Evan Jones Biography

Fast Facts

• Best known as Eminem's sidekick Cheddar Bob in "8 Mile․"
• Won lead roles in several theater productions at his college, which inspired him to pursue an acting career
• The first work he secured after moving to Los Angeles was in commercials and major television shows in guest starring roles
• Quote: "[on his character in "Houdini"] "I wanted him to be kind of an idiot sidekick, but I had this underlying thing of he's an alcoholic and he has this dark side and this magician world completely saves him․""
• Quote: "[on "Houdini"] "I went kind of crazy with the character for the audition and when they said they really liked it, I was shocked․ And then got really excited that these people might get my interpretation!""
• Has had roles in several independent films including "Going Greek," "Social Misfits" and "Wishcraft․"
• Had to learn to ride a horse for his role in "A Million Ways to Die in the West," which he found surprisingly challenging
• Was a member of a sports team at the University of California, Santa Barbara
• It played with his nerves to see the stunt men filming the water torture cell scenes in "Houdini․"
• Won a lot of free T-shirts when he attended a magic show to research his role in "Houdini" and they started the show with a trivia contest about Houdini