Bob Evans

Biography

Not to end up being confused with the U.S. sausage magnate — or American nation superstar Jimmy Dean, for example — Bob Evans was actually the single alias of Kevin Mitchell, frontman for the Australian indie pop combo Jebediah. Blessed in Perth on Oct 1, 1976, Mitchell co-founded Jebediah in 1994, therefore named honoring Jebediah Springfield, the imaginary founder from the Simpsons’ indigenous Springfield, U.S.A. The music group gained Australia’s annual Country wide Campus Music group Competition in past due 1995, gaining an appearance on the Summersault Music Festival the next year. Over the period of strike LPs including 1996’s Twitch and 1999’s Of Someday Shambles, Jebediah surfaced among the nation’s most widely used young rings, and in 2004 Mitchell released the very first Bob Evans record, Suburban Child, showcasing a far more intimate, roots-flavored aspect of his songwriting. He resurrected the task for 2006’s Suburban Songbook, released via main label Capitol and documented in Nashville with manufacturer Brad Jones.

Quick Facts

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#	Fact
1	In his autobiography, producer David Brown recounts how his partner, Richard D. Zanuck, offered the lead in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) to Evans as a practical joke.
2	He has one grandson, Jackson, born in 2010 to son Josh Evans and daughter-in-law Roxy Saint (a singer).
3	Father-in-law of Roxy Saint.
4	Ex-father-in-law of Charis Michelsen.
5	Was implicated but never charged in the murder of theatrical impresario Roy Radin, in the so-called "Cotton Club Murder." Evans, who was producing The Cotton Club (1984), had been in contact with Radin as a potential investor in the film.
6	In May 2002 he was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6925 Hollywood Blvd.
7	Two of his divorces were finalized on the date of July 21st. Another two were finalized on the date of July 22nd.
8	His seventh wife, Lady Victoria White, filed for divorce on June 16, 2006 citing irreconcilable differences (June 21, 2006).
9	After shepherding such hits as Love Story (1970) and The Godfather (1972) to the screen, but not sharing in the profits, Evans--then Paramount Pictures production chief--inveigled Charlie Bluhdorn, the head of conglomerate Gulf+Western which owned Paramount, into allowing him to personally produce movies like the old-time moguls. Pleased that Evans had turned Paramount from a money-loser into the hottest studio in Hollywood, Bluhdorn allowed him to branch into production. Evans produced the classic neo-noir Chinatown (1974) in his first outing. The financial and critical success of that film effectively doomed Evans as production chief, as the other producers at Paramount resented his success and believed he would siphon off the best projects in the future. To forestall a rebellion, Evans had to step down as chief of production. Production designer extrarordinaire Richard Sylbert, an Oscar-winner who had received an Academy Award nomination for "Chinatown," was hand-picked by Evans as his successor. Evans was impressed by Sylbert's close relationships with such heavyweight talents as Warren Beatty, Mike Nichols and Roman Polanski. He was also impressed by Sylbert's grasp of visual storytelling. Sylbert took over as Paramount production chief when Evans stepped down in 1975. Evans' post-production chief career was disastrous, yielding only two unqualified hits, Marathon Man (1976), which he produced for Paramount in 1976, and Urban Cowboy (1980). Sylbert was eventually sacked by Paramount head Barry Diller in 1978 and went back to his successful production designing career, which yielded him a second Oscar. Evans went from debacle to debacle as his personal and professional life disintegrated. A masterful studio boss, he seemed incapable of making a success of the more picayune job of producer in a medium increasingly dominated by writer-directors and superstar actors.
10	He has suffered three near-fatal strokes.
11	According to his book he was contacted by Sharon Tate and asked to be her houseguest on the evening she was killed, but he had to decline. She then invited Jay Sebring.
12	Apart from his ex-wives, has been romantically linked with such beauties as Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, Lana Turner, Margaux Hemingway, Cheryl Tiegs, Beverly Johnson, etc.
13	Declined offers to produce then future blockbusters Airport (1970), The French Connection (1971), and Jaws (1975).
14	Accompanied Raquel Welch to Super Bowl (X) at Miami's Orange Bowl where eleven cameras were simultaneously shooting live crowd and football scenes for his movie Black Sunday (1977)
15	Attended Super Bowl (I) with friend Clint Eastwood in 1967
16	Was offered the role of Monroe Stahr in the biopic The Last Tycoon (1976) (inspired by Irving Thalberg) but declined. Coincidentally, Evans had earlier played Thalberg in his film debut.
17	Attended Henry Kissinger's 50th birtday party at New York's Harmony Club in 1973
18	Henry Kissinger played tennis with champ Jimmy Connors at Evans' estate, where Kissinger was a frequent VIP guest.
19	Celebrity attorney Robert Shapiro celebrated his 50th birthday at the estate.
20	His luxurious Beverly Hills estate, "Woodland," once belonged to screen legend Greta Garbo
21	One child, with Ali MacGraw, actor/director Josh Evans.
22	Was the inspiration for the Stanley Motss character played by Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog (1997). Hoffman emulated Evans' work habits, mannerisms, quirks, his clothing style, hairstyle, and wore large square-framed eyeglasses. After seeing the film, Evans reportedly said, "I'm magnificent in this film!".
23	His 1998 marriage to Catherine Oxenberg lasted only ten days.
24	Was the basis for the Robert Vaughn character in Blake Edwards's S.O.B. (1981).
25	His autobiography, "The Kid Stays in the Picture", printed in 12 languages, and its film version premiered at Sundance Film Festival, Jan., 2002.
26	His older brother, Charles Evans, started a women's clothing line, Evan-Picone, which was the source of much of Robert's money.
27	Parents: Archie and Florence. Archie ran one of the first racially integrated dental clinics in the country.
28	Had one sister, Alice.



