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 Kevin James was born Kevin George Knipfing on April 26, 1965, in Mineola, Long Island, New York, to Janet (Klein), an office worker, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing, Jr., an insurance agency owner. He was raised in Stony Brook, and attended SUNY Cortland, where he played fullback on the football team while majoring in sports management. He realized after three years that this wasn't the path for him. After returning home, he decided to break up the monotony of the summer, and joined a community theater. During a play in which he had a comedic role, he so enjoyed the crowd reaction, that he joined his brother's (comedian Gary Valentine's) improv group. He began going to clubs with Gary and realized he, too, had the knack for comedy. He has performed stand-up up for about 11 years. It was on the comedy circuit that he met Ray Romano. While Ray was getting a big break with his own sitcom, Kevin was getting recognition on Star Search (1983). After appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), his big break came at the 1996 "Just for Laughs" Montreal Comedy Festival. Afterward, he landed a recurring role on Ray's sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond (1996).He starred in his own sitcom, The King of Queens (1998), as Doug Heffernan, from 1998 to 2007, and later began a career as a leading film actor, co-starring in Hitch (2005), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Grown Ups (2010), and Grown Ups 2 (2013), and headlining Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012), and Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015).
Bio:
Kevin James was born Kevin George Knipfing on April 26, 1965, in Mineola, Long Island, New York, to Janet (Klein), an office worker, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing, Jr., an insurance agency owner. He was raised in Stony Brook, and attended SUNY Cortland, where he played fullback on the football team while majoring in sports management. He realized after three years that this wasn't the path for him. After returning home, he decided to break up the monotony of the summer, and joined a community theater. During a play in which he had a comedic role, he so enjoyed the crowd reaction, that he joined his brother's (comedian Gary Valentine's) improv group. He began going to clubs with Gary and realized he, too, had the knack for comedy. He has performed stand-up up for about 11 years. It was on the comedy circuit that he met Ray Romano. While Ray was getting a big break with his own sitcom, Kevin was getting recognition on Star Search (1983). After appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), his big break came at the 1996 "Just for Laughs" Montreal Comedy Festival. Afterward, he landed a recurring role on Ray's sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond (1996).He starred in his own sitcom, The King of Queens (1998), as Doug Heffernan, from 1998 to 2007, and later began a career as a leading film actor, co-starring in Hitch (2005), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Grown Ups (2010), and Grown Ups 2 (2013), and headlining Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012), and Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015).
Tivia:
He met his wife on a blind date arranged by his interior decorator.Close friends with Ray Romano. They met while doing stand-up comedy, on the comedy circuit.His now-wife, Steffiana De La Cruz, appears in 4 episodes of his sitcom, The King of Queens (1998) (in small roles).He was raised in Stony Brook, NY, and graduated from Ward Melville High School (Long Island, New York) in 1983. One of his wrestling teammates at Ward Melville High School was future WWE star and author Mick Foley ("Mankind"). He also attended Cortland University with Mick Foley.His big break came in 1996 when he won at the "Just for Laughs" Montreal Comedy Festival.Born to Janet and Joseph Valentine Knipfing.One of his teammates on the wrestling team at Ward Melville High School was future WWE star and author Mick Foley.19 June 2004 - He married his longtime girlfriend, model Steffiana De La Cruz, before 180 friends - including Ray Romano - and family members in Dana Point, California.His wife, Steffiana De La Cruz, gave birth to their third child, a boy named Kannon Valentine James, on April 24, 2011 (Easter Sunday).Kevin and Steffiana De La Cruz, became the parents of a second girl, Shea Joelle James, on June 14, 2007, in Los Angeles. Was named after New York's Shea Stadium.Helped corner Bas Rutten for his comeback fight (win by KO -- Leg Kicks) vs. Ruben Villareal at an MMA event (Inside MMA (2007)) held on July 22, 2006.In the King of Queens, Doug Heffernan's parents are named Janet and Joe, which are also Kevin James' parents' names.April 2000 - lives in an L.A. bachelor pad with his older brother, Gary Valentine, who is also a stand-up comedian.Claims to have run a 4.6 sec. 40-yard dash in high school.His father was of German descent, from a Catholic family that settled in Brooklyn. Kevin's maternal grandfather of Russian Jewish/Polish Jewish ancestry, and Kevin's maternal grandmother was the daughter of an Italian (Catholic) immigrant father and a Sephardi Jewish mother from Turkey/Greece.Is a fan of the New York Jets, New York Islanders and New York Mets franchises.His wife, Steffiana De La Cruz, gave birth to their first child, daughter Sienna-Marie James, on Friday September 30, 2005.Is a Republican.His wife, Steffiana De La Cruz, gave birth to their fourth child, a daughter named Sistine Sabella James in late January 2015 weighed in at 9 lbs., 8 oz.Is an avid golfer and fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.Attended Cortland University, along with former wrestler and current best selling author Mick Foley (with whom he also attended high school).Is a member of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.The number "9" is a staple among his television career: Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) (the series in which his character Doug Heffernan originated from) ran for nine years, his spin-off series The King of Queens (1998) ran for nine years, and the pilot episode of his new series Kevin Can Wait (2016) premiered nine years after the series finale of his spin-off.In June 1999 and 2000, he hosted the Florida Sports Awards, the official sports award show for the state of Florida, in Jacksonville, Fla. This event raises funds for the Otis F. Smith Foundation.His wife Steffiana De La Cruz gave birth to their fourth child just one day before his TV wife Leah Remini's 37th birthday, and exactly one month after the series finale of The King of Queens (1998) first premiered.In 2012, James stated that he is a devout Catholic. In 2019, James hosted a retreat featuring Father Chad Ripperger and theologian Scott Hahn.Bas Rutten (well know MMA champion) has credited his friend Kevin James, and others, with helping him in his journey back to Catholicism. |
