As one of the most talked-about figures, Evan Handler has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.
What Is Evan Handler's Net Worth?
Evan Handler is an American actor and author who has a net worth of $6 million. Evan Handler is best known for playing Harry Goldenblatt on HBO's "Sex and the City" (2002–2004) and HBO Max's "And Just Like That…" (2021–present) and Charlie Runkle on Showtime's "Californication" (2007–2014). Evan has more than 50 acting credits to his name, including the films "Natural Born Killers" (1994), "Ransom" (1996), "Sex and the City" (2008), "Sex and the City 2" (2010), and "The Family Tree" (2011) and the television series "Woops!" (1992), "It's Like, You Know…" (1999–2001), "The West Wing" (2001), "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006), "The Astronaut Wives Club" (2015), "American Crime Story" (2016), "The Breaks" (2017), and "Power" (2019–2020). Handler has also performed on Broadway, appearing in productions of "Solomon's Child" (1982), "Broadway Bound" (1986–1988), "Six Degrees of Separation" (1990–1992), and "I Hate Hamlet" (1991). Evan has published the books "Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors" (1996) and "It's Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive" (2008), which both touch on his battle with leukemia.
Early Life
Evan Handler was born on January 10, 1961, in New York City. He grew up in a secular Jewish household in Cortlandt, New York, with mother Enid, father Murray, and siblings Lowell and Lillian. Enid was a mental health administrator, and Murray owned an agency and worked as an advertising designer. Lowell is a photographer and a writer who published the book "Twitch & Shout: A Touretter's Tale." Evan appeared in the 1993 PBS documentary "Twitch & Shout," which Lowell narrated, starred in, and produced. Handler attended Hendrick Hudson High School, and he graduated a year early. He then moved back to New York City and landed an internship with the Chelsea Theater Center. Evan appeared in Off-Broadway plays such as "Strider: The Story of a Horse" and "Biography: A Game," and he studied at the Juilliard School in the Drama Division, where he was a member of Group 12 alongside future starsVing Rhames,Kevin Spacey, andElizabeth McGovern. Handler left Juilliard halfway through the four-year program because he was cast in the 1981 film "Taps."
Career
Evan appeared in "Taps" and "The Chosen" in 1981, and he followed them with the films "Dear Mr. Wonderful" (1982), "War and Love" (1985), and "Sweet Lorraine" (1987). He guest-starred on "Miami Vice" in 1985, and from 1991 to 1992, he had a recurring role as Monty on the ABC sitcom "Sibs." In 1991, Handler walked off the stage during a Broadway performance of "I Hate Hamlet" after his castmate Nicol Williamson hit him on the backside during a sword-fighting scene. He later said, "I removed myself from the production because from the first day of rehearsals I have endured the show's producers condoning Nicol Williamson's persistent abusiveness to other cast members." In 1992, Evan starred as Mark Braddock on the Fox post-apocalyptic series "Woops!," then he appeared in the films "Natural Born Killers" (1994), "Ransom" (1996), and "Harvest" (1998). From 1999 to 2001, he played Shrug on ABC's "It's Like, You Know…," and in 2000, he portrayedLarry Finein the TV movie "The Three Stooges." Handler guest-starred on "New York Undercover" (1999), "Law & Order" (2000), "John Doe" (2002), "Friends" (2003), "Six Feet Under" (2003), "24" (2005), "CSI: Miami" (2006), "Lost" (2006), "Shark" (2007), and "TheEllen DeGeneresShow" (2008), and he had recurring roles as Douglas Wegland on "The West Wing" (2001), Mitchell Lichtman on "The Guardian" (2002), and Ricky Tahoe on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006).
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From 2002 to 2004, Evan played Harry Goldenblatt on "Sex and the City" alongsideSarah Jessica Parker,Kim Cattrall,Kristin Davis, andCynthia Nixon. He reprised his role in the films "Sex and the City" (2008) and "Sex and the City 2" (2010) and the revival series "And Just Like That…" (2021–present). From 2007 to 2014, Handler starred as Charlie Runkle, the agent/best friend ofDavid Duchovny'sHank Moody, on the Showtime series "Californication." The series aired 84 episodes over seven seasons and earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Series – Musical or Comedy in 2008 and 2009. Evan portrayedLloyd Blankfein, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, in the Emmy-nominated HBO movie "Too Big to Fail" (2011), and he appeared in the films "The Family Tree" (2011), "Should've Been Romeo" (2012), "Lying and Stealing" (2019), and "Foster Boy" (2019). He played Duncan "Dunk" Pringle on the ABC drama "The Astronaut Wives Club" (2015) and Jonah "Juggy" Aaron on VH1's "The Breaks" (2017), and he portrayedAlan Dershowitzon "American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson" (2016) and Hal Prince on "Fosse/Verdon" (2019). From 2019 to 2020, Handler played District Attorney Jacob Warner on the Starz crime drama "Power."
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