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Kevin James

Acting 61 years old Mineola, New York, USA ★ 3.0
Born: April 26, 1965

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).

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Known For

The King of Queens
The King of Queens Doug Heffernan 1998
The One Show
The One Show Self - Guest 2006
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond Doug Heffernan 1996
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond Kevin 1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Die Hard
Die Hard Self - Guest 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (76)

Solo Mio
Solo Mio Matt Taylor 2026
Playdate
Playdate Brian 2025
Guns Up
Guns Up Ray Hayes 2025
Monster Summer
Monster Summer Edgar Palmer 2024
Kevin James: Irregardless
Kevin James: Irregardless Self 2024
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called Actor (archive footage) 2022
Home Team
Home Team Sean Payton 2022
Biography: WWE Legends
Biography: WWE Legends Self 2021
The Crew
The Crew Kevin Gibson 2021
Hubie Halloween
Hubie Halloween Sgt. Steve Downey 2020
Becky
Becky Dominick 2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Feeding America Comedy Festival Self 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Frankenstein (voice) 2018
Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up
Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up Self 2018
Sandy Wexler
Sandy Wexler Ted Rafferty 2017
True Memoirs of an International Assassin
True Memoirs of an International Assassin Sam Larson / Mason Carver 2016
Kevin Can Wait
Kevin Can Wait Kevin Gable 2016
Hotel Transylvania 2
Hotel Transylvania 2 Frankenstein (voice) 2015
Pixels
Pixels Cooper 2015
Little Boy
Little Boy Dr. Fox 2015
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Paul Blart 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self 2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
Liv and Maddie
Liv and Maddie Mr. Clodfelter 2013
Grown Ups 2
Grown Ups 2 Eric Lamonsoff 2013
Here Comes the Boom
Here Comes the Boom Scott Voss 2012
Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania Frankenstein (voice) 2012
Zookeeper
Zookeeper Griffin Keyes 2011
The Dilemma
The Dilemma Nick Brannen 2011
Conan
Conan Self 2010
Grown Ups
Grown Ups Eric Lamonsoff 2010
Cubed
Cubed Kevin James 2009
Live from Studio Five
Live from Studio Five Self 2009
The Justin Lee Collins Show
The Justin Lee Collins Show Self - Guest 2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart: Mall Cop Paul Blart 2009
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
You Don't Mess with the Zohan Hacky Sack Tournament Celebrity Judge 2008
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Elmo's Christmas Countdown Santa Claus 2007
Inside MMA
Inside MMA Self - Guest 2007
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Larry Valentine 2007
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Self 2007
The One Show
The One Show Self - Guest 2006
Barnyard
Barnyard Otis (voice) 2006
Grilled
Grilled Dave 2006
Monster House
Monster House Officer Landers (voice) 2006
The Reichen Show
The Reichen Show Self 2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
The Showbiz Show with David Spade 2005
Hitch
Hitch Albert 2005
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter 2005
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show Self - Guest 2004
50 First Dates
50 First Dates Factory Worker 2004
VH1 Inside Out: Leah Remini's Wedding Special
VH1 Inside Out: Leah Remini's Wedding Special Self 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self - Guest 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Good Day Live
Good Day Live Self 2001
Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff
Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff Self 2001
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller Self 1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Self - Guest 1999
Becker
Becker Doug Heffernan (uncredited) 1998
Martial Law
Martial Law Dallas Hampton 1998
The King of Queens
The King of Queens Doug Heffernan 1998
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares Self - Panelist 1998
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond Doug Heffernan 1996
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond Kevin 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
MTV Movie & TV Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards Self / Presenter 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Kids' Choice Awards
Kids' Choice Awards Host 1987
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..? Self 1981
People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards Self - Host 1975
Flash Before the Bang
Flash Before the Bang
Fuzzy Towers
Fuzzy Towers Tommy
The Magnanimous Seven
The Magnanimous Seven
Grown Ups 3
Grown Ups 3 Eric Lamonsoff

Directing Credits (1)

Writing Credits (12)

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