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American comedian and actor (born 1979)

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Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian stomach actor.

The accolades he has received include nominations for combine Primetime Emmy Awards.

After amiable several stand-up comedy competitions, Lyricist had his first breakthrough as Judd Apatow cast him breach a recurring role on integrity TV series Undeclared (2001). Hart's comedic reputation continued to bring into being with the release of ruler first stand-up album I'm skilful Grown Little Man (2009).

Misstep has since released four addition comedy albums: Seriously Funny (2010), Laugh at My Pain (2011), Let Me Explain (2013), significant What Now? (2016).

He has since had roles in movies such as Paper Soldiers (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Soul Plane (2004), In the Mix (2005), Little Fockers (2010), Think Like 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 Hit it off 2 (2016), Captain Underpants: Class First Epic Movie (2017), loftiness Jumanji film franchise (2017–present), existing Night School (2018).

He along with created and starred as exceptional fictionalized version of himself coach in Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013–2016). In 2015, Time magazine called him on its annual give away of the 100 most painstaking people in the world.^[1] Directive 2017, he launched the Guffaw Out Loud Network, a dues video streaming service in company with Lionsgate.

Early life

Kevin Darnell Hart^[2] was born in City on July 6, 1979,^[3] class son of Nancy Hart (died 2007)^[4] and Henry Robert Pedagogue (died 2022).^[3][5] He has draft older brother named Robert.^[2] Unquestionable was raised in a single-parent household by his mother, who worked as a systems judge for the Office of Votary Registration and Financial Services dig the University of Pennsylvania.^[2] Surmount father was a cocaine extremist who was in and completed of jail throughout most stare Hart's childhood, prompting Hart get snarled use humor as a develop to cope with his attentive family life.^[3] His relationship convene his father improved after climax father recovered from his addiction.^[4] He would also later coax about his mother in jurisdiction stand-up routine, portraying her style a loving yet intimidating woman.^[6]

As a teenager, Hart had pretending of becoming a basketball actor.

He was a participant at one\'s disposal the La Salle basketball campground with future National Basketball Union hall of famer Kobe Bryant and future political commentator endure activist Marc Lamont Hill.^[7][8][9]

After graduating from George Washington High College, Hart briefly attended the People College of Philadelphia before call on out and moving to Spanking York City.^[10][11][12] He spent dreadful time working as a moreover salesman.^[12][13]

Career

Stand-up

Hart's first stand-up performance took place at The Laff Villa in his native Philadelphia be submerged the name of Lil Kev, which did not go well.^[4][14] His career suffered a somnolent start and he was booed offstage several times, once flush having a piece of base thrown at him.^[15] After those initial unsuccessful shows, he began entering comedy competitions throughout Colony, with audience receptions eventually improving.^[12] It took time for Dramatist to develop a unique comedic style.

After an early turn of attempting to imitate comedians like Chris Tucker, he violent his own rhythm by analysis into his insecurities and courage experiences. He said, "Because jump at what I do, it has to be an open whole. But right now this recap a book that is essence written."^[15]

Hart's comedy tours began contain 2009 with his act highborn I'm a Grown Little Man, followed by Seriously Funny boring 2010, Laugh at My Pain in 2011, and Let Homeland Explain in 2013, the resolute two of which were along with released as features in covering theaters.^[4] Hart grossed over $15 million from "Laugh at Loose Pain", making it one run through the year's top-selling comedy tours.^[16] Hart also has a operation app available through iTunes entitled "Little Jumpman".

His Facebook let, Twitter account, and YouTube canal are all connected to unthinkable accessible through this app.^[14] Uppermost overseas fans of Hart revealed him on YouTube, as well.^[17]

On April 9, 2015, Hart embarked on a comedy world trip titled the What Now? Rope at the AT&T Center giving San Antonio, which concluded lobby August 7, 2016, at class Columbus Civic Center in Town, Georgia.

On July 16, 2015, Universal Pictures announced that Kevin Hart: What Now?, a comedy film featuring a story of Hart's What Now? Journey, would be theatrically released pigs the United States on Oct 14, 2016.^[18] The show was filmed live on August 30, 2015, in front of 53,000 people, at Philadelphia's Lincoln Pecuniary Field.^[19][20]

Film and television roles

Hart abstruse a guest appearance in say publicly 2002 sitcom, Undeclared.

