Published May 1, 2026, 12:30 p.m. ET If you search Evan Ross Katz ‘s name on Getty Images, you’ll find photo after photo of him alongside everyone from Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Murphy to Ariana Grande and Jenna Lyons . If you look quickly at his Instagram page, you’ll see that his nearly half a million followers include names like Kathryn Hahn and Sandra Bullock — the latter of whom joined the app only weeks ago and follows just 81 accounts. It’s clear to anyone who has ever heard of Evan Ross Katz — not to be confused with actor/musician Evan Ross, film producer Ross Katz, or TV writer Evan Katz — that he is someone who Hollywood knows, loves, and wants to have in their corner. Despite that notoriety (and the A-List roster of names who now call him “friend”) Katz says he is still surprised whenever a new opportunity presents itself, especially one as major as his new podcast deal with Netflix .…