Kevin James, the amazing comedian and voice artist’s life struggles, real estate and Net Worth

Net worth

Kevin James's Net Worth is $100Million.
Age: 57years.
Born: April 26 1965
Gender: Male
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 235 pounds.
Nationality: American.

The Net Worth of Kevin James is $100 Million.

About Kevin James.

Kevin James is an American Comedian, actor and voice artist with a net worth of $100Million. He became famous with his character Doug Heffernan, The King of Queens.

Early life.

Kevin Knipfing was born in New York, at Mineola, on April 26, 1965. Although he is well known by his name Kevin James. His mother, Janet, worked as an office worker and his father, joseph Valentine Knipfing Jr., was an insurance agency owner. Kevin grew up in Stony Brook with Brother Gary Valentine and sister Leslie. Kevin graduated from Ward Melville High School and went to the University of New York for further education.

Career beginning.

Kevin's first encounter as a standup comedian happened at East Side Comedy Club on Long Island in 1989. He became popular and appeared on shows like The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, “Late Show with David Letterman”, “Late Night with Conan O'Brien”, “Dennis Miller Live”, “The Late Late Show”, “and The Ellen DeGeneres Show”,

Acting Debut.

While working on his comedy skills, Kevin landed his first project with a television show named The New Candid Camera” in 1989.
From 1995-1996 he worked as an MTV game show host for Sandblast.
Later he landed with his sitcom “The King of Queens” on CBS from 1998-2007. He became popular with his character Doug Heffernan the parcel delivery guy. Kevin was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006.
Kevin made a huge cameo on “50 first Dates”, a comedy film. He made another appearance in the romantic genre of 2005's Hitch.
He also worked in Grilled” “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry” and “You Don't Mess with the Zohan.”
His last movie, Mall Cop, was a huge success at the Box Office and made an opening of $39Million. Kevin, apart from acting, also wrote and directed both the sequels of Mall Cop.
He also made a comeback through “Grownups” in 2006, which received critical reviews at the box office but had a huge collection at the Box Office. Kevin has appeared in True Memoirs of an International Assassin and “Sandy Wexler”.
Kevin also worked as a voice artist for Monster House” (2006), “Barnyard” (2006), “Hotel Transylvania” and other parts.

Other ventures of Kevin James.

During the promotion of I Now Pronounced You Chuck & Larry” in 2007, Kevin was the Grand Marshall for the Pepsi NASCAR Cup Series stock car race. He did the same role in Grownups in 2012 and in July at Coke Zero 400 to promote the second part of Grownups.
The web series Dusty Peacock streamed Jn 2009. James and his brother Gary Valentine produced it.

Personal life of Kevin James.

James met Steffiana de la Cruz in California 2001. They married on June 19, 2004, and are parents to four children.

Real estate and assets.

James and Steffiana purchased an ocean-facing apartment in Florida for $18.5Million. After a year, they bought the empty plot next door for $4.25 to make a huge compound.

In 2016 they put three huge properties on sale for $29Million however had no takers. The annual property taxes of the compound comprise $500,000

Earlier, Kevin had a few houses in LA, which he sold for $5.5 Million in 2013.

Awards and Achievements.

Primetime Emmy Awards
Primetime Emmy Nominee-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
For playing: “Doug Heffernan”.
The King of Queens (1998)-Behind the Voice Actors Awards

BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award Nominee
Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
Hotel Transylvania (2012)

People's Choice Awards, USA
People's Choice Award Nominee
Favorite Actor in a New TV Series

Alliance of Women Film Journalists
EDA Special Mention Award Nominee
Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

He also won NRJ Cine Awards, RAZZIE and Teen Choice Awards.

A favorite quote of James.

Nowadays, many people steal. Some people steal feelings and break other people's hearts and lives. Some people steal physical stuff such as cars, bags, wallets, and houses but are those people the only types of offenders in the world? The answer is no; they aren't. There is another type that is growing day by day, and hackers represent this type.

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