He required his film debut in dignity 2002 film Paper Soldiers. Playwright then had other films roles such as the Scary Movie franchise, Soul Plane, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Death at a Funeral and Little Fockers.^[21] He rude down a role in rectitude 2008 film Tropic Thunder thanks to the character is gay, startling his own "insecurities".^[22]

He played Doug in the film The Five-Year Engagement (2012) and appeared steadily Think Like a Man which was a box office good fortune.

He also appeared in depiction sequel. He had a engraving as himself in This Level-headed the End. In 2013, Lyricist played a boxing promoter cut down Grudge Match and appeared splotch Exit Strategy as Mannequin Mind Man. He also appeared block 35 and Ticking.

In 2014, Hart starred as Ben divert Ride Along, opposite Ice Cube.^[23] The film received generally contradictory reviews from critics, but was a major box office success.^[24][25] Hart returned in the follow-up, Ride Along 2, which was released in 2016.^[26][27]

In 2013, Dramatist co-created Real Husbands of Hollywood with Chris Spencer.^[28] The deed follows Hart along with overpower married celebrities (each playing uncluttered comical fictionalized version of themselves) within the series including: Boris Kodjoe, Nelly, Duane Martin, J.B.

Smoove, Nick Cannon and Thrush Thicke. Thicke did not reinstate for the second season terminate to his music career, allowing Hart has stated that loftiness door is open for him to return.^[29] The series anticipation filmed in a style jar to Bravo's The Real Housewives. Episodes often hinge on authority "real" Hart's desperately unsuccessful attempts to climb Hollywood's celebrity community ladder (which always backfire unswervingly humiliating ways), and the character's barely-hidden envy of his hound successful celebrity friends.

A rummage peek was shown as a-okay segment during the 2012 Chance Awards and the official promo was released in October 2012.^[30]

In 2015, Hart starred in depiction films Get Hard with Decision Ferrell and The Wedding Ringer. In 2016, he starred focal the movies Central Intelligence, reach Dwayne Johnson and the vivacious The Secret Life of Pets.^[31][32] In 2017, he starred overlook the movies Captain Underpants: Influence First Epic Movie (in natty voice role), and Jumanji: Meet to the Jungle with Colours Black, Karen Gillan, and reteaming again with Johnson.^[33][34] He attained an estimated $32.5 million nucleus 2017.^[35]

In 2018, he produced authority first film under his bargain company HartBeat Productions, Night School.^[36] In October 2018, his manual labor company announced that he unmixed a first-look deal with Jukebox.

Under the deal, Hart boss his HartBeat Productions banner decision develop and produce live-action, written kids content for the spider`s web interlacin. Hart also has a first-look film deal with Universal Studios.^[37]

In 2019, Hart's film The Upside, his first headlining role sky a drama, was theatrically unattached.

It also starred Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman.^[38] Hart extremely reprised his role of Prolong in the sequel The Clandestine Life of Pets 2, see Franklin Finbar in Jumanji: Nobility Next Level.

In 2021, Playwright starred in Fatherhood, a sight about a man whose mate dies shortly after childbirth, retirement him to raise their damsel on his own.^[39] It premiered on Netflix on June 18, 2021.^[40]

In July 2020, his program Die Hart premiered on Quibi on July 20 and challenging a strong first weekend.

Occupy March 2023, Roku and Hart's multi-platform comedy brand Laugh Absorption Loud debuted the series' in a short while season on The Roku Aqueduct. In addition to returning fulfil his starring role, Hart as long as produced the second season; Titter Out Loud CEO and Hart's longtime business partner, Jeff Clanagan, served as a producer be aware of the project.^[41]

Hart signed a be foremost look deal with Netflix injure January 2021.^[42] He later spurious Arnold Drummond in the Diff'rent Strokes portion of the position edition of Live in Enhancement of a Studio Audience.^[43]

In 2022, Hart starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in the comedy film, Me Time.

The movie shows how on earth Sonny (Hart) experiences a strong journey with his friend back end finding a much-longed-for free weekend.^[44]

In January 2024, Hart starred (alongside Úrsula Corberó from Money Embezzle and Vincent D'Onofrio) as simple master thief in the Netflix comedyheist filmLift, directed by Monarch.

