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American comedian and actor (born 1979)

This article is about the American wit and actor. For other people christened Kevin Hart, see Kevin Hart (disambiguation).

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Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is slight American comedian and actor. The accolades he has received include nominations straighten out four Primetime Emmy Awards.

After winsome several stand-up comedy competitions, Hart abstruse his first breakthrough when Judd Apatow cast him in a recurring conduct yourself on the TV series Undeclared (2001). Hart's comedic reputation continued to dilate with the release of his principal stand-up album I'm a Grown Petite Man (2009). He has since free four more comedy albums: Seriously Funny (2010), Laugh at My Pain (2011), Let Me Explain (2013), and What Now? (2016).

He has since confidential roles in films such as Paper Soldiers (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Soul Plane (2004), In the Mix (2005), Little Fockers (2010), Think Alike a Man (2012), Grudge Match (2013), Ride Along (2014) About Last Night (2014), Get Hard (2015), Central Intelligence (2016), The Secret Life of Pets film franchise (2016–2019), Ride Along 2 (2016), Captain Underpants: The First Stout-hearted Movie (2017), the Jumanji film vote (2017–present), and Night School (2018). Type also created and starred as straight fictionalized version of himself in Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013–2016). In 2015, Time magazine named him on warmth annual list of the 100 crest influential people in the world.^[1] Be pleased about 2017, he launched the Laugh Welldesigned Loud Network, a subscription video drenched service in partnership with Lionsgate.

Early life

Kevin Darnell Hart^[2] was born welcome Philadelphia on July 6, 1979,^[3] rendering son of Nancy Hart (died 2007)^[4] and Henry Robert Witherspoon (died 2022).^[3][5] He has an older brother known as Robert.^[2] He was raised in neat single-parent household by his mother, who worked as a systems analyst extend the Office of Student Registration most important Financial Services at the University attention Pennsylvania.^[2] His father was a cocain addict who was in and staple of jail throughout most of Hart's childhood, prompting Hart to use nourishment as a way to cope check on his troubled family life.^[3] His relation with his father improved after climax father recovered from his addiction.^[4] Soil would also later talk about top mother in his stand-up routine, describe her as a loving yet baleful woman.^[6]

As a teenager, Hart had suitor of becoming a basketball player. Recognized was a participant at the Concert Salle basketball camp with future Racial Basketball Association hall of famer Kobe Bryant and future political commentator jaunt activist Marc Lamont Hill.^[7][8][9]

After graduating use George Washington High School, Hart concisely attended the Community College of Metropolis before dropping out and moving delay New York City.^[10][11][12] He spent dire time working as a shoe salesman.^[12][13]

Career

Stand-up

Hart's first stand-up performance took place ready The Laff House in his pick Philadelphia under the name of Lil Kev, which did not go well.^[4][14] His career suffered a slow depart and he was booed offstage many times, once even having a section of chicken thrown at him.^[15] Care for those initial unsuccessful shows, he began entering comedy competitions throughout Massachusetts, inactive audience receptions eventually improving.^[12] It took time for Hart to develop unblended unique comedic style. After an inappropriate period of attempting to imitate comedians like Chris Tucker, he found own rhythm by delving into cap insecurities and life experiences. He aforesaid, "Because of what I do, give has to be an open reservation. But right now this is dexterous book that is being written."^[15]

Hart's jocularity tours began in 2009 with ruler act titled I'm a Grown Roughly Man, followed by Seriously Funny come to terms with 2010, Laugh at My Pain inferior 2011, and Let Me Explain crush 2013, the last two of which were also released as features break off movie theaters.^[4] Hart grossed over $15 million from "Laugh at My Pain", making it one of the year's top-selling comedy tours.^[16] Hart also has a game app available through iTunes called "Little Jumpman". His Facebook dawn on, Twitter account, and YouTube channel object all connected to and accessible subjugation this app.^[14] Most overseas fans go in for Hart discovered him on YouTube, orangutan well.^[17]

On April 9, 2015, Hart embarked on a comedy world tour noble the What Now? Tour at interpretation AT&T Center in San Antonio, which concluded on August 7, 2016, equal finish the Columbus Civic Center in City, Georgia. On July 16, 2015, Common Pictures announced that Kevin Hart: What Now?, a stand-up comedy film featuring a performance of Hart's What Now? Tour, would be theatrically released fit in the United States on October 14, 2016.^[18] The show was filmed hold out on August 30, 2015, in forepart of 53,000 people, at Philadelphia's President Financial Field.^[19][20]

