Kevin James Profile

Kevin James is an actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer from the United States. He is best known for his portrayal as Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination in 2006 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018), for which he was nominated for a 2017 People’s Choice Award, was another CBS sitcom in which he featured.

Kevin James Education

Ward Melville High School is where James graduated. During his time there, he rose to the top of the wrestling squad, just ahead of friend and future pro wrestler Mick Foley. Both competed in the 145-pound weight class. Foley took over the first string role after James suffered a season-ending back injury. James, like Foley, continued his education at the State University of New York at Cortland, where he played halfback on the varsity football team until a back injury ended his athletic career.

Kevin James Age

James is 56 years old as of 2021. He was born Kevin George Knipfing on 26 April 1965 in Mineola, New York, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 26 April every year.

Kevin James Height

James stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches(1.73 m).

Kevin James Family

James grew up in Stony Brook, New York, where he was born and raised. He is the second son of Janet Knipfing, an office worker, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing Jr., the owner of an insurance agency. His father was of German ancestry. Gary Valentine, a comedian and performer, is James’ older brother, and Leslie Valentine is his sister. He and his siblings were brought up in a Catholic household.

Kevin James Wife

James married actress Steffiana de la Cruz in California on June 19, 2004. They are the parents of four children.

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Kevin James Net Worth

James has an estimated net worth of $100 Million.

Kevin James Weight Loss

After stepping on the scale and seeing that things were getting worse, Kevin James decided to resume his weight loss adventure. In the following months, he was able to lose nearly 40 pounds as a result of this decision. James began working out, and it wasn’t the easy, relaxing activity you might expect. He was determined to lose weight despite his hectic schedule, and nothing could stop him, even when he was traveling. His hour-plus workouts consisted of sprinting up and down hotel stairs or racing around a town he was passing through, with the intensity pushed up a notch when he was in the gym. James did a “consistent diet” of medicine ball pushups and situps, as well as numerous 1-hour boxing workouts. He honed his boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and jiu jitsu skills while simultaneously following a low-carb diet.

Kevin James the Crew

James premiered The Crew, a new comedy streaming television series on Netflix in 2021. The series is set in a NASCAR garage, where the crew chief clashes with his new boss and “tech-reliant millennial” workforce after his owner decided to retire and hand the racing team over to his Stanford-educated daughter.

Kevin James Adam Sandler

In the comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008), and Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2010), James co-starred with Adam Sandler (2009). Despite generally unfavorable reviews, the latter film premiered as the #1 film in North America with a weekend total of $39 million, and ultimately grossed $219 million from ticket and home video sales.

Kevin James Becky

In July 2019, it was announced Kevin James had joined the cast of the film Becky on a role of Dominick replacing Pegg ho dropped out due to a scheduling conflict. Becky was supposed to have its international premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020, however due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the festival was postponed. Quiver Distribution and Redbox Entertainment released it on June 5, 2020, on video-on-demand, digital platforms, and in select drive-in theaters. Critics gave the film mixed reviews, while many applauded Wilson’s performance.

Kevin James Here Comes the Boom

James also starred in Here Comes the Boom, a 2012 mixed martial arts comedy film. He did it again in June 2010 to advertise Grown Ups with friend and fellow actor Adam Sandler, and again in 2012 to promote Here Comes the Boom at the fall Talladega race.

Kevin James and Adam Sandler

In the comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008), and Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2010), James co-starred with Adam Sandler (2009). Despite overwhelmingly unfavorable reviews, the latter film premiered as the #1 film in North America with a weekend total of $39 million, and eventually grossed $219 million from ticket and home video sales.

James also starred in Grown Ups, a film that starred a slew of Saturday Night Live alumni and was generally criticized despite its box office success. James played alongside Adam Sandler in another Netflix feature, Sandy Wexler, in 2017. He did it again in June 2010 to advertise Grown Ups with friend and fellow actor Adam Sandler, and again in 2012 to promote Here Comes the Boom at the fall Talladega race.

Kevin James MMA

James is a passionate MMA enthusiast who, according to old buddy Joe Rogan, could compete in the sport if he hadn’t chosen to pursue acting instead. James starred in the film “Here Comes the Boom,” in which he played a typical guy who takes up mixed martial arts. James stated his real-life friendships with MMA icon Bas Rutten and martial arts expert Joe Rogan inspired him to make the film.

Kevin James Zookeeper

James appeared as Griffin Constantine Keyes, a lead zookeeper in the 2011 American romantic comedy film Zookeeper. It’s about an unlucky zookeeper who seeks help from his zoo’s talking animals in order to find love. It was the first MGM film to be co-produced with Happy Madison (as well as their first production after the business went bankrupt the year before), however, it was distributed by Columbia Pictures, as did the majority of Happy Madison’s output. On July 8, 2011, the film was released. On August 17, 2009, filming began in Boston. On a $80 million budget, the picture received generally poor reviews and grossed $169.8 million.

Kevin James King of Queens | Sitcom

James’ first television role was on The New Candid Camera in 1991, where he used his comedic timing and improvisation talents to play a character who played practical jokes on unsuspecting people. From 1994 to 1996, James worked as an announcer for the MTV sports game show SandBlast. Later, James went to Los Angeles and became friends with Ray Romano, appearing in a few episodes of Romano’s successful CBS sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond.

These appearances led to the creation of his own sitcom, The King of Queens, which aired on the same network from September 21, 1998 until May 14, 2007. In it, he played Doug Heffernan, a working-class parcel delivery man who works for IPS. Carrie (Leah Remini), a sharp-tongued, ambitious secretary in a Manhattan law firm who is dissatisfied with working-class Queens existence, is his wife. Arthur (Jerry Stiller), her neurotic, vengeful father, lives with them and is prone to odd behavior. In 2006, James was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on the eighth season.

Kevin James TV Shows

• 2021 – The Crew
• 2016–2018 – Kevin Can Wait
• 2015 – Liv & Maddie
• 2007 – Elmo’s Christmas Countdown
• 2001 – Arli$$
• 2001 – Kevin James: Sweat The Small Stuff
• 1999 – Becker
• 1999 – Martial Law
• 1998–2007 – The King of Queens
• 1998 – Cosby
• 1996, 1998–1999 – Everybody Loves Raymond

Kevin James Movies

• 2020 – Becky
• 2020 – Hubie Halloween
• 2018 – Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
• 2017 – Sandy Wexler
• 2016 – True Memoirs of an International Assassin –
• 2015 – Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
• 2015 – Little Boy
• 2015 – Pixels
• 2015 – Hotel Transylvania 2
• 2013 – Grown Ups 2
• 2012 – Here Comes the Boom
• 2012 – Hotel Transylvania
• 2011 – The Dilemma
• 2011 – Zookeeper
• 2010 – Grown Ups
• 2009 – Paul Blart: Mall Cop
• 2008 – You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
• 2007 – I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
• 2006 – Grilled
• 2006 – Monster House
• 2006 – Barnyard