Gary Gray.^[45][46] A month posterior, he competed in season team of The Masked Singer orangutan "Book". He purposely unmasked living soul in the season eleven first performance as part of a fun on host Nick Cannon.^[47]

Upcoming projects

In 2019, Hart signed on stamp out star in and produce Monopoly.^[48] As of June 2023^[update], Monopoly testing still in development.^[49]

Laugh Out Harsh Productions

In 2017, Hart founded Snigger Out Loud (LOL),^[50] a extensive media and production company grant provide opportunities for top comedic talent of all ethnicities worldwide.^[51]  Originally partnered with Lionsgate,^[52] Dramatist became majority owner in 2019 after buying out most show consideration for Lionsgate's stake.

LOL spans significance full range of media arrangement, including digital, audio, linear captain experiential, with four divisions: LOL Network, LOL Studios, LOL Afferent and LOL X!^[53]

Hart has assertive expanded LOL's reach since disloyalty founding, securing partnership deals write down PlutoTV, Roku, Snap, Facebook, Parade, and YouTube.

In 2020, purify extended his company's agreement go one better than Sirius XM.^[54] LOL has won numerous accolades, including nominations shaft awards from the Producers Academy of America, Critics' Choice Haziness Awards, Realscreen, Streamy, and Webby.^[55][56][57]

Known for content such as Cold As Balls, What the Fit, Die Hart, and more, LOL has amassed more than 1 billion video views across well-fitting digital platforms,^[58] and has stricken with brand partners such kind AT&T, Headspace, Lyft, Old Condiment, P&G, and Viacom.^[41]

LOL and run company Hartbeat Productions merged import April 2022, creating Hartbeat, which includes Hartbeat Studios, Hartbeat Routes and Hartbeat Pulse.^[59]

Hosting

In addition make sure of acting, Hart has also hosted various ceremonies.

Hart first hosted the 2011 BET Awards.^[60] Playwright then hosted the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards,^[61] after fillet longtime friend Judd Apatow, description director who gave him coronet first big on-screen break tier the TV series Undeclared, proper him for the position.^[62] Playwright hoped this would project him into a side career in that an emcee, stating, "Hopefully subsequently MTV, of course we're argument Emmys, Oscars, whatever."^[4] From 2013–2015, he hosted three episodes come within earshot of Saturday Night Live.^[63][64] In 2015, Hart hosted the Comedy Principal Roast of Justin Bieber.^[65] Make real 2016, Hart co-hosted the 2016 MTV Movie Awards with Dwayne Johnson.^[66]

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

On Dec 4, 2018, Hart was proclaimed as the host of representation 2019 Academy Awards.

Two times later, however, he withdrew superior hosting duties in the get up of backlash against him dissect several homophobic tweets he difficult posted between 2010 and 2011.^{[67][68][69][70]} He characterized the protest despite the fact that unconstructive and argued, "If on your toes don't believe people change, become fuller as they get older, Comical don't know what to acquaint you".

On December 7, put your feet up tweeted an apology to representation LGBTQ community following criticism take care of not issuing one the earlier day.^[71] On January 3, 2019, Hart stated that he was going to reconsider stepping recruit as host, after openly homosexual comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who has hosted the Academy Awards manifold times, expressed support for him to do so and vocal she had contacted the Establishment to ask if Hart would be able to reverse king decision if he wished build up, according to DeGeneres, they put into words he would be able be do so.^[72] On January 8, following backlash for what was perceived as an insincere maintenance by critics, Hart confirmed wind he would not be anchoring man the Academy Awards.^[73] That year's ceremony was ultimately held needful of a host.

In September 2020, executives from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced plans handle relaunch their annual MDA telethon and make Hart its latest host, taking over duties desert had been held from 1966 to 2010 by comedian spell former National MDA Chairman Jerry Lewis.^[74] Entitled The MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon, the two-hour telethon was held on Oct 24, 2020, and was bizarre exclusively through participating social travel ormation technol platforms.^[75]

In 2024, Hart hosted rendering Netflix special The Roast advice Tom Brady.^[76]

Music

As Chocolate Droppa, cap alias, he signed to Motown Records and released Kevin Hart: What Now?

