Evan Farmer
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Born | Evan Ragland Farmer, Jr. July 28, 1972 |
Occupation(s) | Business owner, television host, radio host, actor, musician, designer/customizer, author |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse |
Andrea Smith (m. 2005) |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Evan Ragland Farmer, Jr. (born July 28, 1972) is an American business owner, television host, radio host, actor, musician, designer/customizer, and author. He is best known for his lead role as Jerry O'Keefe in the
Early life
Farmer was born in Ethiopia[2] to American parents, and grew up in Towson, Maryland, and attended college at Tulane University, where he studied architecture.[3]
He married Andrea Smith, a Merrel Footwear executive in 2005.[4]
Career
Music
In 1997, Farmer was courted to join Russia's highest selling band in history: Na Na (also written Ha Ha).[5] As part of the courtship, Farmer joined them on a stretch of their 1997 World Tour: Prykinda which included stadium performances throughout the former Soviet Union. Farmer ultimately declined to join the band amid concerns of being out of the country for extended stretches during a time when his mother was battling cancer.
It was a year later, that Farmer found himself again on stage playing stadiums and arenas, this time with the spoof Boy band 2gether, which included opening for Britney Spears on her 2000 Oops!... I Did It Again Tour.
Farmer co-wrote "You're My Baby Girl" for 2gether's first album 2ge+her, and was an un-credited co-writer on several of the songs for the follow-up album 2Ge+her Again.
Acting
In New York City, Farmer found representation from Abrams Artists Agency and began booking jobs as a print model and actor in national commercials and on soaps including a recurring stint on the Guiding Light.
- The Fantasticks
In 1998, Farmer joined the cast of the original Off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks, as Matt (The Boy) in its 38th year, joining a celebrated legacy in the world's longest-running musical and the longest-running uninterrupted show of any kind in the United States.
- Shaft
While performing 8 shows a week in The Fantasticks, Farmer spent the early part of the day auditioning for film and television work and began gaining the attention from casting directors who began flying him out to LA for screen tests. By 1998 he landed his first film role alongside Christian Bale in Shaft.
- 2Gether
It was while filming Shaft that he won the lead role as Jerry O'Keefe in MTV's first made-for-TV movie,
- Austin Powers
In 2000, Farmer auditioned for the role of the Young Dr. Evil in the third of the
Farmer has also made guest star appearances in
Television hosting
It was while Farmer was in New York City promoting the TV Series 2gether, that he discovered hosting as a potential new career path when the producers of Total Request Live (TRL) called him in frantic need of a replacement host for Carson Daly, who was unable to get to the set for the live broadcast. With minutes to air-time, Farmer ran from his hotel room and hosted the live show, his first time in that role. With several follow-up substitutions for Daly over the next year, Farmer began focusing more effort away from acting and towards Host, a career he found far more fulfilling and interesting.
- While You Were Out
By 2003, Farmer was in the perfect position to leverage his construction, and architecture background to the burgeoning home make over genre, and became the host of TLC's While You Were Out, a show where an individual sets up a friend or family member with a surprise room redecoration with the help of a crew of designers and carpenters in only 2 days.[6]
- Top 20 Countdown
In 2010, Farmer took over as host of CMT's weekly show,
During that period, Farmer filmed two television pilots as Host; the first for
- In Residence
In 2015 Farmer filmed the pilot episode as Host of a new series for
- Other shows
Farmer hosted the short-lived reality game show, Bride vs. Bride, which aired on We TV in 2006. He also hosted Over the Top Holiday and FreeStyle.
Radio hosting
From 2010 to 2013, Farmer joined as co-host of a weekly syndicated radio show called CMT Radio Insider along with award-winning Lisa Dent, of the Lisa Dent and Ramblin' Ray Show (WUSN).
References
- ^ Morgan, Chris (3 October 2019). "The 25 greatest home improvement hosts". Yardbarker. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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- ^ Knight, Molly (September 7, 2003). "Heartthrob's at home around power tools". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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External links
- Evan Farmer at IMDb
- Official site