Greg Evigan
Encyclopedia
Gregory Ralph "Greg" Evigan (born October 14, 1953) is an American
actor best known for the TV series B.J. and the Bear
, My Two Dads
, P.S. I Luv U
and TekWar
.
, New Jersey
, the son of Barbara Elizabeth, a homemaker, and Ralph Milan Evigan, an electrician. He grew up in Sayreville, New Jersey
, and attended Sayreville War Memorial High School
, graduating in 1971, and was inducted in the 2007 Sayreville War Memorial High School Alumni Hall of Fame for his contributions to the arts. Evigan is married to dancer Pamela C. Serpe and has three children. His youngest daughter, Briana Evigan
, is the lead actress in the 2008 movie Step Up 2: The Streets. Another daughter is actress Vanessa Lee Evigan
. Evigan's son Jason is the front man of a popular LA-based band called After Midnight Project
and wrote the song "Perfect Day
" for Legally Blonde
s soundtrack.
during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He auditioned for and landed roles in Jesus Christ Superstar
and Grease
(in which he played the leading character).
Evigan is best known for his work in three hit television series:
, where he starred as B.J. McKay, a truck driver whose best friend was a chimpanzee
named Bear; 1987's My Two Dads
in which a teenage girl is raised by two past boyfriends of her deceased mother together when it cannot be determined which is the father (My Two Dads lasted until 1990); and mid-1990s TekWar
, a sci-fit hit based on a series of books by Star Trek elder statesman William Shatner
(who also co-starred). TekWar originated as a series of two-hour television movies in 1994, and then became a series of hour-long episodes that ran in 1995-96.
However, Evigan appeared in other productions as well.
It was with B.J. and the Bear (which actually began in 1978 as a made for television movie) that Evigan reached pop-star
status, and he began receiving cover from such magazines as Tiger Beat
, Teen Beat
and many other magazines geared towards teenaged girls. In 1980 he posed bare-chested for a pin-up wall poster.
Evigan was played by the actor Mark Gatiss
in several When Insects Attack segments in 1998 and When Things Get Knocked Over segments in 1999 episodes of the television sketch show This Morning with Richard Not Judy
.
(1977) B.J. and the Bear
(1978) as Billie Joe 'BJ' McKay Dallas (1978) (Episode "Runaway") as Willie Guest One Day At A Time
(1978) (Episodes "Jealousy Pt.1" and "Jealousy Pt. 2") as Doug Pink Lady and Jeff (1980) Masquerade
(1983) as Danny Doyle North Star (1985) as Jack North Murder She Wrote (1986) as Brad Kaneally Matlock
(1987) as Josh Sinclair My Two Dads
(1987) as Joey Harris P.S.I. Luv U (1991) as Cody Powell/Joey Paciorek Columbo (1992) as Harold McCain Melrose Place (1992) as Dr. Dan Hathaway Tekwar
(1994) as Jake Cardigan Pacific Palisades
(1997) as Robert Russo Family Rules (1999) as Nate Harrison Big Sound
(2000) as Bill Sutton Reba (2001) as Bill Spirit
(2001) as Jesse JAG
(2003) (Episode Empty Quiver) as Master Chief Shattuck Straight From the Heart (2003) as Edward CSI: Miami
(2005) (Episode Money Plane) as Sean Walsh Our House
(2006) as Todd Preston Desperate Housewives
(2007) as Dr. Charles McLain Poison Ivy 4: The Secret Society
(2008) as Professor Andrew Graves Mail Order Bride
(TV movie) (2008) as Tom Rourke Cold Case
(Episode "One Small Step") (2008) as Chuck Collier Heat Wave (Tv Movie) 2009
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actor best known for the TV series B.J. and the Bear
B.J. and the Bear
B.J. and the Bear is an American comedy series which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981. Created by Christopher Crowe and Glen A. Larson, the series stars Greg Evigan and Claude Akins.-Plot:Greg Evigan stars as B.J...
, My Two Dads
My Two Dads
My Two Dads is an American sitcom that starred Staci Keanan, Paul Reiser and Greg Evigan. It aired on NBC from 1987 to 1990 and was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions in association with TriStar Television and distributed by TeleVentures.-Show synopsis:The show begins when Marcy Bradford , the...
