Kevin Darnell Hart
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Kevin Darnell Hart, born July 6, 1979 in Philadelphia, released his first stand-up album I’m a Grown Little Man in 2009 and later starred in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in 2015, and he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016 and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
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Nancy Hart and Henry Robert Witherspoon welcomed Kevin Hart at 10:13 AM on July 6, 1979, in Philadelphia. He attended George Washington High School and moved to New York City to attend community college. He worked as a shoe salesman, then quit to pursue stand-up comedy full-time.
In 2001, Hart landed a role on the TV series Undeclared. He released his first stand-up album, I’m a Grown Little Man, in 2009. He broke into film with Think Like a Man 2012 and Ride Along 2014. He starred in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017 and its sequel The Next Level 2019. He launched the Laugh Out Loud Network in 2017 and voiced characters in The Secret Life of Pets 2016 and Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie 2017.
Kevin Hart married Torrei Hart in May 2003; they separated in 2011 and finalized divorce that November. The couple have two children: Heaven Lee Hart born 2005 and Hendrix Hart born 2007. He married model Eniko Parrish in 2016, and they have a son, Kenzo Kash Hart born 2017. He is a close friend of Dwayne Johnson and a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Time named Hart one of the 100 most influential people in 2015. In 2016, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for live theatre. He also won the MTV Comedic Genius Award and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. His high-energy stand-up and blockbuster comedy films define his legacy.
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I Think If Someone Gets Kicked in the Face It Is Their Fault- They Watched the Foot Come Towards Their Face.
A Reputation as a Hard Worker Is a Good Reputation to Have. It’s Also About Being Professional and Very Loyal to the People Who Put Me Here, Which Would Be My Fans. I Feel Like I Have a Job to Do, Like I Constantly Have to Reinvent Myself. the More I up the Ante for Myself, the Better It Is in the Long Run. I Try to Interact with My Fans as Much as Possible. It’s Good That the Person I’m Being Onstage Isn’t Really an Act. It’s Really Me.
Here’s the Thing. We Do a Movie with a Predominantly Black Cast and It’s Put in a Category of Being a Black Film. When Other Movies Are Done with a Predominantly White Cast, We Don’t Call Them a White Film. I’m Trying to Remove the Stigma off Things They Call Black Films.
I Don’t Like to Alienate Anybody with My Comedy. I Don’t Want to Disengage Audiences. I Want to Appeal to Everyone and Take Them Minds Away from Their Issues with a Lot of Laughter. It’s About Providing Some Escape.
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Before he became a comedian, Hart worked as a shoe salesman and quit to pursue comedy full-time.
Hart has three children: Heaven Lee Hart 2005, Hendrix Hart 2007, and Kenzo Kash Hart 2017 — the first two with ex-wife Torrei, and the third with wife Eniko Parrish.
He counts actor Jason Segel among his close friends.
Hart is close with Anthony Anderson, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris, Usher, and Nick Cannon.
On October 10, 2016, Hart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7013 Hollywood Boulevard for Live Theatre.
After high school, Hart moved to New York City to attend community college.
Hart proposed to model Eniko Parrish on August 14, 2014, and they married in 2016.
His parents are Henry Robert Witherspoon and Nancy Hart.
Hart is a devoted fan of the Philadelphia Eagles.
He was born at 10:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time.
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