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Charles Evans, Jr. 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== Charles Evans, Jr. was born in Manhattan, New York City, 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.〔(DiGiacomo, Frank. "The Kid Holds Onto the Picture." ''New York Observer.'' June 30, 2003. ) Accessed 2012-10-06.〕 The fire was caused by ashes falling out of their fireplace.〔(Deutsch, Claudia. "Charles Evans, 81, a Founder of Fashion Line, Dies." ''New York Times.'' June 6, 2007. ) Accessed 2012-10-06.〕 Charles Jr., sleeping in another room, was rescued by firefighters and uninjured.〔("Fire Safety Education Building Dedicated to Honor Charles Evans." New York City Fire Department. 2010. ) Accessed 2012-10-06.〕 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.〔("The Kid Holds Onto the Picture" by Frank DiGiacomo, New York Observer, June 30, 2003 )〕 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."〔 His first professional credit came on the 1988 horror film on ''Monkey Shines'', which was financially backed by his father.〔Eller, Claudia. "Real Key Is How Goldwyn Is Treated." ''Los Angeles Times.'' July 28, 1995.〕 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.〔 Evans formed his own production company, Acappella Pictures, in 1993.〔("'Addiction Incorporated's' Charles Evans, Jr. and Victor DeNoble." C-SPAN. February 19, 2012. ) Accessed 2012-10-07.〕 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.〔"De Bont Willing to Work for 'Food'." ''Variety.'' November 24, 1998.〕 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〔 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.〔(King, Loren. "'Addiction Incorporated' Traces Decades of Industry Deceit." ''Boston Globe.'' February 24, 2012. ) Accessed 2012-10-07.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Evans, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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