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Scott Evans is not afraid to get competitive — even with his closest friends and family.
“Ask any of my friends or even the ones that aren’t my friends anymore from a game night,” Evans, 41, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, February 13, while attending the Los Angeles premiere of his new Netflix comedy series Running Point.
“Listen, if people just follow rules we won’t have a problem,” he continued. “I like to win. My boyfriend and I play in a pickleball league and yeah, I can’t control it sometimes I’m a Virgo. I like to win. I’m very competitive. He is too, and I like that.”
His innate competitiveness came naturally growing up with three additional siblings, Shanna Evans, Carly Evans and Captain America himself, Chris Evans.
Mindy Kaling, who’s known to bring the laughs on screen, is adding another series to her resume. The 10-episode Netflix comedy series, titled Running Point, will be executive produced by Kaling and Kate Hudson, who will also star in the show. (Kaling has previously served as an executive producer on several other series, namely The […]
“Absolutely,” Evans said regarding how competitive he was (and still is) with his siblings. “We still have our game nights and there will still be fights and it will still be storming out after Monopoly. Of course It’s good. It gives you a hard shell.”
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Netflix’s Running Point focuses on reformed party girl Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) as she finds herself unexpectedly in charge of her family’s professional basketball team. Evans stars alongside Hudson as well as Brenda Song, Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Toby Sandeman, Chet Hanks, Max Greenfield and Jay Ellis.
In addition to telling Us about his competitive childhood, Evans opened up about what it was like to work alongside his fellow castmates.
“I had never worked with Drew [Tarver] before and I was a little nervous going in,” he explained. “I’ve seen him in The Other Two and it’s just, like, he’s so funny. And my character is kind of dryer. He is not really making jokes. And so I was like, ‘Oh, I’m sorry. I’m so nervous.’ But he is a dream — like, a dream. He’s so comforting and loving and he’s so good. He’s so good.”
Chris Evans‘ brother, Scott Evans, has the actor’s back when it comes to his relationship with Alba Baptista. “It’s tough with everything … in the world, people can ruin things pretty quickly,” Scott, 39, said on the Thursday, July 13, episode of the “Viall Files” podcast. “It’s not getting better, it’s only getting worse. The […]
While Evans certainly isn’t afraid to show his competitive side, he is equally devoted to finding and cultivating joy and happiness both on and off the set.
“My friends and family mean a lot to me,” he explained. “I, luckily, can always count on them if I’m feeling down and I’ll let them know. I’ll be like, ‘Hey, I’m down. It’s your job now to bring me happiness.’ And back and forth. And to them, I will do it, too.”
Evans is also dedicated to sparking joy in his own life via hands-on projects.
“I just built a little marble structure out of wood pieces and I didn’t know how much joy it would possibly bring me,” he added. “But I’ll be buying more.”
Reporting by Mariel Turner
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