Kevin James Bio, Early Life, Career, Wife, Net Worth, Measurements

Kevin James is an actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer in the United States. He is best known for his role as Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, for which he was nominated for an Outstanding Lead Actor 2006 Primetime Emmy Award in a Comedy Series. He appeared in another CBS comedy, Kevin Can Wait, nominated for a People’s Choice Award in 2017.

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In the films Hitch (2005), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012), and Pixels (2015) ), James appeared. He has also worked for Barnyard (2006), Monster House (2006) and the Hotel Transylvania film series (2012-present).

KEVIN JAMES: EARLY CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION, FAMILY

James was born on April 26, 1965, in Mineola, New York, to Kevin George Knipfing. He was born in Stony Brook, New York. He is the second son of Janet, an office worker, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing Jr, an insurance company manager. Her father is Afro-German. James has an older brother, actor and comedian Gary Valentine, and a niece, Leslie. James graduated from Ward Melville High School. There, on the wrestling team, he reached first place, just ahead of his friend and future professional wrestler Mick Foley. Both wrestled in the 145lb weight class. A season-ending back injury to James saw Foley take on the top ropes role.

KEVIN JAMES: CAREER AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In 1989, James began acting, getting his start at the Long Island East Side Comedy Club, owned by Richie Minervini. Through several appearances on various talk shows, he gained notoriety including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Dennis Miller Live, The Late Late Show, The Rosie O ‘Donnell Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. Likewise, James was listed as 89 on Comedy Central’s list of the 100 Greatest Standing Comedians. James also performed his stand-up routine on Just for Laughs, an annual comedy festival in Montreal, Quebec. Later he advertised for the Italian restaurant in Mazzio.

James did his own stand-up special in 2001, titled Kevin James, Sweat The Small Things. He also performed on Just for Laughs as a musical guest. Likewise, he released another stand-up special on Netflix in 2018 titled Kevin James: Never give up. Nonetheless, James’ first television job was on The New Candid Camera in 1991 where he used his comedic timing and improvisational skills to play the actor who pulled practical jokes on unsuspecting individuals. James appeared on television as an announcer for the 1994-1996 MTV sports game show SandBlast. James then moved to Los Angeles and dated Ray Romano, then starred in two episodes of Romano’s hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.

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James made his film debut in the 2005 romantic comedy Hitch, alongside Will Smith and Eva Mendes, following an appearance on 50 First Dates in 2004. In 2006, he starred in the straight-to-video comedy Grilled with his Everybody Loves Raymond friend, Rom Romano, and did voice work in the animated films Monster House and Barnyard. James starred in the comedies I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry with Adam Sandler (2007), You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008), and Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009).

In 2011, he starred with Vince Vaughn in the comedy-drama The Dilemma and then in Zookeeper with Rosario Dawson, which he wrote and produced. James also played the lead role in the 2012 mixed-action martial arts film Here Comes the Boom. In 2015 and the following year, he also appeared in the film Pixels in True Memoirs of a Foreign Assassin, directed by Jeff Wadlow and released on November 11, 2016 by Netflix. In 2017, James starred in another Netflix movie, Sandy Wexler, with Adam Sandler.

KEVIN JAMES: PERSONAL LIFE AND GIRLFRIEND

On June 19, 2004, in California, James married actress Steffiana de la Cruz. They have four children. James claimed he was a practicing Catholic in 2012. James hosted a conference in 2019 with Father Chad Ripperger and Scott Hahn, a theologian.

KEVIN JAMES: FORTUNE AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Kevin James net worth has increased as a phenomenal actor and comedian throughout his career. With appearances in ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’, ‘Grown Ups’ and ‘The Dilemma’, James has become a household name. Moreover, throughout his career, Kevin James has amassed a phenomenally high net worth valued at $80 million.

Likewise, talking about his social media availability, he is available on Instagram by the name kevinjamesofficial with 1 million followers. Likewise, he is also available on Twitter as KevinJames where he has 409k followers.

KEVIN JAMES: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The comedian has measurements of 32-26-32. He is 1.73 meters tall and weighs 136 kg. Likewise, talking about her hair and eye color, they are both light brown in color.