Evan Handler

Evan Handler is an American actor and screenwriter. He has been featured in television shows such as Sex and the City and Californication. Handler has also written written two memoirs, Time on Fire and It's Only Temporary, which address his battle and triumph over leukemia.

Notable Roles

2007-2008: Charlie Runkle in Californication
2006: Ricky Tahoe in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2002-2004: Harry Goldenblatt in Sex and The City
2001: Douglas Wegland in The West Wing

Quotes

"People want to read what you are least eager to reveal, but there's a way to write it that would make people cringe, and a way that makes people cry or laugh. I sure hope I fall into the better camp there."—September 25, 2008The Santa Barbara Independent: Funnyman Evan Handler Reflects on Life's Lessons (September 25, 2008)

"There have been times when it felt like I went back to being the same person. I didn't turn to God and become born again. I didn't retreat from big city life or remain vegetarian or macrobiotic. Other times I think I have been completely shaped by those experiences. I think my life has become about trying hard to move beyond the cancer."—March 31, 2008WebMD: Actor Evan Handler on Life After Cancer (March 31, 2008)