Chris Evans is a wealthy American actor and filmmaker with an estimated net worth of $80 million. The majority of his net worth has come from his roles in multiple big-budget blockbuster films, which have elevated him to the ranks of the world’s highest-paid actors. Chris Evans easily made more than $30 million per year while he was participating in Marvel films. Chris made $44 million from his numerous efforts between June 2018 and June 2019. That was enough to make him one of the world’s highest-paid performers.
After beginning his professional acting career as a lead in the short-lived television series “Opposite Sex,” he went on to perform in films and television shows such as “The Fugitive,” “Boston Public,” “Not Another Teen Movie,” “Skin,” and “Cellular.” He gained popularity after playing Johnny Storm in the film adaption of “The Fantastic Four.”
He then appeared in less mainstream films such as “London,” “Sunshine,” and “Street Kings,” as well as the sequel to “The Fantastic Four.” However, it was his performance in “Captain America: The First Avenger” in 2011 that established him as a true celebrity. Following that, he reprised his role as Captain America in “The Avengers.”
Early Life
Christopher Robert Evans was born on June 13, 1981, in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew raised in the adjacent town of Sudbury. He has two sisters named Carly and Shanna, as well as a brother named Scott. He has three younger half-siblings from his father’s second marriage, and his parents separated in 1999. He has compared his family to the von Trapp family from “The Sound of Music.” The family was usually singing and dancing since their mother, Lisa, was a youth theater director. Scott Evans, his younger brother, is also an actor who has starred on the ABC serial series “One Life to Live.”
Carly, his sister, is a high school theatre and English teacher who graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Mike Capuano, his uncle, is a Massachusetts politician.
Evans attended Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, where he wrestled and played lacrosse, as well as acting in school and community theatrical plays. He interned for a casting studio in New York City the summer before his senior year and attended studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
Career
Evans made his first acknowledged appearance in “Biodiversity: Wild about Life!” (1997), a short instructional film. Among his early accomplishments was modeling the character “Tyler” in Hasbro’s “Mystery Date” board game. His acting career began in the summer of 2000, when he was cast as a supporting part in the teen comedy-drama “Opposite Sex.” Milo Ventimiglia was on the show as well. Following that, he expanded his acting resume with roles in shows such as “The Fugitive,” “Skin,” and “Boston Public.” In his early film career, he appeared in “Not Another Teen Movie” (2001), as well as the independent films “Fierce People” (2005) and “London” (2006).
Evans made his debut appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2011 as Captain America in “Captain America: The First Avenger.” In “The Avengers” (2012), “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (2014), “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015), “Captain America: Civil War” (2016), “Avengers: Infinity War” (2018), and “Avengers: Endgame,” he resumed his role as the superhero (2019). He also made cameos in MCU films like as “Ant-Man” (2015) and “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (2017). He has revealed that he is no longer playing Captain America as of “Avengers: Endgame.”
Evans’ directorial debut was “Before We Go,” an indie love drama that premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. In addition, in 2018, he made his Broadway debut in a production of Kenneth Lonergan’s “Lobby Hero.” Despite the fact that the show had a limited run, Evans’ performance was well-received.
Personal Life
Evans has dated a lot of famous actresses. He met Jenny Slate on the set of “The Gifted,” and they dated on and off for a time until separating permanently in March 2018. Evans dated actress Jessica Biel from 2001 to 2006. He’s also been linked to Minka Kelly, Lily Collins, and Kate Bosworth, among others. He is a longstanding supporter of the New England Patriots American football club, and he even voiced the Patriots episodes for the annual NFL “America’s Game” documentary series in 2014 and 2016.
He has a property in Beverly Hills, California, which he paid $3.52 million for in 2013. He previously acquired a $1.26 million home in Hollywood Hills in 2007 and relisted it in 2009.
Marvel Salaries
Chris Evans was paid a pittance of $300,000 for his role in the first Captain America film. For “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Captain America: Civil War,” and “Avengers: Endgame,” he got $15 million each picture. Chris has most likely made $75-$100 million for his involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
