Kevin James parents-American actor and comedian, Kevin George Knipfing was born on April 26, 1965, in Mineola, New York in the United States of America.
Who are Kevin James’ parents?
Kevin James was born to Janet Knipfing, an American office worker, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing Jr., a German-American insurance agency owner. He has a sister named Leslie and an older brother named Gary.
Much details are not known about his parents at the time of filing this report.
Kevin James career
At Richie Minervini’s East Side Comedy Club on Long Island, James made his stand-up comedy debut in 1989. At the club, he also began performing comedy, and it was at this point that he chose the stage name “James” in honor of his all-time favorite teacher.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The 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 are just a few of the talk shows where he frequently made an appearance.
On Comedy Central’s list of the 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians, James was ranked No. 76. Additionally, James has performed his stand-up act at the annual Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, Quebec.
Later, he appeared in advertisements for Mazzio’s Italian Restaurant. James performed a stand-up comedy special titled Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff in 2001. On Just for Laughs, he has additionally performed as a musical guest.
Another stand-up special by James, titled Kevin James: Never Don’t Give Up, was made available on Netflix in 2018. James’ first television role was on The New Candid Camera in 1991, where he displayed his improvisational and comedic timing talents as the actor who played the prankster.
In 1994, he made an appearance on A&E’s An Evening at the Improv. From 1994 to 1996, James made television appearances as the announcer for the MTV sports game show SandBlast.
On March 27, 2010, James presided over the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. The following year, he was proposed as the first inductee into the “Arm Fart Hall of Fame” by host Jack Black, who referred to him as Kevin “Not-Quite-As-Good-As-Me” James. He and fellow nominee Kaley Cuoco were defeated by Josh Duhamel in the fan voting.
James made his acting debut as a star in the romantic comedy Hitch in 2005, joining Will Smith and Eva Mendes after appearing in a cameo in the 2004 film 50 First Dates.
He co-starred in the 2006 comedy straight-to-video Grilled with Ray Romano from Everybody Loves Raymond, and he also performed voices for the animated movies Monster House and Barnyard.
James co-starred with Adam Sandler in the comedies You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (2008) and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007). He also acted in the comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), which Sandler produced.
He co-starred with Vince Vaughn in the comedy-drama The Dilemma in 2011, and then he created and produced the Rosario Dawson film Zookeeper. James starred as the main character in the mixed martial arts comedy Here Comes the Boom from 2012.
Additionally, he appeared in the 2015 film Pixels as well as the 2016 Netflix original True Memoirs of an International Assassin, which was directed by Jeff Wadlow.
2017 saw James and Adam Sandler together in the Netflix movie Sandy Wexler. He played the main dramatic character in the upcoming thriller Becky. In the biographical movie Home Team from 2022, he played Sean Payton, the head coach of the NFL.
James will play the lead role in the upcoming action comedy Guns Up in May 2023. Edward John Drake will helm the movie.
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