Evan Starkman (born December 18, 1984) is the Founder, CEO and President of The Bait Shoppe.
He was named one of the top 500 people in events by BizBash.
He is best known as a competitor on the MTV reality game shows Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat, The Duel, The Gauntlet III, The Duel 2, The Ruins, and The Challenge: Rivals.
He won The Duel 2 and The Ruins.
Unlike many of his competitors, he never appeared on Real World or Road Rules; he was discovered at an open casting call and appeared on Fresh Meat in 2006.
He hosted the RW/RR Spring Break Challenge in March 2010 with Paula Meronek.
Before appearing on Fresh Meat, Starkman went to college at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he majored in liberal arts and played club hockey.
He was born in Perth, Ontario, Canada and moved to the United States to attend college.
He auditioned for Fresh Meat during his junior year, and took a break from school to attempt the challenge.
Starkman founded a marketing agency called The Bait Shoppe in 2010.