| Name: |
Kevin James |
Type: |
Actor,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Model rank: |
248 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:42:51 |
| Height: |
5' 8' (1.73 m) |
| Biography: |
Kevin James was born Kevin George Knipfing on April 26, 1965, in Mineola, Long Island, New York, to Janet (Klein), an office worker, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing, Jr., an insurance agency owner. He was raised in Stony Brook, and attended SUNY Cortla |
| Trivia: |
He met his wife on a blind date arranged by his interior decorator.Close friends with Ray Romano. They met while doing stand-up comedy, on the comedy circuit.His now-wife, Steffiana De La Cruz, appears in 4 episodes of his sitcom, The King of Queens (1998) (in small roles).He was raised in Stony Brook, NY, and graduated from Ward Melville High School (Long Island, New York) in 1983. One of his wrestling teammates at Ward Melville High School was future WWE star and author Mick Foley ("Mankind"). He also attended Cortland University with Mick Foley.His big break came in 1996 when he won at the "Just for Laughs" Montreal Comedy Festival.Born to Janet and Joseph Valentine Knipfing.One of his teammates on the wrestling team at Ward Melville High School was future WWE star and author Mick Foley.19 June 2004 - He married his longtime girlfriend, model Steffiana De La Cruz, before 180 friends - including Ray Romano - and family members in Dana Point, California.His wife, Steffiana De La Cruz, gave birth to their third child, a boy named Kannon Valentine James, on April 24, 2011 (Easter Sunday).Kevin and Steffiana De La Cruz, became the parents of a second girl, Shea Joelle James, on June 14, 2007, in Los Angeles. Was named after New York's Shea Stadium.Helped corner Bas Rutten for his comeback fight (win by KO -- Leg Kicks) vs. Ruben Villareal at an MMA event (Inside MMA (2007)) held on July 22, 2006.In the King of Queens, Doug Heffernan's parents are named Janet and Joe, which are also Kevin James' parents' names.April 2000 - lives in an L.A. bachelor pad with his older brother, Gary Valentine, who is also a stand-up comedian.Claims to have run a 4.6 sec. 40-yard dash in high school.His father was of German descent, from a Catholic family that settled in Brooklyn. Kevin's maternal grandfather of Russian Jewish/Polish Jewish ancestry, and Kevin's maternal grandmother was the daughter of an Italian (Catholic) immigrant father and a Sephardi Jewish mother from Turkey/Greece.Is a fan of the New York Jets, New York Islanders and New York Mets franchises.His wife, Steffiana De La Cruz, gave birth to their first child, daughter Sienna-Marie James, on Friday September 30, 2005.Is a Republican.His wife, Steffiana De La Cruz, gave birth to their fourth child, a daughter named Sistine Sabella James in late January 2015 weighed in at 9 lbs., 8 oz.Is an avid golfer and fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.Attended Cortland University, along with former wrestler and current best selling author Mick Foley (with whom he also attended high school).Is a member of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.The number "9" is a staple among his television career: Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) (the series in which his character Doug Heffernan originated from) ran for nine years, his spin-off series The King of Queens (1998) ran for nine years, and the pilot episode of his new series Kevin Can Wait (2016) premiered nine years after the series finale of his spin-off.In June 1999 and 2000, he hosted the Florida Sports Awards, the official sports award show for the state of Florida, in Jacksonville, Fla. This event raises funds for the Otis F. Smith Foundation.His wife Steffiana De La Cruz gave birth to their fourth child just one day before his TV wife Leah Remini's 37th birthday, and exactly one month after the series finale of The King of Queens (1998) first premiered.In 2012, James stated that he is a devout Catholic. In 2019, James hosted a retreat featuring Father Chad Ripperger and theologian Scott Hahn.Bas Rutten (well know MMA champion) has credited his friend Kevin James, and others, with helping him in his journey back to Catholicism. |
| Trademarks: |
Chubby, but athletic |
| Quotes: |
It was fun because, after shooting, Will and I would eat a jar of pickles and tell each other secrets. It was so much fun! - On Hitch (2005).
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There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.
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Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.
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I had many teachers that were great, positive role models and taught me to be a good person and stand up and be a good man. A lot of the principles they taught me still affect how I act sometimes and it's 30 years later.
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I just want to put some positive stuff out there. If it works, great. If it doesn't, no problem. |
| Salaries: |
The King of Queens (1998) - $500,000 per episode (2006-2007 Season) |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
Commercials for Mazzio's Pizza, playing hosts of bumbling characters. |
| Spouse: |
Steffiana De La Cruz (June 19, 2004 - present) (4 children) |
| Parents: |
Janet Knipfing
Joseph Valentine Knipfing Jr. |
| Relatives: |
Gary Valentine (Sibling)
Leslie Knipfing (Sibling)
Gary Valentine (Sibling) |
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