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Kevin James
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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…
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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. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2026
Solo Mio
Movie Matt Taylor
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2025
Playdate
Movie Brian
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2025
Guns Up
Movie Ray Hayes
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2024
Monster Summer
Movie Edgar Palmer
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2024
Kevin James: Irregardless
Movie Self
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2023
Wetzel's Pretzels 3
Movie Self (Archive footage)
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2022
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Movie Actor (archive footage)
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2022
Home Team
Movie Sean Payton
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2021
Biography: WWE Legends
TV show Self
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2021
The Crew
TV show Kevin Gibson
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2020
Hubie Halloween
Movie Sgt. Steve Downey
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2020
Nature Planet | Narrated by Adam Sandler
Movie Silver-Breasted Montle
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2020
Becky
Movie Dominick
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2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Movie Self
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Movie Frankenstein (voice)
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2018
Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up
Movie Self
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2017
Sandy Wexler
Movie Ted Rafferty
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2016
True Memoirs of an International Assassin
Movie Sam Larson / Mason Carver
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2016
Kevin Can Wait
TV show Kevin Gable
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2015
Hotel Transylvania 2
Movie Frankenstein (voice)
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2015
Pixels
Movie Cooper
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2015
Little Boy
Movie Dr. Fox
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2015
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Movie Paul Blart
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2015
Hot Ones
TV show Self
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self - Guest
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2013
Liv and Maddie
TV show Mr. Clodfelter
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2013
Grown Ups 2
Movie Eric Lamonsoff
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2012
Here Comes the Boom
Movie Scott Voss
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2012
Hotel Transylvania
Movie Frankenstein (voice)
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2011
Zookeeper
Movie Griffin Keyes
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2011
The Dilemma
Movie Nick Brannen
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2010
Conan
TV show Self
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2010
Grown Ups
Movie Eric Lamonsoff
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2009
Cubed
TV show Kevin James
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2009
Live from Studio Five
TV show Self
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2009
The Justin Lee Collins Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Movie Paul Blart
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2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Movie Hacky Sack Tournament Celebrity Judge
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2007
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Movie Santa Claus
