention it was receiving. He did not think he could win and spent no money on advertising and held only one campaign event.[44] He finished third in the Democratic primary with 2% of the vote.[45]

In addition to his Senate campaigns, Evans has successfully petitioned at least 39 state governors to make proclamations on sleep apnea awareness. Images of the proclamations are displayed at a website Evans maintains in honor of his mother.[46] Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks introduces her photo gallery on the site.[47]

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Actor Jeff Bridges standing with Evans

On January 23, 2017, Evans announced that he would run for Congress as a Republican in 2018.[48] He was the only Republican running in the 2018 race for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district[49] and lost the general election with approximately 23 percent of the vote to incumbent Democratic nominee Tulsi Gabbard's 77 percent.[50]

On February 19, 2020, Evans filed as a Democratic candidate to represent Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, joining several others after incumbent Gabbard announced she would not run for reelection.[51] Kai Kahele, a native of Hawaii, won the election.

Personal life[edit]

In June 1991, Evans was convicted of felony theft and sentenced to six months probation after he called a Los Angeles travel agency impersonating Casey Kasem and charged $2,900 in expenses that the agency attempted to collect from the radio host.[52] While on probation, Evans was invited to sing the national anthem at a Baltimore Orioles game. His probation officer told him he could not leave California, but Evans went to the game and was sentenced to a year in prison for violating the terms of his probation. Evans was released in July 1992.[14]

On October 5, 2012, Evans' mother died after knee surgery. Evans stated that his mother, who suffered from sleep apnea, was not monitored by hospital staff, did not have her sleep apnea machine, and "was dosed out on morphine" at the time of her death. Following her death, Evans filed lawsuits against a number of groups and individuals, including Steward Health Care System, Cerberus Capital Management, Governor Deval Patrick, and the Massachusetts Nursing Association.[53] The court dismissed his case the month after it was filed.[54]

On June 25, 2013, Evans filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Hampton, New Hampshire Board of Selectmen for "conspiracy to commit fraud" and "intentional infliction of emotional distress" after the Board voted 3 to 2 against Evans' request to erect a plaque to honor his deceased mother on a town street corner. He sought $10 million to be distributed to local charities in the city.[55]

Evans told Hampton selectmen that he met with U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren after his mother's death to discuss enactment of a new legislation to require monitoring of hospital patients with sleep apnea.[56]

Evans also filed a suit against the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Sports Management, Larry Lucchino, Tom Werner, and John W. Henry. Evans claimed that after he began his public campaign against Steward Health Care System, which owned the hospital where his mother died, Steward, the Red Sox, and a shared public relations firm "conspired to torpedo" his "At Fenway" music video by sullying its reputation with members of the local media and undermining his efforts to sell advertising to major sponsors before the video was launched on YouTube.[57] On September 30, 2014, the judge dismissed the case.[58]

On September 17, 2018, a jury in the Essex County Superior Court in Lawrence, Massachusetts found a Steward Health Care-owned Holy Family Hospital nurse negligent in Evans' lawsuit for wrongful death against the hospital. One defendant settled the case prior to the jury returning its verdict.[53]

