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Kevin James

Emmy Award nominee Kevin James recently completed a nine-year run as the star and executive producer on the hit CBS/Sony television series, The King of Queens. The show, which continues to air daily in syndication across the country and around the world, garnered James an Emmy nomination in 2006 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

James started his stand-up comedy career on the Long Island comedy scene. He made the transition to television after being discovered at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival, where he signed a network development deal to create his own show.

James starred in Sweat the Small Stuff, a one-hour comedy special for Comedy Central. Recently, James and Ray Romano executive produced and starred in the HBO sports special Ray Romano & Kevin James: Making the Cut-The Road to Pebble Beach. The documentary, which centered on attempting to make the cut at the annual Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Golf Tournament, was nominated for a Sports Emmy.

James broke into the film world with the Columbia Pictures hit feature film Hitch, starring opposite Will Smith. His voice was featured as the lead character, Otis, for Nickelodeon Films' animated feature Barnyard. He also provided voice work, as well as movement, for the role of Officer Landers in the Oscar-nominated motion-capture animated film Monster House for Sony.


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Kevin James Facts

OccupationActor
BirthdayApril 26, 1965 (44)
SignTaurus
BirthplaceStony Brook, New York, USA
Height5' 10" (1m78)

Selected Filmography

The Phantom of the Opera
The Notebook
Road House
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Pineapple Express
Pay It Forward
Swiss Family Robinson
Fred Claus
Rome: The Complete Second Season
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