The King of Queens (1998-2007) as Doug Heffernan / Ed, Jr.
Here Comes the Boom (2012) as Scott Voss
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) as Paul Blart
Hitch (2005) as Albert
Short Info
Net Worth
$80 million
Date Of Birth
April 26, 1965
Died
January 24, 1990, Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse
Steffiana de la Cruz
Fact
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.
Payments
Earned $500,000 per episode (2006-2007 Season) from The King of Queens (1998)
Kevin James is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He is best known for his role as Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He has also starred in films such as I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Grown Ups, Zookeeper, Here Comes the Boom, and Pixels.
James was born on April 26, 1965, in Mineola, New York, to Janet, a homemaker, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing Jr., an insurance agency owner. He has an older brother, Gary Joseph Knipfing, who is also an actor and comedian known by his stage name Gary Valentine. James was raised in the Catholic faith and attended St. Mary’s Elementary School in Bellmore, New York. He later attended Ward Melville High School, where he played varsity football and was voted class clown by his classmates in his senior year.
James began his stand-up comedy career while working as a bank teller at Roosevelt Savings Bank in Massapequa, New York. He would often make his co-workers laugh with impressions of his family members and customers. In 1991, he quit his job to pursue a career in comedy full-time. He later moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a stand-up comedian at various comedy clubs.
James’ first major role was as Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, which ran for nine seasons from 1998 to 2007. For his work on the show, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006.
In 2007, James starred in the film I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, which grossed over $200 million at the box office. He also starred in the films Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012), and Pixels (2015).
James has a net worth of $80 million. He earns a salary of $20 million per year from his work as an actor and comedian.
James has been married to actress Steffiana de la Cruz since 2004. The couple has four children together: daughters Sienna-Marie and Shea Joelle, and sons Kannon Valentine and Koa Nicholas.
General Info
Full Name
Kevin James
Net Worth
$80 million
Salary
$80 million
Date Of Birth
April 26, 1965
Died
January 24, 1990, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height
1.73 m
Profession
Screenwriter, Television producer, Comedian, Film producer, Voice Actor
Education
Ward Melville High School, State University of New York at Cortland
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Liplock, People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series, Kids' Choice Award for Arm Fart Hall of Fame, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy, Teen Choice Award for Choice M...
Movies
Rancho Mirage, CA, United States, Temecula, CA, United States, Atlantic City, NJ, United States, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Here Comes the Boom, Grown Ups, Zookeeper, Pixels, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Hitch, The True Memoirs of an International Assassin, Grown Ups 2, Hote...
TV Shows
The King of Queens, Kevin Can Wait, Cubed, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States, Temecula, CA, United States, Atlantic City, NJ, United States
Once a year my back will go out and it'll be... it's like a sciatic thing and it's the smallest thing. Like I could be leaning over the sink to brush my teeth in a weird way and it happens.
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I've always been the guy who doesn't necessarily get it with women. A woman would have to say, 'I like you, I want to go out with you, you can ask me.' And still I would question it. Did she mean it?
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I want to do movies that I'm proud of where my kids, at some point, can see and I can feel comfortable sitting there watching it with them. And just that move people. That make people feel a little bit better about themselves when they leave the theatre.
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As American as an apple is and as American as baseball is, they don't go together. You can't be chewing an apple at a baseball game. You've got to let go of the diet that day.
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You think school ends when it ends, but it doesn't.
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Teachers have a chance to mold someone, inspire them. I hope all teachers realize that.
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Now I'm starting to jog. But every time I do jog I have 9-1 pressed into my phone, with the next '1' ready to be launched in case I drop.
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My favorite movie of all time is 'Rocky.'
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Just me onstage with a mike having an intimate relationship with the audience. I don't get nervous for that. I just get excited.
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It's always cool to meet people who can do things that you have no capacity to do.
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If I do a movie where I have to have a son and it's a chubby kid, my mother is always like, 'You were never like that.' She gets so upset about it.
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I've always had something in my heart where I root for guys who struggle with women.
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I'm not a Hollywood guy.
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I would always love to be an athlete, but it's got to be a tough day when you have to hang up those cleats.
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I try to connect with the everyday, every guy.
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I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.
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I think I invented the phrase 'Don't overdo it.'
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I really wasn't a class clown.
19
I never played music, but it's an important thing ... the studying, the inspiration.
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I never played a musical instrument growing up but I knew kids who did and took it very seriously.
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I had my boy in Boston on Easter Sunday. That kills me, from a sports perspective. He's a Boston baby and I'm a New York guy.
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I don't want to be known as this goody-two-shoes who can only do comedies where puppies are licking peanut butter off my face.
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I could never be James Bond.
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From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started opening up.
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For some reason and I don't know why, but I don't think that I'm funny in California. So I always want to do my movies east somewhere.
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Every time I do a movie where it gets physical, I say never again.
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Every few months I'll pop into a comedy club or go to Vegas.
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Back in '93 I saw my first UFC fight and just became enamored by it then.
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A song can take you to a special time in your life.
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I just want to put some positive stuff out there. If it works, great. If it doesn't, no problem.
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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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Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.
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There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.
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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).
Facts
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Fact
1
In the King of Queens, Doug Heffernan's parents are named Janet and Joe, which are also Kevin James' parents' names.
2
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.
3
Is a Republican.
4
He has German ancestry.
5
His wife, 'Steffiana De La Cruz', gave birth to their third child, a boy named Kannon Valentine James, on April 24, 2011 (Easter Sunday).
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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.
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Claims to have run a 4.6 sec. 40-yard dash in high school.
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Is a member of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.
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Close friends with Ray Romano. They met while doing stand-up comedy, on the comedy circuit.
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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.
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Born to Janet and Joseph Valentine Knipfing.
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One of his teammates on the wrestling team at Ward Melville High School was future WWE star and author Mick Foley.
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His now-wife 'Steffiana De La Cruz' appears in 4 episodes of his sitcom The King of Queens (1998) (in small roles).
14
Attended Cortland University, along with former wrestler and current best selling author Mick Foley (with whom he also attended high school).
15
Is an avid golfer and fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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His wife, 'Steffiana De La Cruz', gave birth to their first child, daughter Sienna-Marie James, on Friday September 30, 2005.
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Is a New York Jets and a New York Mets fan.
18
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.
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He met his wife on a blind date arranged by his interior decorator.
20
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.
21
His big break came in 1996 when he won at the "Just for Laughs" Montreal Comedy Festival.
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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.
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April 2000 - lives in an L.A. bachelor pad with his older brother, Gary Valentine, who is also a stand-up comedian.
