- Evan Handler
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name = Evan Handler
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birthdate =January 10 ,1961
birthplace =Queens ,New York City Evan Handler (born
January 10 ,1961 ) is an American actor and leukemia survivor who has appeared in films and television dramas andsitcoms including "Six Feet Under", "Law & Order ", "The West Wing ", "Miami Vice ", "Sex and the City ", and was featured in one episode of "American Pie ", "Ed" and "24". He was a co-star in the ABCsitcom s "It's Like, You Know... " and "Hot Properties ".Biography
Handler was born in
White Plains ,New York City , the son of Enid Irene (née Ostrov), a mental health administrator, and Murry Raymond Handler, an agency owner and advertising designer. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/51/Evan-Handler.html Evan Handler Biography (1961-) ] ]Handler is perhaps best known for playing Harry Goldenblatt, Charlotte's divorce attorney and then husband, on
Sex and the City .In 2000, Handler portrayed
Larry Fine in a made-for-TV biopic ofThe Three Stooges .Handler is also an author. His first book, "Time On Fire: My Comedy of Terrors", told the story of his unlikely recovery from
Acute Myeloid Leukemia in his mid-twenties. His second, "It's Only Temporary...The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive" is due out in 2007. Recently, he appeared to "Hugo" on ABC's "Lost" and as staff writerRicky Tahoe in the series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip ". He currently plays Charlie Runkle, the best friend and agent toDavid Duchovny 's character, Hank Moody, in "Californication" onShowtime .When Handler was 24 years old, he learned he had
leukemia . During his time in treatment, he realized the necessity of legislation granting a person rights while under medical care. As a result of that experience, Handler is now anadvocate for theU.S. Patients' Bill of Rights . He is now cancer-free.References
External links
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* [http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/27901/format/html/displaystory.html Evan Handler talks about being crass on "Sex and the City", being Jewish, and his bout with leukemia]
* [http://www.evanhandler.com/ Evan Handler's personal website]
* [http://www.artstomp.com/handler/ Evan Handler: Living Through It]
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