, P.S. I Luv U
P.S. I Luv U
P.S. I Luv U is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS as a part of its 1991-92 schedule. The title derived from the phone number of fictitious Palm Security and Investigations, which was 774-5888, which can be reached by dialing "PSI-LUVU" on a standard North American...
and TekWar
TekWar
Tekwar is a series of science fiction novels officially authored by William Shatner and co-written by uncredited science-fiction author Ron Goulart, published by Putnam...
.
Personal life
Evigan was born in South AmboySouth Amboy, New Jersey
South Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, on the Raritan Bay. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 7,913.South Amboy, and Perth Amboy across the Raritan River, are collectively referred to as The Amboys...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, the son of Barbara Elizabeth, a homemaker, and Ralph Milan Evigan, an electrician. He grew up in Sayreville, New Jersey
Sayreville, New Jersey
Sayreville is a borough located on the Raritan River, near Raritan Bay in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 42,704....
, and attended Sayreville War Memorial High School
Sayreville War Memorial High School
Sayreville War Memorial High School is a four-year community public high school located in the Parlin section of Sayreville, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Sayreville Public Schools....
, graduating in 1971, and was inducted in the 2007 Sayreville War Memorial High School Alumni Hall of Fame for his contributions to the arts. Evigan is married to dancer Pamela C. Serpe and has three children. His youngest daughter, Briana Evigan
Briana Evigan
Briana Barbara-Jane Evigan is an American actress and dancer. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Andie West in Step Up 2: The Streets and Cassidy Tappan in Sorority Row. She started dancing at the age of 9 and is still dancing as part of her career today.-Early life:Evigan was born in Los...
, is the lead actress in the 2008 movie Step Up 2: The Streets. Another daughter is actress Vanessa Lee Evigan
Vanessa Lee Evigan
Vanessa Lee Evigan is an American actress. She is the daughter of actor Greg Evigan and model–actress Pamela C. Serpe.-Biography:...
. Evigan's son Jason is the front man of a popular LA-based band called After Midnight Project
After Midnight Project
After Midnight Project is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, currently signed to Universal Motown.-History:...
and wrote the song "Perfect Day
Perfect Day
"Perfect Day" is a song written by Lou Reed in 1972, originally featured on Transformer, Reed's second post-Velvet Underground solo album. Its fame was given a boost in the 1990s when it was featured in the 1996 film Trainspotting, and after its release as a star-studded BBC charity single in...
" for Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and produced by Marc E. Platt...
s soundtrack.
Career
Evigan was a teen idolTeen idol
A teen idol is a celebrity who is widely idolized by teenagers; he or she is often young but not necessarily teenaged. Often teen idols are actors or pop singers, but some sports figures have an appeal to teenagers. Some teen idols began their careers as child actors...
during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He auditioned for and landed roles in Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
and Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
(in which he played the leading character).
Evigan is best known for his work in three hit television series:
- 1979's
B.J. and the Bear
B.J. and the Bear is an American comedy series which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981. Created by Christopher Crowe and Glen A. Larson, the series stars Greg Evigan and Claude Akins.-Plot:Greg Evigan stars as B.J...
, where he starred as B.J. McKay, a truck driver whose best friend was a chimpanzee
Chimpanzee
Chimpanzee, sometimes colloquially chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of ape in the genus Pan. The Congo River forms the boundary between the native habitat of the two species:...
named Bear;
My Two Dads
My Two Dads is an American sitcom that starred Staci Keanan, Paul Reiser and Greg Evigan. It aired on NBC from 1987 to 1990 and was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions in association with TriStar Television and distributed by TeleVentures.-Show synopsis:The show begins when Marcy Bradford , the...
in which a teenage girl is raised by two past boyfriends of her deceased mother together when it cannot be determined which is the father (My Two Dads lasted until 1990); and
TekWar
Tekwar is a series of science fiction novels officially authored by William Shatner and co-written by uncredited science-fiction author Ron Goulart, published by Putnam...
, a sci-fit hit based on a series of books by Star Trek elder statesman William Shatner
William Shatner
William Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, musician, recording artist, and author. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T...
(who also co-starred). TekWar originated as a series of two-hour television movies in 1994, and then became a series of hour-long episodes that ran in 1995-96.
However, Evigan appeared in other productions as well.
