Evan Handler

At 63 years old, Evan Handler has this physical status:

Evan Handler (born January 10, 1961) is an American actor best known for his role as Harry Goldenblatt, a divorce lawyer and later husband of Charlotte York, on Sex and the City (2002–2004) and Charlie Runkle, Hank Moody's comical cousin and agent on Californication (2007–2014).

Early life

Handler was born in New York City to secular Jewish parents Enid Irene, a mental health professional, and Murry Raymond Handler, an agency owner and advertising designer. He was born in Cortlandt, New York, near Croton-on-Hudson, New York, and attended Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, New York.

After graduating from high school a year early, he moved to New York City and worked as an intern at the Chelsea Theater Center in New York City. He appeared in Off-Broadway's Biography: A Game and Strider: The Story of a Horse. He then attended the Juilliard School as a member of the Drama Division's Group 12 (1979–1983), which also included Kevin Spacey, Ving Rhames, and Elizabeth McGovern. Handler left the four-year course after less than two years to pursue a role in the 1981 film Taps.

Personal life

In 2003, Evan married Elisa Atti, an Italian-born chemist, and they have a daughter, Sofia Clementina Handler (born January 17, 2007).

Lowell Handler and his sister Lillian have a brother and sister. Lowell Handler, a writer and photographer, is the author of Twitch & Shout: A Touretter's Tale as well as the star, narrator, and associate producer of the Emmy-nominated PBS television show Twitch & Shout, in which Evan appeared.

Handler made a public service announcement in 2014 that endorsed DC Statehood. In December 2015, he attended "DC Statehood Dinner" at the Creative Coalition's "51 Stars" campaign, which aims to enlist 51 celebrities to endorse making Washington, DC, the 51st state.

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Career

Handler has appeared on television shows and sitcoms including Six Feet Under, Friends, Law & Order, The West Wing, Miami Vice, Sex, and the City, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (as co-executive producer Ricky Tahoe) Ed, Lost, 24 and Power. He appeared in the ABC sitcoms It's Like, You Know... and Hot Properties, and also appeared in the ill-fated FOX sitcom Woops!

In addition to Ransom, 1996; The Chosen, 1981; Sweet Lorraine, 1987; and Taps, 1981.

Handler portrayed Larry Fine in the Made-for-TV biopic The Three Stooges in 2000. In the HBO film Too Large to Fail, he played Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. The film was based on Andrew Ross Sorkin's book of the same name. Handler starred Charlie Runkle, the best friend and agent to David Duchovny's Hank Moody on Californication from 2007-2014. Alan Dershowitz, an attorney consultant for the defense in the O. J. Simpson murder case in 1995, played a regular role in American Crime Story: The People vs. O. J. Simpson.

Handler walked off stage during the first act of the Broadway play I Hate Hamlet in 1991 after co-star Nicol Williamson broke choreography during a sword-fighting scene and struck Handler on the backside. "I removed myself from the project after the first day of rehearsals because I have seen the show's producers glorifying Nicol Williamson's continued assault towards other cast members." The Handler's understudy continued the show, for which Gregory Peck and Elaine Stritch were on hand.

Handler appeared on the Sunset Strip marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show in 2020.

Handler is also a writer. Time On Fire: My Comedy of Terrors is his first book, and he shares the tale of his miraculous recovery from acute myeloid leukemia in his mid-20s. It's Only Temporary, Both Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive's second installment tells the tale of his long journey into gratitude in the years since his illness. In May 2008, the book was first published. Handler has worked for several national newspapers, including ELLE, O, the Oprah Magazine, and Mirabella. Handler appears in The Huffington Post on a daily basis.

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