Kevin James
Kevin James
Kevin George Knipfing, known professionally by his stage name Kevin James, is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for playing Doug Heffernan on the hit CBS sitcom The King of Queens. He is also known for his lead roles in the comedy films Hitch, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Grown Ups, Zookeeper, Here Comes the Boom, Grown Ups 2, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2and Pixels...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 April 1965
CityMineola, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I try to connect with the everyday, every guy.
I never played a musical instrument growing up but I knew kids who did and took it very seriously.
I'm not a gay man, but I will say this: I get it now. I know what all the hype is about.
Just me onstage with a mike having an intimate relationship with the audience. I don't get nervous for that. I just get excited.
I never played music, but it's an important thing ... the studying, the inspiration.
My favorite movie of all time is 'Rocky.'
You've got to go after your dreams. If you don't make an effort, nothing's ever going to change.
Sometimes I make my life a living hell by writing complex stories with complex characters. But I love it.
I write flawed characters. Ones that do not always make the best decisions and are driven by ambition or lust. They are not black or white, they are in the large space that exists between.
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.
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.
I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.
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.
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.