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 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.
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 principals they taught me still affect how I act sometimes and it's 30 years later.
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.
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.
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.
Just me onstage with a mike having an intimate relationship with the audience. I don't get nervous for that. I just get excited.
My favorite movie of all time is 'Rocky.'
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.
I never played a musical instrument growing up but I knew kids who did and took it very seriously.
From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started opening up.
I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.
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?
I'm not a gay man, but I will say this: I get it now. I know what all the hype is about.