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Josh Ryan Evan

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Date of Birth

10 January 1982, Hayward, California, USA

Date of Death

5 August 2002, San Diego, California, USA (complication during surgery)

Birth Name

Joshua Ryan Evans

Nickname

JRE

Height

3' 2" (0.97 m)

Mini Biography

Despite being one of the smallest actors in Hollywood at 37 inches, Josh proved quality early on in life. By creating and distributing his own business cards before he was even a teenager, Josh landed a spot on "The Dancing Baby" ice cream commercial, which led to his role in Baby Geniuses (1999), where he played all the babies and did all the dancing. His co-star in that, Peter MacNicol, introduced him to David E. Kelley, who cast him as recurring guest Oren Koolie on "Ally McBeal", a child lawyer who gives Ally a hard time. His role on "Passions" (1999) was his first contract role in a TV series. He also appeared in The Grinch (2000) with Jim Carrey.

His mother added recently: "Perhaps he didn't live many years but he lived a life that was filled with big dreams most of which he lived as a reality rather than only dreaming about. He said the only dream that can't come true is one that no one dares to dream, other than that every dream is possible. I hope that Josh will always be remembered not because he died but because he really lived a life filled with love and laughter and lots and lots of dreams. He made the most out of what he had, he was larger than life and we should all be as wise as the little guy with the big dreams."
IMDb Mini Biography By: D'Amico

Trivia

On an episode of Passions, Josh had a line that went, "Timmy could go on a talk show, Timmy could meet Rosie!" and on May 29th 2002, he went on Rosie and that footage was shown.
His character on "Passions" died on Monday's episode (August 5th). Joshua died soon after.
His older brother Timothy Michael Evans (1971-1980), died two years before Josh's date of birth.
Family: Mother, Cheryl Evans, Father, Chuck Evans, Brothers, Timothy Michael Evans, James L. Evans.
He was born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism.

Personal Quotes

"It's not the size [that matters], it's how you use it."
"Dream big!"
"I always knew I wanted to be a character in the movies. When I was growing up, I had to have a lot of surgery, and I spent a lot of time recovering at home and in the hospital. Watching movies took me away from my own problems and gave me a total escape."
"My size is an asset to me. People write roles for me. If I was just another blond-haired, brown-eyed, 18-year-old actor, I'd be left unrecognized. People remember me."
"It's not the size of the dreamer, it's the size of the dream."