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Kevin James

Actor

Kevin James

Born April 26, 1965 in Mineola, New York, USA34 films

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.

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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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Hotel Transylvania posterFirst watchHotel Transylvania20127.0as Frankenstein (voice)Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed.View film

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50 First Dates poster6.950 First Dates2004Hotel Transylvania 2 poster6.8Hotel Transylvania 22015Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation poster6.8Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation2018Hitch poster6.6Hitch2005Grown Ups poster6.4Grown Ups2010Monster House poster6.7Monster House2006Grown Ups 2 poster6.2Grown Ups 22013Pixels poster5.8Pixels2015

Filmography

34 films as actor
  1. TBAFlash Before the Bang
  2. TBAFuzzy TowersTommy
  3. TBAThe Magnanimous Seven
  4. TBAGrown Ups 3Eric Lamonsoff
  5. 2026Solo MioMatt Taylor
  6. 2025PlaydateBrian
  7. 2025Guns UpRay Hayes
  8. 2024Monster SummerEdgar Palmer
  9. 2022Home TeamSean Payton
  10. 2020Hubie HalloweenSgt. Steve Downey
  11. 2020Nature Planet | Narrated by Adam SandlerSilver-Breasted Montle
  12. 2020BeckyDominick
  13. 2018Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationFrankenstein (voice)
  14. 2017Sandy WexlerTed Rafferty
  15. 2016True Memoirs of an International AssassinSam Larson / Mason Carver
  16. 2015Hotel Transylvania 2Frankenstein (voice)
  17. 2015PixelsCooper
  18. 2015Little BoyDr. Fox
  19. 2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2Paul Blart
  20. 2013Grown Ups 2Eric Lamonsoff
  21. 2012Here Comes the BoomScott Voss
  22. 2012Hotel TransylvaniaFrankenstein (voice)
  23. 2011ZookeeperGriffin Keyes
  24. 2011The DilemmaNick Brannen
  25. 2010Grown UpsEric Lamonsoff
  26. 2009Paul Blart: Mall CopPaul Blart
  27. 2008You Don't Mess with the ZohanHacky Sack Tournament Celebrity Judge
  28. 2007Elmo's Christmas CountdownSanta Claus
  29. 2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & LarryLarry Valentine
  30. 2006BarnyardOtis (voice)
  31. 2006GrilledDave
  32. 2006Monster HouseOfficer Landers (voice)
  33. 2005HitchAlbert
  34. 200450 First DatesFactory Worker