Producer

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
The White Death	2017	producer announced
Urban Cowboy	2016	TV Movie executive producer
Better Born	2005	Short producer
Kid Notorious	2003	TV Series executive producer
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days	2003	producer
The Out-of-Towners	1999	producer
The Saint	1997	producer
The Phantom	1996	producer
Jade	1995	producer
Sliver	1993	producer
The Two Jakes	1990	producer
The Cotton Club	1984	producer
Popeye	1980	producer
Urban Cowboy	1980	producer
Players	1979	producer
Black Sunday	1977	producer
Marathon Man	1976	producer
The Godfather: Part II	1974	executive producer - uncredited
Chinatown	1974	producer
The Godfather	1972	executive producer - uncredited

Actor

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Kodaline: Ready	2015	Short
The Girl from Nagasaki	2013		U.S. Consul
Kay.Fabe	2011	Short
Kid Notorious	2003	TV Series	Kid Notorious
The Simpsons	2000	TV Series	Robert Evans
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn	1997		Robert Evans
Superfights	1995		Day Performer
The Best of Everything	1959		Dexter Key
The Fiend Who Walked the West	1958		Felix Griffin
The Sun Also Rises	1957		Pedro Romero
Man of a Thousand Faces	1957		Irving Thalberg (as Robert J. Evans)
The Egyptian	1954		Minor Role (uncredited)
Lydia Bailey	1952		Soldier (as Bob Evans)

Writer

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Kid Notorious	2003	TV Series creator
The Kid Stays in the Picture	2002	Documentary book "The Kid Stays in the Picture"

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Kid Stays in the Picture	2002	Documentary clip source: 1975 Golden Globe Awards
Rosemary's Baby	1968	developer - uncredited

Thanks

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Haunting of Pearson Place	2013	inspired by
Awakening World	2012	Documentary special thanks
Tower Heist	2011	special thanks
Celebrating Schlesinger	2006	Video short special thanks
One Among Us	2005	special thanks
After the Sunset: Interview with a Jewel Thief	2005	Video short special thanks
Wonderland	2003	the producers and director wish to thank - as Bob Evans
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'	2001	Video documentary short special thanks
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies	2000	TV Movie documentary special thanks