Evans is gay, a statistic he noted during his 2018 and 2020 congressional campaigns.[59][60]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Burnett III, James H. (July 19, 2012). "Brian Evans feels redemption in hit Red Sox song". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Brian Evans' Biography". VoteSmart. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Crooner Brian Evans Lands in Beantown". The Rainbow Times. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ "Brian Evans to perform Maui Celebrity Series show". lahainanews.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tom Green And Mos Def Head To Hawaii For The Maui Celebrity Series". MTV.com. August 5, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Oscar Winner Jeff Bridges and Crooner Brian Evans Rock Maui at Concert". broadwayworld.com. January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Maui Celebrity Series brings back funny man". mauinews.com. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Relaunch Maui Celebrity Series to Relaunch with Bob Saget". mauinews.com. September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Actor William Shatner to join Maui Celebrity Series' last hurrah with Brian Evans at Iao Theater". mauinews.com. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Oscar Winning Actor Jeff Bridges and Crooner Brian Evans Rock Maui at Concert". mauinews.com. January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Dog The Bounty Hunter presents Brian Evans with Commendation from The Governor of Hawaii". mauinews.com. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Tom Arnold and Maui Celebrity Series". mauinews.com. May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Ferguson, Lisa. "Crooner Evans finds his niche". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Israel, Betsy (December 12, 1994). "Caseying the Joint". People. Retrieved January 8, 2013. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  15. ↑ Willis, John A. (1993). Screen World 1992. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-5578-3135-4. Search this book on
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  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Angelina Jolie and Brian Evans Subject of New Reelz Channel TV Show" (Press release). TimTone Productions. PR Newswire. December 8, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  18. ↑ Oldenburg, Ann (February 13, 1995). "Brian Evans tells his 'horrific' prison tale". USA Today.
  19. ↑ Robbins, Caryn (June 27, 2017). "Comedian Carrot Top to Produce Movie Based on Brian Evans Novel THE FUNNY ROBBERS". Broadway World. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  20. ↑ Jawed, Rabiya (June 22, 2015). "The Funny Robbers Book Review". Manhattan Book Review. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  21. ↑ Jawed, Rabiya (October 5, 2016). "Savannah Book Review". Readers Favorite. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  22. ↑ Saperstein, Pat (October 15, 2009). "Zenescope snaps up 'Horrorscope'". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Horrorscope". Kirkus. April 16, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Horrorscope: The Graphic Novel". Kirkus. September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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  26. ↑ "Evans goes 'Live' at D.I. — on CD". Las Vegas Sun. March 9, 1999. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  27. ↑ Weatherford, Mike (January 14, 2005). "Leno Still Delivers". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on November 20, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2013. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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  29. ↑ "Brian Evans, singer with a checkered past, has an all-night shoot at Fenway". Boston Globe. September 26, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  30. ↑ "'At Fenway' video features William Shatner, Ernie Boch Jr". boston.com. June 28, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  31. ↑ "'At Fenway' video". youtube.com. March 23, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  32. ↑ Leach, Robin (April 29, 2015). "Strip Scribbles: Mayweather Jr.-Pacquiao tickets; Pamela Anderson's $1M divorce?". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  33. ↑ Leach, Robin (January 7, 2016). "Strip Scribbles: Brian Evans, William Shatner, Mecum Auctions, Quick Jet Charter". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  34. ↑ "Dog the Bounty Hunter & William Shatner to Appear in New Music Video". broadwayworld.com. June 26, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Singer Makes History By Recording First Ever Jazz Song About Soccer". apnews.com. November 29, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  36. ↑ "Lou Diamond Phillips, Brian Evans, ICE-T Celebrate Soccer in New Big Band Music Video". moviedebuts.com. June 26, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  37. ↑ "Singer Makes History By Recording First Ever Jazz Song About Soccer". broadwayworld.com (Press release). Thematic Productions. PR Newswire. November 29, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 "Crooner Brian Evans Novel 'Horrorscope' Adapted as Graphic Novel, to Executive Produce New Artist Charlie Mitchell Under Narada Michael Walden" (Press release). Benzinga. Globe Newswire. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  39. ↑ "Crooner Brian Evans Novel 'Horrorscope' Adapted as Graphic Novel, to Executive Produce New Artist Charlie Mitchell Under Narada Michael Walden". benzinga.com. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  40. ↑ "New York, New York Brian Evans". TikTok.com. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  41. ↑ "HI US Senate – D Primary Race – Sep 18, 2004". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  42. ↑ Duran, Nicole (September 3, 2004). "Evans, a Crooner and Actor, Wants to Play Politician Next". Roll Call. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  43. ↑ Rousseau, Morgan (March 13, 2014). "'At Fenway' crooner Brian Evans running for Hawaii's U.S. Senate". Metro. Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  44. ↑ Moreno, Loren (October 7, 2014). "How a Las Vegas Crooner Won Enough Votes to Help Keep Hawai'i's U.S. Senate Race a Nail Biter". Honolulu Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  45. ↑ "2014 Official Hawaii Primaries Results". Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  46. ↑ "Proclamations". helen-bousquet.com. February 25, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  47. ↑ "An Introduction by Tom Hans". helen-bousquet.com. Retrieved October 9, 2021. Hanks introduces her photo gallery only
  48. ↑ Leach, Robin (January 23, 2017). "Brian Evans plans to run for Congress in 2018". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  49. ↑ Gaddis, Nate (July 28, 2018). "Hawai'i Elections 2018: Who's Running for What?". Big Island Now. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  50. ↑ "Hawaii Primary Election Results: Second House District". The New York Times. August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  51. ↑ Tanji, Melissa (February 25, 2020). "More repeat races in county on deck". Maui News. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  52. ↑ Tlumacki, John (2012-09-26). "Brian Evans, singer with a checkered past, has an all-night shoot at Fenway". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2021-01-29. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 "PPAHS Makes Plans To Evaluate Hospitals On Sleep Apnea Preparedness". Sleep Review. September 26, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  54. ↑ Reid, Nick B. (October 17, 2013). "Singer who wants Hampton Beach street named for late mom rejected in court". Seacoastonline. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2014. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  55. ↑ Reid, Nick B. (June 28, 2013). "Brian Evans files lawsuit against Hampton selectmen". Seacoastonline. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  56. ↑ Opinion, Editorial (January 18, 2013). "Selectmen right to deny M Street memorial". Seacoastonline. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  57. ↑ Convey, Eric (December 26, 2013). "Singer sues Red Sox over music video's performance". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  58. ↑ Bailey, Lorraine (October 3, 2014). "'At Fenway' Singer Loses Suit Against Red Sox". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  59. ↑ "Brian Evans (R)". KHON. August 2, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2021. As a gay male myself
  60. ↑ "2020 Election: Brian Evans". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. July 17, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2021. As a gay man, protecting gay rights

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