It was with B.J. and the Bear (which actually began in 1978 as a made for television movie) that Evigan reached pop-star
Pop Star
"Pop Star" is a 2005 single from Japanese singer Ken Hirai. The single went on to top the 2005 Oricon Charts and is known for its remarkable music video, featuring Ken in seven different personas, including a raccoon and his own manager. The Video also helped Ken break into the US and Canadian...
status, and he began receiving cover from such magazines as Tiger Beat
Tiger Beat
Tiger Beat is an American fan magazine marketed primarily to adolescent girls. It is currently published by Laufer Media, Inc. of Los Angeles, California, which also produces its sister publication, Bop....
, Teen Beat
Teen Beat
Teen Beat was an American magazine geared towards teenaged readers.First published in August 1976, the magazine was preceded by sister publications 16 Magazine, published in 1956, and Tiger Beat, which was first published in 1965...
and many other magazines geared towards teenaged girls. In 1980 he posed bare-chested for a pin-up wall poster.
Evigan was played by the actor Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss is an English actor, screenwriter and novelist. He is best known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen, and has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock....
in several When Insects Attack segments in 1998 and When Things Get Knocked Over segments in 1999 episodes of the television sketch show This Morning with Richard Not Judy
This Morning With Richard Not Judy
This Morning With Richard Not Judy or TMWRNJ was a BBC comedy television programme, written by and starring Lee and Herring. Two series were broadcast in 1998 and 1999 on BBC2...
.
TV filmography
A Year at the Top
A Year at the Top is an American sitcom which aired for five episodes on CBS in 1977. Produced by T.A.T. Communications Company, the series was created by Heywood Kling and co-executive produced by Don Kirshner and Norman Lear.-Synopsis:...
(1977) B.J. and the Bear
B.J. and the Bear
B.J. and the Bear is an American comedy series which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981. Created by Christopher Crowe and Glen A. Larson, the series stars Greg Evigan and Claude Akins.-Plot:Greg Evigan stars as B.J...
(1978) as Billie Joe 'BJ' McKay Dallas (1978) (Episode "Runaway") as Willie Guest One Day At A Time
One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time is an American situation comedy on the CBS network that aired from December 16, 1975 until May 28, 1984. It portrays Ann Romano, a divorced mother, played by Bonnie Franklin, her two teenage daughters Julie and Barbara Cooper and Schneider, their building superintendent .The show...
(1978) (Episodes "Jealousy Pt.1" and "Jealousy Pt. 2") as Doug Pink Lady and Jeff (1980) Masquerade
Masquerade (TV series)
Masquerade is an American espionage television series that aired for a few months on ABC in the spring of 1983.-Synopsis:Considered an amalgam of Mission: Impossible and The Love Boat, the tongue-in-cheek series starred Rod Taylor as Mr...
(1983) as Danny Doyle North Star (1985) as Jack North Murder She Wrote (1986) as Brad Kaneally Matlock
Matlock (TV series)
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...
(1987) as Josh Sinclair My Two Dads
My Two Dads
My Two Dads is an American sitcom that starred Staci Keanan, Paul Reiser and Greg Evigan. It aired on NBC from 1987 to 1990 and was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions in association with TriStar Television and distributed by TeleVentures.-Show synopsis:The show begins when Marcy Bradford , the...
(1987) as Joey Harris P.S.I. Luv U (1991) as Cody Powell/Joey Paciorek Columbo (1992) as Harold McCain Melrose Place (1992) as Dr. Dan Hathaway Tekwar
TekWar
Tekwar is a series of science fiction novels officially authored by William Shatner and co-written by uncredited science-fiction author Ron Goulart, published by Putnam...
(1994) as Jake Cardigan Pacific Palisades
Pacific Palisades (TV series)
Pacific Palisades is an American soap opera that aired on Fox during prime time from April to July 1997. Produced by Aaron Spelling, the show was cancelled after just thirteen episodes despite a last-minute attempt to increase ratings by casting Joan Collins.-Plot summary:Set in the Los Angeles...
(1997) as Robert Russo Family Rules (1999) as Nate Harrison Big Sound
Big Sound
Big Sound was a Canadian produced television programme which aired for a run of 22 episodes. The show was set in the offices of a fictional record label, concentrating on the interactions between characters therein. It starred Greg Evigan. As a satire, its aim was to poke fun at the superficial...
