Bentley Kyle Evans (born August 10, 1966) is an American

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, producer, director and actor. He is a native of

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. Evans made his acting debut in the 1990 film ''

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''. He is most notable as the

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on several sitcoms, among them ''

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'' (1992–1997) on

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, ''

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'' (1996–2001) on

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, and ''

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'' (2010–2014) on TV One. Evans is also the creator of ''Love That Girl!'' and the co-creator of ''The Jamie Foxx Show''. Outside of television, Evans is the co-screenwriter, with his ''Martin'' star

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, of Lawrence's 1996 feature film, '' A Thin Line Between Love and Hate''. Evans created, executive produces and directs the TV series '' Family Time'', which became Bounce TV's first original scripted program. Evans is also the creator of other Bounce TV sitcoms, such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In addition, Evans executive produced a new

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sitcom, '' Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!'', which debuted on

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in 2021. Evans teamed up with famed rapper

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and together they co-created the series ''Partners in Rhyme'' which premiered on the ALLBLK. Evans directed the first and second season. 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. In 2022, Evans co-wrote and co-executive produced ''Martin: The Reunion'' on

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Personal life

Evans has a son and a daughter. His son, Bentley Kyle Evans Jr., had a main role as Devin Stallworth on the TV series '' Family Time''. His daughter, KyLee Evans, is a writer for ''

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: Louder and Prouder'' on

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Early life

Though Evans was born in the Bay Area, he was raised in the View Park-Windsor Hills area of Los Angeles. He graduated from Westchester high school in 1984. Shortly after, in 1986, he was a Production Assistant on Robert Townsend's "Hollywood Shuffle". He also earned a small speaking role in the film that got him into the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).

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