About

Bentley Kyle Evans began his entertainment career as an actor in Robert Townsend’s “Hollywood Shuffle” followed by featured roles in “I’m Gonna Get U Sucka” directed by Keenan Ivory Wayans, and New Line Cinema’s “House Party”. In the ladder portion of the 80’s he decided to focus his career on the television side where he landed several guest staring roles on shows such as Family Matters, Head of the Class, Doogie Howser MD, and a host of pilots. It wasn’t until Evans landed a lead role in an ABC TV pilot “Hammer, Slammer, and Slade”, where he starred beside Martin Lawrence, Jim Brown, and “ER’S” Eriq Las Salle that he realized the planets where lining up for him. Although the pilot never took off, Evans and Martin Lawrence hit it off as great friends. Evans had an epiphany that maybe behind the scenes was his true calling. He then started writing several spec scripts for shows like “The Cosby Show”, “A Different World” and a few original pilots. Nothing ever became of these works until one of his pilot scripts landed in the lap of mega star Martin Lawrence at the time when several networks were looking to develop a sitcom around his talent. Lawrence loved what he saw and immediately arranged for Evans to write for his TV show.

Evans served a five year tenure at the Fox Network’s (HBO Independent Production) smash hit “Martin” starring Martin Lawrence (1992-1997). Evans, during his 5 year tenure on the show, quickly moved up the ranks from a staff writer to Co-Executive Producer/Show runner in just four seasons. This opportunity opened several doors for the young scribe. Evans simultaneously moved into the feature film world where he co-wrote Lawrence’s film “A Thin Line Between Love and Hate.” The movie opened at #1 in the domestic market.

Evans created such a buzz with his rise to show-runner that the WB offered him an overall production deal after his 1st full year as co-executive producer/show-runner. As the “Martin” show ended its fourth season, Evans teamed up with Oscar Winner “Jamie Foxx” and together they Co-created the hit TV sitcom “The Jamie Foxx Show” (1996-2000) for the WB Network. Evans found himself in the unique position of running both shows simultaneously, although he admits that it was hard work, he rose to the occasion and became one of the rare individuals that was able to run two different shows for two different networks all under the age of thirty. The deal would enable him to write, produce, and direct for the show’s five-season run. Both “Martin” and “The Jamie Foxx Show” exceeded 100 episodes and are currently in syndication in several countries all over the world.