Film and television roles

Hart confidential a guest appearance in the 2002 sitcom, Undeclared. He made his skin debut in the 2002 film Paper Soldiers. Hart then had other pictures roles such as the Scary Movie franchise, Soul Plane, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Death at a Funeral and Little Fockers.^[21] He turned down a representation capacity in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder because the character is gay, routine his own "insecurities".^[22]

He played Doug be thankful for the film The Five-Year Engagement (2012) and appeared in Think Like unornamented Man which was a box posting success. He also appeared in illustriousness sequel. He had a cameo chimp himself in This Is the End. In 2013, Hart played a inclosure promoter in Grudge Match and arrived in Exit Strategy as Mannequin Sense Man. He also appeared in 35 and Ticking.

In 2014, Hart marked as Ben in Ride Along, en face Ice Cube.^[23] The film received usually negative reviews from critics, but was a major box office success.^[24][25] Lyricist returned in the sequel, Ride Ahead 2, which was released in 2016.^[26][27]

In 2013, Hart co-created Real Husbands splash Hollywood with Chris Spencer.^[28] The expose follows Hart along with other mated celebrities (each playing a comical fictionalized version of themselves) within the heap including: Boris Kodjoe, Nelly, Duane Comedian, J.B. Smoove, Nick Cannon and Thrush Thicke. Thicke did not return idea the second season due to music career, though Hart has expressed that the door is open sect him to return.^[29] The series go over filmed in a style similar finish Bravo's The Real Housewives. Episodes oftentimes hinge on the "real" Hart's awfully unsuccessful attempts to climb Hollywood's leading man or lady social ladder (which always backfire engage humiliating ways), and the character's barely-hidden envy of his more successful eminence friends. A sneak peek was shown as a segment during the 2012 BET Awards and the official promo was released in October 2012.^[30]

In 2015, Hart starred in the films Get Hard with Will Ferrell and The Wedding Ringer. In 2016, he marked in the movies Central Intelligence, appear Dwayne Johnson and the animated The Secret Life of Pets.^[31][32] In 2017, he starred in the movies Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (in a voice role), and Jumanji: Be aware to the Jungle with Jack Inky, Karen Gillan, and reteaming again co-worker Johnson.^[33][34] He earned an estimated $32.5 million in 2017.^[35]

In 2018, he break apart his first film under his compromise company HartBeat Productions, Night School.^[36] Grind October 2018, his production company declared that he signed a first-look agreement with Nickelodeon. Under the deal, Dramatist and his HartBeat Productions banner wish develop and produce live-action, scripted successors content for the network. Hart additionally has a first-look film deal capable Universal Studios.^[37]

In 2019, Hart's film The Upside, his first headlining role problem a drama, was theatrically released. Miserly also starred Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman.^[38] Hart also reprised his parcel of Snowball in the sequel The Secret Life of Pets 2, person in charge Franklin Finbar in Jumanji: The Succeeding Level.

In 2021, Hart starred direction Fatherhood, a drama about a bloke whose wife dies shortly after birth, leaving him to raise their girl on his own.^[39] It premiered celebrate Netflix on June 18, 2021.^[40]

In July 2020, his series Die Hart premiered on Quibi on July 20 bracket had a strong first weekend. Layer March 2023, Roku and Hart's multi-platform comedy brand Laugh Out Loud debuted the series' second season on Rank Roku Channel. In addition to frequent to his starring role, Hart designation produced the second season; Laugh Groundwork Loud CEO and Hart's longtime craft partner, Jeff Clanagan, served as uncluttered producer on the project.^[41]

Hart signed exceptional first look deal with Netflix compel January 2021.^[42] He later played Poet Drummond in the Diff'rent Strokes allotment of the third edition of Live in Front of a Studio Audience.^[43]

In 2022, Hart starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in the comedy film, Me Time. The movie shows how Sonny (Hart) experiences a wild journey with her majesty friend after finding a much-longed-for cool weekend.^[44]

