Who is Kevin James?
KEVIN James has made a name for himself on TV and the big screen.
He started his career as a stand-up comedian and went on to appear in numerous movies and shows, including Grown Ups, Zookeeper, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.
Who is Kevin James?
Born on April 26, 1965, Kevin James is a comedian, actor, and screenwriter.
Raised in New York, Kevin went on to claim the number one spot on his high school wrestling team - just ahead of future pro, Mick Foley.
After a stint on the varsity football team at the State University of New York at Cortland, Kevin suffered an injury and called it quits on his sporting career.
He turned to stand-up comedy in 1989 and then shot to fame following appearances on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Late Show With David Letterman, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
His television career saw him appear on The New Candid Camera, MTV sports game show SandBlast and the hit CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.
Kevin eventually landed his very own sitcom, The King Of Queens.
The show ran from 1998 through 2007 and saw him nominated for several awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
He also starred in the 2016 sitcom Kevin Can Wait, and the Netflix series The Crew.
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Following a cameo in 50 First Dates in 2004, his big-screen moments include co-starring with his longtime pal Adam Sandler in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, appearing in the comedy Grown Ups with numerous Saturday Night Live alumni, and having a lead role with Vince Vaughn in comedy-drama The Dilemma.
He also starred in the Hotel Transylvania franchise as Frankenstein, as well as movies like Home Team, Sandy Wexler, Pixels, and Here Comes the Boom.
What is Kevin James' net worth?
According to , Kevin James has an estimated net worth of around $100 million.
Much of that is said to come from his time working on the sitcom The King Of Queens, on which he played Doug Heffernan.
At one stage, he was reportedly making up to $400,000 per episode.
Who is Kevin James' wife?
Kevin is married to fellow entertainer, Steffiana de la Cruz.
The pair got hitched in 2004 after meeting on a blind date three years earlier.
Steffiana is a former model but is now best known for her roles in Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Zookeeper.
She even appeared in several episodes of The King Of Queens alongside her husband.
Off-screen, the couple remains pretty private, but Kevin often shares adorable photos of their lives together on Instagram.
On their anniversary in 2020, Kevin posted: "16 years ago today! You're all I need... and the kids... and Friday night pizza... and Sunday pasta... but that's it... you, the kids, pizza, pasta. Love you...Deo Gratias."
Kevin and Steffiana share four children, Sienna-Marie, Shea Joelle, Kannon Valentine, and Sistine Sabella.
Where can I watch his new standup special Kevin James: Irregardless?
Kevin James has returned to his roots with the newest standup special, Kevin James: Irregardless, which was made available on Amazon Prime Video in January 2024.
The one-hour comedy special can be streamed exclusively on the platform.
Per the official synopsis, the special "delivers a hilariously unfiltered take on parenting, marriage, and getting older. As only James can, he covers a range of topics, from motivating children to put down their video games, to why he doesn’t trust technology, and how many Tater Tots he can fit in his mouth!"
According to James, standup comedy is what he does best.
It's just me and a mic and I get to do it. And there's no process through the studio or the network of saying, 'Well, we're gonna change it this way. We're trying to cast this way," he told .
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"You know, I really do enjoy the process. And there's gonna be times where this is not gonna work out the way you want, and you're not gonna connect with people the way you expect. And there's other times where it's like, 'Yeah, you can still do this. This is great!' But the opportunity's there to do it.
"And I'm grateful for that. I'm grateful that I'm still here!"