Date of Birth : Feb 25th 1964
Evans has made a number of film appearances, most notably in Funny Bones, MouseHunt, There’s Something About Mary, The Fifth Element, The Ladies Man, The Martins and The Medallion. Evans also provided the voice for Train in the 2005 film The Magic Roundabout.
From 1993-1994 Evans appeared in the Channel 4 late-night show Viva Cabaret!, both as a host and as a guest performer. In 1996, Evans starred in Channel 4 series, The World of Lee Evans. In 2001, he wrote a sitcom called So What Now?.
In 2004 he starred as a paranoid murder suspect in his first non-comic role in the film Freeze Frame. Although warned they may never grow back, he shaved his eyebrows (as well as his hair).
From 2004 – 2005 he played Leo Bloom in the London production of The Producers along with Nathan Lane, with whom he also starred in MouseHunt, in which they played brothers. In 2007 he appeared in the 50th anniversay production of The Dumb Waiter. May 2007 saw him star in the television drama The History of Mr Polly.
Evans is also a singer and musician as is shown on the Lee Evans XL Live Tour 2005. He can play a variety of instruments, including the mandolin, the ukulele, the guitar, the bass, the electronic keyboard, the piano and drums.
He also has his own production company that produces his stand up DVDs called Little Mo Films, named for his Daughter whom he refers to in his act as Little MO.
Evans appeared as Malcolm Taylor, a Welsh scientist employed by UNIT in a Doctor Who Easter 2009 special, entitled “Planet of the Dead”.
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The Magic Roundabout ( 2005 )
The Medallion ( 2003 )
The Martins ( 2001 )
There’s Something About Mary ( 1998 )
Mousehunt ( 1998 )
The Fifth Element ( 1997 )