(2000) as Bill Sutton Reba (2001) as Bill Spirit
Spirit
The English word spirit has many differing meanings and connotations, most of them relating to a non-corporeal substance contrasted with the material body.The spirit of a living thing usually refers to or explains its consciousness.The notions of a person's "spirit" and "soul" often also overlap,...
(2001) as Jesse JAG
JAG (TV series)
JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
(2003) (Episode Empty Quiver) as Master Chief Shattuck Straight From the Heart (2003) as Edward CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
(2005) (Episode Money Plane) as Sean Walsh Our House
Our House (TV movie)
Our House is a 2006 television movie made for Hallmark Channel that premiered in May 2006. It stars Doris Roberts as a lonely socialite who takes a group of homeless people into her home...
(2006) as Todd Preston Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
(2007) as Dr. Charles McLain Poison Ivy 4: The Secret Society
Poison Ivy 4: The Secret Society
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society is a 2008 erotic thriller/drama film and the fourth film in the Poison Ivy series, following Poison Ivy , Poison Ivy II: Lily and Poison Ivy: The New Seduction . It premiered July 1, 2008 on Lifetime Movie Network and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 20, 2009...
(2008) as Professor Andrew Graves Mail Order Bride
Mail Order Bride (2008 film)
Mail Order Bride is a Hallmark Channel television movie set in the time of the Old West. It premiered on November 8, 2008, and stars Daphne Zuniga.-Plot:...
(TV movie) (2008) as Tom Rourke Cold Case
Cold Case (season 6)
Season six of Cold Case, an American television series, began airing on September 28, 2008 and concluded on May 10, 2009.-Cast:Main*Kathryn Morris as Det. Lilly Rush*Danny Pino as Det. Scotty Valens*John Finn as Lt. John Stillman...
(Episode "One Small Step") (2008) as Chuck Collier Heat Wave (Tv Movie) 2009
Filmography
- Scorchy (1976) as Alan
- Stripped to Kill (1987) as Detective Heineman
- Private Road - No Trespassing (1987)
- Echoes in Crimson (1988)
- DeepStar SixDeepstar SixDeepStar Six is an American 1989 science fiction horror film about the struggles of the crew of an underwater military outpost to defend their base against the attacks of a monster ....
(1989) as Kevin McBride - Lies Before KissesLies Before KissesLies Before Kisses is a 1991 television film directed by Lou Antonio. The thriller, starring Jaclyn Smith and Ben Gazzara, focuses on the trial against a successful businessman, who has allegedly murdered a call girl as a consequence for a blackmailing incident.- Plot :The film opens at the...
(1991) - House of the Damned (1996) as Will South
- Spectre (1997)
- The Pawn (1998) as Ray
- Mel (1998) as Peter
- Pets to the Rescue (1999)
- Survivor (1999)
- Everyone Loves Mel (1999)
- Die! Die! Die! (2000)
- He Sees You When You're Sleeping (2002)
- Found(2004)
- Arizona SummerArizona SummerArizona Summer is a family oriented story revolving around Brent Butler , a wiser-than-his years youngster. A modern day Tom Sawyer. The majority of the story takes place at a boys and girls camp owned and operated by Travers , who has spent a lifetime of quietly helping adolescents become...
(2003) - Cerberus (2005)
- Hoboken Hollow (2005)
- 100 Million BC100 Million BC100 Million BC is a 2008 direct-to-DVD action film by The Asylum.-Plot:The film centers on a group of Navy SEALs, led by American Dr. Frank Reno , who once worked on the Philadelphia Experiment. The film begins in 2008, when Reno has purportedly perfected time travel technology...
(2008) - Journey to the Center of the EarthJourney to the Center of the Earth (2008 Asylum film)Journey to the Center of the Earth is a 2008 direct-to-DVD film created by The Asylum and directed by David Jones and Scott Wheeler....
(2008) - Phantom Racer (2009)
- 6 Guns6 Guns6 Guns is a 2010 western film by The Asylum. It was directed by Shane Van Dyke, who also directed previous Asylum films such as Transmorphers: Fall of Man and Titanic II.- Plot :...
(2010) as Sheriff