Chris Evans stars in Captain America: The First Avenger on Sunday,12 June at 8PM. Here are some little known facts about the actor:
Christopher Robert Evans was born on June 13, 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts.
He has two sisters and a brother – Carly, Shanna, and Scott. His younger brother Scott is also an actor and the two are very close, often going to red carpet events and TV interviews together.
Chris has admitted to suffering from anxiety, and first turned down the role of Captain America because he was afraid that being in such a popular movie would reduce his privacy, but Robert Downy Jr. convinced him to take the role.
His net worth is reported to be around $40 million, but he was only paid $300,000 for the role of Captain America in The First Avenger.
Besides being an actor, he is also a director and producer and made his directorial debut with the movie Before We Go in 2014.
His mom has told interviewers that he loves Disney movies and knows all the songs from The Little Mermaid by heart.
He is good friends with Chris Pratt and the two regularly visit the Boston Children’s Hospital to spend time with kids battling illness.
He dated Jessica Biel for five years from 2001 to 2006 and is currently reportedly dating comic Jenny Slate, writer and star of Obvious Child.
He’s a tap dancer and even has a tap dance floor installed in the basement of his house.
WatchCaptain America: The First Avenger this Sunday, 12 June at 8PM and for more Marvel madness watch the films every week for the month of June.