Bentley Kyle Evans

Bentley Kyle Evans (born August 10, 1966) is an American television writer, producer, director and actor. He is a native of Oakland, California.

Bentley Kyle Evans
Born	(1966-08-10) August 10, 1966 (age 56) Oakland, California, US
Occupation(s)	Writer, producer, director
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Valicia Evans
Children	2

Evans made his acting debut in the 1990 film House Party. He is most notable as the show runner on several sitcoms, among them Martin^[1] (1992–1997) on FOX, The Jamie Foxx Show^[1] (1996–2001) on The WB, and Love That Girl!^[2] (2010–2014) on TV One. Evans is also the creator of Love That Girl! and the co-creator of The Jamie Foxx Show.^[1][2] Outside of television, Evans is the co-screenwriter, with his Martin star Martin Lawrence, of Lawrence's 1996 feature film, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate.^[3]

Evans created, executive produces and directs the TV series Family Time, which became Bounce TV's first original scripted program.^[4] Evans is also the creator of other Bounce TV sitcoms, such as In the Cut and Grown Folks. In addition, Evans executive produced a new Jamie Foxx sitcom, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!, which debuted on Netflix in 2021.^[5]

Evans teamed up with famed rapper MC Lyte and together they co-created the series Partners in Rhyme which premiered on the ALLBLK. Evans directed the first and second season.^[6]

Also on ALLBLK, Evans Executive produces and directs the situation comedy, Millennials. The second season is set to air in the third quarter of 2022.^[7]

In 2022, Evans co-wrote and co-executive produced Martin: The Reunion on BET+.^[8]

Personal life

Evans has a son and a daughter. His son, Bentley Kyle Evans Jr., had a main role as Devin Stallworth on the TV series Family Time. His daughter, KyLee Evans, is a writer for The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder on Disney+.

Early life

Though Evans was born in the Bay Area, he was raised in the View Park-Windsor Hills area of Los Angeles. He graduated from Westchester high school in 1984. Shortly after, in 1986, he was a Production Assistant on Robert Townsend's "Hollywood Shuffle". He also earned a small speaking role in the film that got him into the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).^[9]

References

1. Muhammad, Tariq K. (December 1996). "Career Profiles: 6 Shooting Stars in Television & Film". Black Enterprise. Earl G. Graves, Ltd. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
2. Leonard, David J.; Guererro, Lisa (Sep 22, 2010). African Americans on Television: Race-ing for Ratings. ABC-CLIO. p. 404. ISBN 9780275995157.
3. Kelley, Bill (3 April 1996). "Lawrence's 'Thin Line' is a thin premise". Sarasota herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
4. "Bounce TV to Launch its First-Ever Original Series: Family Time to Debut Monday, June 18".
5. "Link Tank: Netflix's Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! Sees Jamie Foxx Returning to Comedy". Den of Geek. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
6. Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-05-19). "MC Lyte Teams With 'Martin' EP Bentley Kyle Evans For Scripted Rapper Sitcom 'Partners In Rhyme' On UMC". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
7. Thorne, Will (2020-09-03). "'Millennials' Multi-Cam Comedy From Rugg Williams, Oren Williams Ordered at UMC (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
8. Cordero, Rosy (2022-06-06). "'Martin' Reunion: BET+ Drops First-Look Trailer And It's Dedicated To Tommy". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
9. "Two Decades of Producing and Still Going Strong". Los Angeles Sentinel. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2022-11-23.

External links

• Bentley Kyle Evans at IMDb