Evans was born in
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on October 20, 1962. In 1980, he moved to
Los Angeles for college. Evans attended
Loyola Marymount University and graduated with a film degree in 1984. He got his start writing action-thriller films, but found his niche in the 1990s with family-oriented films that appealed to adults, children and critics alike. and
Ed bombing with critics and at the box office. He switched to more adult-oriented humor and material with
After School Special, but did not fare much better. Since then, Evans has written and directed numerous made-for-TV and direct-to-DVD films, including
The Sandlot 2. ==Filmography==