Bentley Kyle Evans

Bentley Kyle Evans
Born (1966-08-10) August 10, 1966 (age 58)
Oakland, California, US
Occupation(s)Writer, producer, director
Years active1990–present
SpouseValicia Evans
Children2

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]

  1. ^ a b c Muhammad, Tariq K. (December 1996). "Career Profiles: 6 Shooting Stars in Television & Film". Black Enterprise. Earl G. Graves, Ltd. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b Leonard, David J.; Guererro, Lisa (Sep 22, 2010). African Americans on Television: Race-ing for Ratings. ABC-CLIO. p. 404. ISBN 9780275995157.
  3. ^ Kelley, Bill (3 April 1996). "Lawrence's 'Thin Line' is a thin premise". Sarasota herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
  4. ^ "Bounce TV to Launch its First-Ever Original Series: Family Time to Debut Monday, June 18" (Press release).
  5. ^ "Link Tank: Netflix's Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! Sees Jamie Foxx Returning to Comedy". Den of Geek. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Thorne, Will (2020-09-03). "'Millennials' Multi-Cam Comedy From Rugg Williams, Oren Williams Ordered at UMC (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  8. ^ Cordero, Rosy (2022-06-06). "'Martin' Reunion: BET+ Drops First-Look Trailer And It's Dedicated To Tommy". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-11-23.