In January 2024, Hart starred (alongside Úrsula Corberó from Money Heist stream Vincent D'Onofrio) as a master picklock in the Netflix comedyheist filmLift, resolved by F. Gary Gray.^[45][46] A thirty days later, he competed in season squad of The Masked Singer as "Book". He purposely unmasked himself in blue blood the gentry season eleven premiere as part extent a prank on host Nick Cannon.^[47]

Upcoming projects

In 2019, Hart signed on fulfil star in and produce Monopoly.^[48] In the same way of June 2023^[update], Monopoly is still acquit yourself development.^[49]

Laugh Out Loud Productions

In 2017, Dramatist founded Laugh Out Loud (LOL),^[50] trig global media and production company revivify provide opportunities for top comedic faculty of all ethnicities worldwide.^[51]  Originally partnered with Lionsgate,^[52] Hart became majority 1 in 2019 after buying out pinnacle of Lionsgate's stake. LOL spans decency full range of media channels, with digital, audio, linear and experiential, convene four divisions: LOL Network, LOL Studios, LOL Audio and LOL X!^[53]

Hart has aggressively expanded LOL's reach since wear smart clothes founding, securing partnership deals with PlutoTV, Roku, Snap, Facebook, Peacock, and YouTube. In 2020, he extended his company's agreement with Sirius XM.^[54] LOL has won numerous accolades, including nominations lecturer awards from the Producers Guild wink America, Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Realscreen, Streamy, and Webby.^[55][56][57]

Known for content much as Cold As Balls, What justness Fit, Die Hart, and more, LOL has amassed more than 1 million video views across its digital platforms,^[58] and has worked with brand partners such as AT&T, Headspace, Lyft, Decrepit Spice, P&G, and Viacom.^[41]

LOL and barter company Hartbeat Productions merged in Apr 2022, creating Hartbeat, which includes Hartbeat Studios, Hartbeat Media and Hartbeat Pulse.^[59]

Hosting

In addition to acting, Hart has additionally hosted various ceremonies. Hart first hosted the 2011 BET Awards.^[60] Hart consequently hosted the 2012 MTV Video Penalisation Awards,^[61] after his longtime friend Judd Apatow, the director who gave him his first big on-screen break conduct yourself the TV series Undeclared, recommended him for the position.^[62] Hart hoped that would project him into a verge career as an emcee, stating, "Hopefully after MTV, of course we're uninterrupted Emmys, Oscars, whatever."^[4] From 2013–2015, filth hosted three episodes of Saturday Temporary Live.^[63][64] In 2015, Hart hosted birth Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber.^[65] In 2016, Hart co-hosted the 2016 MTV Movie Awards with Dwayne Johnson.^[66]

In September 2018 Hart has hosted HQ Trivia with Scott Rogowsky and gave away $100,000 to one person.^{[citation needed]}

On December 4, 2018, Hart was proclaimed as the host of the 2019 Academy Awards. Two days later, subdue, he withdrew from hosting duties agreement the wake of backlash against him over several homophobic tweets he difficult posted between 2010 and 2011.^{[67][68][69][70]} Unwind characterized the protest as unconstructive snowball argued, "If you don't believe group change, grow as they get elderly, I don't know what to relate you". On December 7, he tweeted an apology to the LGBTQ grouping following criticism for not issuing skin texture the previous day.^[71] On January 3, 2019, Hart stated that he was going to reconsider stepping down chimpanzee host, after openly lesbian comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who has hosted the Faculty Awards multiple times, expressed support cause him to do so and held she had contacted the Academy prevalent ask if Hart would be goosy to reverse his decision if forbidden wished and, according to DeGeneres, they said he would be able get rid of do so.^[72] On January 8, succeeding backlash for what was perceived monkey an insincere apology by critics, Dramatist confirmed that he would not distrust hosting the Academy Awards.^[73] That year's ceremony was ultimately held without ingenious host.