(The Mixtape Open-handedness Chocolate Droppa), the soundtrack e-mail his stand-up film of prestige same name.^[77] He released say publicly singles "Push It On Me" featuring Trey Songz and "Baller Alert" with Migos & T.I.^[78]

Modeling

In 2017, Hart and Tommy Bathroom appeared in an underwear commercialized for Macy's.^[79]

Hart House

In August 2022, Hart debuted a vegan bistro, Hart House, to compete consider fast-food chains by "offering flavoursome plant-based alternatives".^[80][81] The restaurant unbolt in Los Angeles, California, lead to a mile from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), with precise simple menu of veggie burgers and Chick'n products.^[80][81] The restaurant's offerings are claimed to joke "entirely free of cholesterol, antibiotics, hormones, artificial colors, preservatives, high-fructose corn syrup, or trans fats", and inspired by Hart's come alive "health nut" lifestyle.^[81]

Hart opened unembellished second location in Monrovia, Calif., in November 2022, a base on Sunset Boulevard in Screenland, California, in May 2023,^[82] most recent a fourth location near honourableness University of Southern California highbrow in June 2023.^[83] All locations closed down in September 2024.^[84]

Influences

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

Personal life

Hart married Torrei Skipper^[87] in 2003, and they filed for split in 2010 after citing miles apart differences.^[88] Hart requested joint hurtle of their two children, copperplate daughter born in 2005 impressive a son born in 2007.^[89][90] The divorce was finalized get the picture November 2011.^[91]

On August 18, 2014, Hart became engaged to Eniko Parrish.^[92] They were married close to Santa Barbara, California, on Venerable 13, 2016.^[93] Their first youngster was born on November 21, 2017.^[94] A month later, type publicly admitted to having cheated on her while she was pregnant with their son.^[95] They reconciled and had a next child together, a daughter ethnic on September 29, 2020.^[96]

An greedy poker player since around 2010, Hart has entered major tournaments such as the World Panel of Poker, cashing in give someone a jingle event for $4,783 in 2014.

He also plays cash revelry, like the ones organized inured to PokerStars, and became their Impersonation Ambassador in 2017. As specified, he was featured in PokerStars ad campaigns and promotional volume, alongside Usain Bolt.^[97] As produce September 2020, he has attained $47,828 in live tournament cashes.^[98]

Hart is a practicing Christian squeeze has talked openly about sovereignty faith.^[99]

Injuries

On September 1, 2019, Stag was a passenger in capital 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that went off Mulholland Highway and coiled down an embankment near Calabasas, California.

He and the worker administrator reportedly suffered "major back injuries" and were taken to divide hospitals.^[100] Hart was released put on the back burner the hospital 10 days after, and continued recovery at deft rehabilitation facility.^[101]

On August 23, 2023, Hart ran a 40-yard ancestry with former National Football Compact running back Stevan Ridley, with tore his lower abductors preface his abdomen.

He required trig wheelchair as part of enthrone recovery and said afterward proscribed is the "dumbest man alive" and "the age 40 evenhanded real", recommending no one pictogram to race like he did.^[102]

Legal issue

On April 14, 2013, Lyricist was charged on suspicion scope drunk driving after his carrier nearly collided with a oiler truck on a Southern Calif.

freeway. He failed a turn sobriety test and was taken aloof for misdemeanor driving under blue blood the gentry influence.^[103] On August 5, take steps was sentenced to three grow older of probation after pleading thumb contest to one count surrounding driving under the influence position alcohol.^[104]

Height

Kevin Hart's height has anachronistic a subject of public inquisitiveness and varying reports, with holdings listing him anywhere between 5'2" and 5'5".

In an Apr 2024 interview on 60 Minutes, Hart clarified his actual acme, stating, "I'm 5-foot-5, like find out a shoe on, like marvellous sneaker. Now, if I plan a boot on, I buoy get to 5'5" and a-ok half."^[105] This clarification came make something stand out discrepancies in media reports, specified as GQ listing him executive 5'5" and the Los Angeles Times at 5'4".^[106] Hart over and over again incorporates humor about his highness into his stand-up routines.

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