Jen Donatelli - Chris Evans

Chris has several tattoos dedicated to the people he loves. One tattoo is the Japanese character for family, which is on Chriss right arm.

Like many actors, Chris got his start in a casting office. However, unlike most, it wasnt by attending a casting call or audition. Instead, Chris did a summer actors.

Chris originally wanted to be an artist and go to college. After that fateful summer, he went back to Boston for his senior year at Lincoln-Sudbury. Yet he still headed into the city every week for auditions. When he scored a role on a TV , it was time to rethink his life plans. Chris future in acting was taking shape.

When the (TV) pilot got picked up and took me to (Los Angeles), we decided, Maybe college can wait.

Chris on his career choice

Times Square in New York is the heart of the Broadway Theater District. Working in New York changed Chris career.

Chris has starred in several big-screen blockbuster films. But he got his start on the small screen. His first TV role was in the short-lived Fox series Opposite Sex. He played one of just three guys in an otherwise all-girl school. Though the series lasted only eight episodes, Chris performance helped him land parts on The Fugitive and Boston Public.

Those small-screen roles helped set the stage for Chris first big break: Not Another Teen Movie. Released in 2001, the movie poked fun at the teen films of the 1980s and 1990s. Chris showed off his funny side as a high school football jock.

When I found out I had to take off my shirt in Teen Movie, I panicked and hit the gym. I was like, I cant be 140 pounds I need to put on a little bit of muscle.

Chris on preparing for action roles

Chris starred with Mia Kirshner, who played his sister in Not Another Teen Movie.

After Not Another Teen Movie, Chris was ready to become a leading man. The year 2004 was a big one for the actor, who landed lead roles in two movies. The first was The Perfect Score. This comedy featured teenage characters who plan an elaborate to pass the SAT exam. The film paired Chris with future Avengers co-star Scarlett Johansson. It was the first of several movies the would star in to ether.

Chris (center) and Scarlett Johansson (right) first worked together in The Perfect Score.

Next up was Cellular. In this thriller, Chris character races to solve a kidnapping case using only a cell phone. Before filming began, Chris trained to do high-speed car chases at a Los Angeles stunt school.

On Cellular, Chris worked with successful actors William H. Macy and Kim Basinger. He took the time to soak up their knowledge. It was kind of like going to acting class every day.

Chris on working with Hollywood stars

In 2005 the film Fantastic Four took the legendary comic book superheroes to movie screens everywhere. The movie also transformed Chris from rising actor to superstar. He played one of the four main superheroes, alongside actors Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, and Ioan Gruffudd. Together their characters battled the enemy using superpowers gained during a storm. Chris character, Johnny Storm, had the ability to fly. He could control fire and toss fireballs, earning him the nickname The Human Torch. He could even set his entire body on fire with a single command: Flame on!