Evan Shafran is originally from Portland Maine. He moved to New York at the end of the summer of 2001. His Father Jeffrey Shafran still lives in Portland. His mother was Theda Shafran, she was the person who got him started in the performing arts at the age of 7. She passed away on May 7th 1997 and always told Evan never to quit doing what he loved. His parents, Jeff and Theda owned and ran Tommy's Hardware and Scuba Diving shop in Portland Maine. He has a younger brother Brad Shafran who won MVP for the state of Maine for pitching in Baseball. Evan is a lover of old school and underground hip hop and can be found on myspace as DJ Jewcy. He received his B.A in Dance Theatre and Sociology in 2005 from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York. He is an associate Producer of Mir Productions based out of Brooklyn. Mir is a new theatre company with which he co-wrote and performed, "If There's Jack in the Box Get Out," his first play, and "Hear NYC." In the Fall of 2008 He moved to a loft with the Ceres Boys in downtown Los Angeles.