Kevin James, born Kevin George Knipfing in 1965, is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. He started out as a stand-up comedian on Long Island in the late 1980s and became widely known for playing Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, which ran from 1998 to 2007 and earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination for lead actor in a comedy series in 2006. His first film appearance came in 50 First Dates in 2004, followed by a co-starring part in Hitch. He then led comedies including I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Grown Ups, Zookeeper, Here Comes the Boom and Pixels, and lent his voice to animated films such as Monster House, Barnyard and Hotel Transylvania. He has also taken dramatic parts, for example in The Dilemma, Little Boy and Becky, and starred in the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait from 2016 to 2018.
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is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer
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Kevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965) known professionally as Kevin James
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is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer
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rising to prominence for playing Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998
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is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer
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playing Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens
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In 2004, James made his first film appearance in 50 First Dates
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