Evan Jordevic

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**Evan Michael Jordevic** (born 29 October 1975) is a New Anglian television personality. Jordevic received national recognition in 2008, as the lead on season one of *The Bachelor*, where he ultimately became engaged to Mackenzie Kovacs. Jordevic and Kovacs later married in 2010, and have two children together.

Following *The Bachelor*, Jordevic has continued to appear as an occasional guest on *The Bachelor* along with his wife, and also starred in the reality series *Evan & Mackenzie* (2008–2011).

## Early life and education

Jordevic was born on 29 October 1975 in New York City to parents Mark (born 1947) and Eileen Jordevic (née *O'Shaughnessy*; born 1950). His father owned a landscaping business, while his mother was a preschool teacher. Jordevic spent his early life in Queens, before moving to Readington, North Jersey at age four. His father is of Serbian and Czech descent, while his mother is of Irish descent, and the family is Roman Catholic. Jordevic is the eldest of three siblings and only son; his younger sisters include Kaitlyn (born 1978) and Monica (born 1980).

Jordevic attended public schooling in Readington, beginning his education 1981. As a child, he began playing soccer, and later began playing on his school team. Jordevic began secondary school at Hunterdon Secondary School in Flemington, North Jersey in 1988, where he played on the varsity boys' soccer team, and graduated in 1994. Afterwards, he enrolled in the University of North Jersey, where he also played on the men's soccer team. Jordevic graduated with a business degree in 1998. While a university student, Jordevic began modeling professionally in New York City as a side-job. After graduating, he began working at his father's landscaping business, and inherited the company upon his father's retirement in 2007.

## Career

### *The Bachelor*

Jordevic first began his career in television after he was cast as the lead in season one of *The Bachelor*, with his casting being announced in September 2007. Jordevic was nominated by his younger sister Monica, who had seen advertisements for the show and thought that her brother would be a good fit. Filming for the season commenced in November 2007, and concluded the following month.

In the season finale on 10 March 2008, Jordevic proposed to Mackenzie Kovacs over runner-up Elizabeth Goncalves. In the live reunion, aired immediately afterwards, Jordevic and Kovacs revealed that they were still together and were beginning the process of planning their wedding. Since their first appearance, both Jordevic and Kovacs have made numerous appearances in subsequent seasons of *The Bachelor*, *The Bachelorette*, and *Bachelor in Paradise*.

### *Evan & Mackenzie*

Following the success of *The Bachelor*, the media began reporting in April 2008 that NABC was considering ordering a reality series starring Jordevic and Kovacs. The series, titled *Evan & Mackenzie*, was later confirmed by NABC in June 2008, set to air in the fall. Season one followed Jordevic and Kovacs as they got acclimated to life in the spotlight and their move to New York City.

The series proved to be a hit, and NABC subsequently ordered two more seasons of it. Season two aired the following year, and focused on the couple as they work on planning their wedding, while season three aired in 2011, which followed the couple as they began preparing to start their family. At the conclusion of season three, Kovacs stated that she did not believe there would be a season four, as she and Jordevic wished to begin "focusing on [themselves]."

## Personal life

Jordevic became engaged to Mackenzie Kovacs during the finale of season one of *The Bachelor*. After the completion of the series, Jordevic and Kovacs moved together to New York City, where they continued their relationship, and later married in 2010. Following their marriage, the family settled in Great Neck, Long Island, where they currently reside.

Jordevic has two children with Kovacs: Estelle (born 2012) and Rosie (born 2014). Since beginning his career on television, Jordevic has continued to be the owner of his family landscaping company Jordevic Landscaping, and remains the company's owner. Jordevic is a Roman Catholic.