Self

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Breakfast with the Arts	2004	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Last Shot	2004		Himself (uncredited)
Vibe Awards	2003	TV Special	Himself
Tinseltown TV	2003	TV Series	Himself
7th Heaven	2003	TV Series	Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	2002-2003	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The 14th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards	2003	TV Special	Himself - Winner
Charlie Rose	2002	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	2002	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Making of 'The Kid Stays in the Picture'	2002	Video documentary short	Himself
The Kid Stays in the Picture	2002	Documentary	Narrator
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'	2001	Video documentary short	Himself
Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective	2000	Video documentary short	Himself
The Young and the Dead	2000	Documentary	Himself (Paramount executive)
Just Shoot Me!	2000	TV Series	Himself
Chinatown Revisited with Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Robert Towne	1999	Video documentary short	Himself
Cannes Man	1997		Himself - Producer
Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema	1996	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen	1996	TV Series documentary	Quote Reader
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Nicholson	1994	TV Special	Himself - Audience Member
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge	1989	Documentary	Himself
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People	1976	Documentary short	Himself
Apropos Film	1976	TV Series documentary	Himself
Academy of TV Arts and Sciences Salute to Robert Evans	1975	TV Movie	Himself - Honoree
The 47th Annual Academy Awards	1975	TV Special	Himself - Nominated: Best Picture
The 45th Annual Academy Awards	1973	TV Special	Himself - Audience Member
The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards	1972	TV Special	Himself
The 43rd Annual Academy Awards	1971	TV Special	Himself - Audience Member
Here's Hollywood	1961	TV Series	Himself
Person to Person	1957-1958	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show	1958	TV Series	Himself - Recipient
How to Sell a Film		Documentary filming	Himself
Entertainment Tonight	2008-2013	TV Series	Himself
Provocateur	2013	Documentary short	Himself
Celebrity: Dominick Dunne	2008	Documentary	Himself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty	2008	TV Special	Himself
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't	2008	Video documentary short	Himself
Chinatown: Filming	2007	Video documentary short	Himself
Chinatown: The Beginning and the End	2007	Video documentary short	Himself
Chinatown: The Legacy	2007	Video documentary short	Himself
A Tribute to Peter Bart: Newhouse Mirror Award	2007	Short	Himself
Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero	2006	Video documentary short	Himself
Stool Pigeons and Pine Overcoats: The Language of Gangster Films	2006	Video documentary short
Welcome to the Big House	2006	Video documentary short
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films	2006	Video documentary short	Himself
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood	2006	Video documentary short	Himself
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters	2006	Documentary	Himself
Celebrating Schlesinger	2006	Video short	Himself - Producer
Going Hollywood	2005	TV Series	Himself
Shootout	2005	TV Series	Himself
E! True Hollywood Story	2005	TV Series documentary	Himself
Before, During and 'After the Sunset'	2005	Video documentary	Himself
The Last Mogul	2005	TV Special documentary	Himself
Ultimate Film Fanatic	2005	TV Series	Himself - Judge

Archive Footage

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Video on Trial	2006	TV Series	Himself
The Award Show Awards Show	2003	TV Special documentary	Himself

Won awards

Won awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2003	Lifetime Achievement Award	Palm Beach International Film Festival
2003	Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures	PGA Awards
2003	Mary Pickford Award	Satellite Awards
2002	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Motion Picture	Awarded on May 23, 2002 at 6925 Hollywood Blvd.
2000	PGA Hall of Fame - Motion Pictures	PGA Awards		Chinatown (1974)
1993	Stinker Award	The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards	Worst Picture	Sliver (1993)
1980	Stinker Award	The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards	Worst Picture	Popeye (1980)
1977	David	David di Donatello Awards	Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)	Marathon Man (1976)
1977	Showmanship Award	Publicists Guild of America	Motion Picture

Nominated awards

Nominated awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
1994	Razzie Award	Razzie Awards	Worst Picture	Sliver (1993)
1975	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Picture	Chinatown (1974)



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#	Quote
1	Success means never having to admit you're unhappy.
2	If I wrote the truth of what I know, the book would be 10,000 pages.
3	When I went out to L.A., I knew one thing: property is king. No one wanted me--there's nothing worse than a pretty boy actor who wants to be a producer, especially a lousy actor. And I bought a property called "The Detective" to get my foot in the door. So I went to 20th Century-Fox and demanded a three-picture deal and got it. Without the property, they wouldn't have given me anything.
4	It's not just what you pay the actors, everything goes up when you do it [in Hollywood], it just grows and grows. But the English artists I was working with cared more about what they were doing than how much they were paid to do it. It's not that way in America, I hate to say it but it's true.
5	I've always been a gambler; I've always taken risks. Anyone who says you will always win if you take a risk is a liar, because it's not a risk then.
6	. . . I believe that rules are made to be broken but I believe that vows made between two people must be adhered to. And I got married two weeks ago, and my vows are what we're talking about now: the four Ls. My vows are very simple: like, love, in love and lust--if we are to make our union work, I vow to adhere to at least two of them every day. One of them has to be like, because like is very important. And if you can't, something's wrong.
7	A love story could be for an evening, a week, a month, it could be forever. There is a big difference between like, love, in love and lust.
8	The producer is the most important element of a film. It's the producer who hires the director . . . The producer buys the property, he hires the writer, the director; he's involved in hiring all the actors, involved with production, costs, post-production and involved with marketing. He's on a film for four or five years and gets very little credit for it.
9	I didn't hang around with famous people . . . they hung around with me.
10	[about his proposal to Catherine Oxenberg while recovering from a stroke, which resulted in a 12-day marriage] I was very, very seductive but in fact I was crazy. My brain was swollen still.
11	[speaking to women] If you're ever approached with the line, "You ought to be in pictures, I'm a producer", tell the guy to fuck off. He's a fraud, and the pictures he wants to put you in don't play in theaters.
12	When a director hires a producer, you're in deep shit. A director needs a boss, not a yes man.



#	Trademark
1	Long hair
2	Often wears large, square-framed, tinted eyeglasses



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