Bentley Kyle Evans (born August 10, 1966) is an American television writer, producer, director and actor. He is a native of Oakland, California.
Evans made his acting debut in the 1990 film House Party. He is most notable as the show runner on several sitcoms, among them Martin[1] (1992–1997) on FOX, The Jamie Foxx Show[1] (1996–2001) on The WB, and Love That Girl![2] (2010–2014) on TV One. Evans is also the creator of Love That Girl! and the co-creator of The Jamie Foxx Show.[1][2]
Outside of television, Evans is the co-screenwriter, with his Martin star Martin Lawrence, of Lawrence's 1996 feature film, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate.[3]
Evans created, executive produces and directs the TV series Family Time, which became Bounce TV's first original scripted program.[4] Evans is also the creator of other Bounce TV sitcoms, such as In the Cut and Grown Folks. In addition, Evans executive produced a new Jamie Foxx sitcom, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!, which debuted on Netflix in 2021.[5]
Evans teamed up with famed rapper MC Lyte and together they co-created the series Partners in Rhyme which premiered on the ALLBLK. Evans directed the first and second season.[6]
Also on ALLBLK, Evans Executive produces and directs the situation comedy, Millennials. The second season is set to air in the third quarter of 2022.[7]
In 2022, Evans co-wrote and co-executive produced Martin: The Reunion on BET+.[8]
^ abcMuhammad, Tariq K. (December 1996). "Career Profiles: 6 Shooting Stars in Television & Film". Black Enterprise. Earl G. Graves, Ltd. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^ abLeonard, David J.; Guererro, Lisa (Sep 22, 2010). African Americans on Television: Race-ing for Ratings. ABC-CLIO. p. 404. ISBN 9780275995157.
^Kelley, Bill (3 April 1996). "Lawrence's 'Thin Line' is a thin premise". Sarasota herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
^"Bounce TV to Launch its First-Ever Original Series: Family Time to Debut Monday, June 18" (Press release).
^"Link Tank: Netflix's Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! Sees Jamie Foxx Returning to Comedy". Den of Geek. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
^Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-05-19). "MC Lyte Teams With 'Martin' EP Bentley Kyle Evans For Scripted Rapper Sitcom 'Partners In Rhyme' On UMC". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
^Thorne, Will (2020-09-03). "'Millennials' Multi-Cam Comedy From Rugg Williams, Oren Williams Ordered at UMC (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
^Cordero, Rosy (2022-06-06). "'Martin' Reunion: BET+ Drops First-Look Trailer And It's Dedicated To Tommy". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
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