Kevin James

Kevin James

Known for
Acting
Born
April 26, 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Mineola, New York, USA

Biography

Kevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965), known professionally as Kevin James, is an American actor and writer. James began his career as a stand-up comedian on Long Island in the late 1980s before rising to prominence for playing Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), for which he received the nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006. In 2004, James made his first film appearance in 50 First Dates, and the following year co-starred in Hitch. He went on to star in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012), and Pixels (2015). He also voiced characters in the animated films Monster House, Barnyard (both 2006), and Hotel Transylvania (2012). He also was nominated for a People's Choice Award in 2017 for his role on the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018). James also appeared in several dramatic roles, including The Dilemma (2011), Little Boy (2015), and Becky (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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Flash Before the Bang

Flash Before the Bang

Movie

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Fuzzy Towers

Fuzzy Towers

Movie · as Tommy

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The Magnanimous Seven

The Magnanimous Seven

Movie

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Grown Ups 3 poster

Grown Ups 3

Movie · as Eric Lamonsoff

2026
Solo Mio poster

Solo Mio

Movie · as Matt Taylor

2025
Guns Up poster

Guns Up

Movie · as Ray Hayes

2025
Playdate poster

Playdate

Movie · as Brian

2024
Kevin James: Irregardless poster

Kevin James: Irregardless

Movie · as Self

2024
Monster Summer poster

Monster Summer

Movie · as Edgar Palmer

2022
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called poster

Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

Movie · as Actor (archive footage)

2022
Home Team poster

Home Team

Movie · as Sean Payton

2021
The Crew poster

The Crew

TV · as Kevin Gibson · 10 eps

2021
Biography: WWE Legends poster

Biography: WWE Legends

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Hubie Halloween poster

Hubie Halloween

Movie · as Sgt. Steve Downey

2020
Becky poster

Becky

Movie · as Dominick

2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival poster

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Movie · as Self

2020
Nature Planet | Narrated by Adam Sandler

Nature Planet | Narrated by Adam Sandler

Movie · as Silver-Breasted Montle

2020
Misread Waves

Misread Waves

Movie · as Protagonist

2020
My Living Nightmare

My Living Nightmare

Movie · as Kevin

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation poster

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Movie · as Frankenstein (voice)

2018
Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up poster

Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up

Movie · as Self

2017
Sandy Wexler poster

Sandy Wexler

Movie · as Ted Rafferty

2016
True Memoirs of an International Assassin poster

True Memoirs of an International Assassin

Movie · as Sam Larson / Mason Carver

2016
Kevin Can Wait poster

Kevin Can Wait

TV · as Kevin Gable · 48 eps

2015
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 poster

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Movie · as Paul Blart

2015
Little Boy poster

Little Boy

Movie · as Dr. Fox

2015
Pixels poster

Pixels

Movie · as Cooper

2015
Hotel Transylvania 2 poster

Hotel Transylvania 2

Movie · as Frankenstein (voice)

2015
Hot Ones poster

Hot Ones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

2013
Grown Ups 2 poster

Grown Ups 2

Movie · as Eric Lamonsoff

2013
Liv and Maddie poster

Liv and Maddie

TV · as Mr. Clodfelter · 1 ep

2012
Hotel Transylvania poster

Hotel Transylvania

Movie · as Frankenstein (voice)

2012
Here Comes the Boom poster

Here Comes the Boom

Movie · as Scott Voss

2011
The Dilemma poster

The Dilemma

Movie · as Nick Brannen

2011
Zookeeper poster

Zookeeper

Movie · as Griffin Keyes

2010
Grown Ups poster

Grown Ups

Movie · as Eric Lamonsoff

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop poster

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Movie · as Paul Blart

2009
The Justin Lee Collins Show

The Justin Lee Collins Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2009
Live from Studio Five poster

Live from Studio Five

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Cubed poster

Cubed

TV · as Kevin James

2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan poster

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Movie · as Hacky Sack Tournament Celebrity Judge

2007
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry poster

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

Movie · as Larry Valentine

2007
Elmo's Christmas Countdown poster

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Movie · as Santa Claus

2007
Inside MMA

Inside MMA

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2007
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives poster

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Grilled poster

Grilled

Movie · as Dave

2006
Monster House poster

Monster House

Movie · as Officer Landers (voice)

2006
Barnyard poster

Barnyard

Movie · as Otis (voice)

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
Hitch poster

Hitch

Movie · as Albert

2005
The Ultimate Fighter poster

The Ultimate Fighter

TV · 1 ep

2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade poster

The Showbiz Show with David Spade

TV · 1 ep

2005
The Reichen Show poster

The Reichen Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
50 First Dates poster

50 First Dates

Movie · as Factory Worker

2004
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2003
VH1 Inside Out: Leah Remini's Wedding Special

VH1 Inside Out: Leah Remini's Wedding Special

Movie · as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2001
Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff poster

Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff

Movie · as Self

2001
Good Day Live poster

Good Day Live

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1999
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller poster

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

Movie · as Self

1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

1998
The King of Queens poster

The King of Queens

TV · as Doug Heffernan · 207 eps

1998
Becker poster

Becker

TV · as Doug Heffernan (uncredited) · 1 ep

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 10 eps

1998
Martial Law poster

Martial Law

TV · as Dallas Hampton · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1996
Everybody Loves Raymond poster

Everybody Loves Raymond

TV · as Doug Heffernan, Kevin · 2 eps

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV · as Self / Presenter · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1987
Kids' Choice Awards poster

Kids' Choice Awards

TV · as Host · 1 ep

1981
Wetten, dass..? poster

Wetten, dass..?

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps