E Is For...Evan Bonifant!

Tum Tum grew up

Or more precisely an interview with Evan Bonifant! For those of you who don't know him, Evan is an actor best known for his role as Tum Tum in 3 Ninjas Kick Back and as Buster in the Blues Brothers 2000. These are two of my favourite childhood films so I decided to message Evan and ask for an interview. He kindly agreed and here it is!
  



Evan, you are best known for your roles in the films listed above. What was it that influenced you in becoming an actor?

Evan: My Brother Adam. He was hired to be in a film called Toy Soldiers and I followed him to New York with my mother as I was only 4 years old and he was not old enough to chase the dream without my mother's assistance.

3 Ninjas

'Last summer, me and my brothers...'

'My brothers and I!'

'Whatever. We spent the summer the way we always do, at our Grandpa's cabin'

'Yeah when most kids are at some stupid camp me and my brothers...'

'My brothers and I'

'Whatever!'

'We spent the summer learning old fashioned, really cool ninja stuff from our Japanese Grandfather'

These are some of the words that open the film 3 Ninjas
about 3 young brothers who become ninjas after being trained by their Grandpa, Mori Tanaka, played by the late, great Victor Wong.