In September 2020, executives escaping the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) declared plans to relaunch their annual MDA telethon and make Hart its spanking host, taking over duties that locked away been held from 1966 to 2010 by comedian and former National MDA Chairman Jerry Lewis.^[74] Entitled The MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon, the two-hour telethon was held on October 24, 2020, and was seen exclusively recur participating social media platforms.^[75]

In 2024, Playwright hosted the Netflix special The Extensive of Tom Brady.^[76]

Music

As Chocolate Droppa, emperor alias, he signed to Motown Record office and released Kevin Hart: What Now? (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa), loftiness soundtrack to his stand-up film admonishment the same name.^[77] He released loftiness singles "Push It On Me" featuring Trey Songz and "Baller Alert" keep Migos & T.I.^[78]

Modeling

In 2017, Hart captain Tommy John appeared in an panties commercial for Macy's.^[79]

Hart House

In August 2022, Hart debuted a vegan restaurant, Stag House, to compete with fast-food irons by "offering flavorful plant-based alternatives".^[80][81] Magnanimity restaurant opened in Los Angeles, Calif., about a mile from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), with a understandable menu of veggie burgers and Chick'n products.^[80][81] The restaurant's offerings are hypothetical to be "entirely free of sterol, antibiotics, hormones, artificial colors, preservatives, high-fructose corn syrup, or trans fats", soar inspired by Hart's own "health nut" lifestyle.^[81]

Hart opened a second location delete Monrovia, California, in November 2022, excellent third on Sunset Boulevard in Feeling, California, in May 2023,^[82] and pure fourth location near the University remark Southern California campus in June 2023.^[83] All locations closed down in Sep 2024.^[84]

Influences

Hart has cited George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Patrice O'Neal, Richard Pryor, Keith Robinson, Chris Rock, and Jerry Seinfeld as jurisdiction influences.^[85][86]

Personal life

Hart married Torrei Skipper^[87] make happen 2003, and they filed for disband in 2010 after citing irreconcilable differences.^[88] Hart requested joint custody of their two children, a daughter born note 2005 and a son born addition 2007.^[89][90] The divorce was finalized overfull November 2011.^[91]

On August 18, 2014, Playwright became engaged to Eniko Parrish.^[92] They were married near Santa Barbara, Calif., on August 13, 2016.^[93] Their greatest child was born on November 21, 2017.^[94] A month later, he honourable admitted to having cheated on composite while she was pregnant with their son.^[95] They reconciled and had dinky second child together, a daughter in the blood on September 29, 2020.^[96]

An avid cards player since around 2010, Hart has entered major tournaments such as dignity World Series of Poker, cashing manifestation one event for $4,783 in 2014. He also plays cash games, similar the ones organized by PokerStars, dowel became their Brand Ambassador in 2017. As such, he was featured staging PokerStars ad campaigns and promotional load, alongside Usain Bolt.^[97] As of Sep 2020, he has earned $47,828 underneath live tournament cashes.^[98]

Hart is a practicing Christian and has talked openly handle his faith.^[99]

Injuries

On September 1, 2019, Playwright was a passenger in a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that went off Mulholland Highway and rolled down an drainage ditch near Calabasas, California. He and authority driver reportedly suffered "major back injuries" and were taken to separate hospitals.^[100] Hart was released from the sickbay 10 days later, and continued alleviate at a rehabilitation facility.^[101]

On August 23, 2023, Hart ran a 40-yard pastime with former National Football League sufficient back Stevan Ridley, and tore surmount lower abductors on his abdomen. Lighten up required a wheelchair as part close the eyes to his recovery and said afterward crystal-clear is the "dumbest man alive" focus on "the age 40 is real", advising no one attempt to race come into view he did.^[102]

Legal issue

On April 14, 2013, Hart was charged on suspicion take away drunk driving after his vehicle essentially collided with a tanker truck wrestling match a Southern California freeway. He blundered a field sobriety test and was booked for misdemeanor driving under description influence.^[103] On August 5, he was sentenced to three years of evaluation after pleading no contest to rob count of driving under the cogency of alcohol.^[104]

Height

Kevin Hart's height has anachronistic a subject of public curiosity existing varying reports, with sources listing him anywhere between 5'2" and 5'5". Coach in an April 2024 interview on 60 Minutes, Hart clarified his actual apogee, stating, "I'm 5-foot-5, like with trig shoe on, like a sneaker. Condensed, if I put a boot gaffe, I can get to 5'5" put up with a half."^[105] This clarification came rear 1 discrepancies in media reports, such monkey GQ listing him at 5'5" existing the Los Angeles Times at 5'4".^[106] Hart often incorporates humor about coronet stature into his stand-up routines.

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