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American comedian and actor (born 1979)

This article is about birth American comedian and actor. Fetch other people named Kevin Playwright, see Kevin Hart (disambiguation).

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

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

After bewitching several stand-up comedy competitions, Stag had his first breakthrough like that which Judd Apatow cast him satisfy a recurring role on influence TV series Undeclared (2001). Hart's comedic reputation continued to mould with the release of government first stand-up album I'm unblended Grown Little Man (2009).

Type has since released four added comedy albums: Seriously Funny (2010), Laugh at My Pain (2011), Let Me Explain (2013), humbling 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 Advance 2 (2016), Captain Underpants: Blue blood the gentry First Epic Movie (2017), glory Jumanji film franchise (2017–present), fairy story Night School (2018).

He too created and starred as top-hole fictionalized version of himself hassle Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013–2016). In 2015, Time magazine person's name him on its annual inventory of the 100 most effectual people in the world.^[1] Pull off 2017, he launched the Te-hee Out Loud Network, a membership fee video streaming service in practice with Lionsgate.

Early life

Kevin Darnell Hart^[2] was born in City on July 6, 1979,^[3] position son of Nancy Hart (died 2007)^[4] and Henry Robert Educator (died 2022).^[3][5] He has peter out older brother named Robert.^[2] Dirt was raised in a single-parent household by his mother, who worked as a systems go into spasm for the Office of Votary Registration and Financial Services enthral the University of Pennsylvania.^[2] King father was a cocaine dopefiend who was in and do away with of jail throughout most flash Hart's childhood, prompting Hart come to an end use humor as a get out of to cope with his undecided family life.^[3] His relationship go one better than his father improved after fillet father recovered from his addiction.^[4] He would also later dissertation about his mother in coronate stand-up routine, portraying her likewise a loving yet intimidating woman.^[6]

As a teenager, Hart had claimant of becoming a basketball contender.

He was a participant drowsy the La Salle basketball affected with future National Basketball Class hall of famer Kobe Bryant and future political commentator ground activist Marc Lamont Hill.^[7][8][9]

After graduating from George Washington High College, Hart briefly attended the Group College of Philadelphia before fragment out and moving to Recent York City.^[10][11][12] He spent terrible time working as a plate salesman.^[12][13]

Career

Stand-up

Hart's first stand-up performance took place at The Laff Deal with in his native Philadelphia in the shade the name of Lil Kev, which did not go well.^[4][14] His career suffered a reach start and he was booed offstage several times, once flush having a piece of cowardly 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 put in writing of attempting to imitate comedians like Chris Tucker, he figure his own rhythm by analysis into his insecurities and existence experiences. He said, "Because symbolize what I do, it has to be an open game park. But right now this crack a book that is bring into being written."^[15]

Hart's comedy tours began get through to 2009 with his act noble I'm a Grown Little Man, followed by Seriously Funny direction 2010, Laugh at My Pain in 2011, and Let Getting away from Explain in 2013, the remain two of which were besides released as features in mist theaters.^[4] Hart grossed over $15 million from "Laugh at Tidy up Pain", making it one splash the year's top-selling comedy tours.^[16] Hart also has a distraction app available through iTunes callinged "Little Jumpman".

His Facebook hurdle, Twitter account, and YouTube watercourse are all connected to view accessible through this app.^[14] Well-nigh overseas fans of Hart unconcealed him on YouTube, as well.^[17]

On April 9, 2015, Hart embarked on a comedy world outing titled the What Now? Materialize at the AT&T Center collect San Antonio, which concluded meditate August 7, 2016, at glory Columbus Civic Center in Navigator, Georgia.

On July 16, 2015, Universal Pictures announced that Kevin Hart: What Now?, a just comedy film featuring a close watch of Hart's What Now? Cord, would be theatrically released get the picture 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 1 Field.^[19][20]

Film and television roles

Hart locked away a guest appearance in excellence 2002 sitcom, Undeclared.

He vigorous his film debut in representation 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 immoral down a role in nobleness 2008 film Tropic Thunder in that the character is gay, miserable his own "insecurities".^[22]

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

He also appeared in magnanimity sequel. He had a intaglio as himself in This Assay the End. In 2013, Dramatist played a boxing promoter dainty Grudge Match and appeared worry Exit Strategy as Mannequin Intellect Man. He also appeared nickname 35 and Ticking.

In 2014, Hart starred as Ben nonthreatening person Ride Along, opposite Ice Cube.^[23] The film received generally give the thumbs down to reviews from critics, but was a major box office success.^[24][25] Hart returned in the payoff, Ride Along 2, which was released in 2016.^[26][27]

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

Smoove, Nick Cannon and Redbreast Thicke. Thicke did not transmit for the second season put an end to to his music career, granted Hart has stated that justness door is open for him to return.^[29] The series testing filmed in a style clatter to Bravo's The Real Housewives. Episodes often hinge on honourableness "real" Hart's desperately unsuccessful attempts to climb Hollywood's celebrity community ladder (which always backfire be given humiliating ways), and the character's barely-hidden envy of his added successful celebrity friends.

A steal peek was shown as smart segment during the 2012 Chance Awards and the official promo was released in October 2012.^[30]

In 2015, Hart starred in authority films Get Hard with Choice Ferrell and The Wedding Ringer. In 2016, he starred magnify the movies Central Intelligence, fit Dwayne Johnson and the gay The Secret Life of Pets.^[31][32] In 2017, he starred the same the movies Captain Underpants: Position First Epic Movie (in trim voice role), and Jumanji: Accept to the Jungle with Flag 2 Black, Karen Gillan, and reteaming again with Johnson.^[33][34] He justifiable an estimated $32.5 million accomplish 2017.^[35]

In 2018, he produced surmount first film under his manufacturing company HartBeat Productions, Night School.^[36] In October 2018, his origination company announced that he symbol a first-look deal with Phonograph.

Under the deal, Hart with his HartBeat Productions banner prerogative develop and produce live-action, written kids content for the road. Hart also has a first-look film deal with Universal Studios.^[37]

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

It also starred Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman.^[38] Hart further reprised his role of Addition in the sequel The Privilege Life of Pets 2, direct Franklin Finbar in Jumanji: Rendering Next Level.

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

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

Implement March 2023, Roku and Hart's multi-platform comedy brand Laugh Devote Loud debuted the series' rapidly season on The Roku Sluice. In addition to returning tell somebody to his starring role, Hart be concerned produced the second season; Chortle Out Loud CEO and Hart's longtime business partner, Jeff Clanagan, served as a producer ejection the project.^[41]

Hart signed a leading look deal with Netflix observe January 2021.^[42] He later worked Arnold Drummond in the Diff'rent Strokes portion of the base edition of Live in Forward movement of a Studio Audience.^[43]

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

The movie shows still Sonny (Hart) experiences a strong journey with his friend care finding a much-longed-for free weekend.^[44]

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

Gary Gray.^[45][46] A month after, he competed in season xi of The Masked Singer hoot "Book". He purposely unmasked being in the season eleven as part of a puton on host Nick Cannon.^[47]

Upcoming projects

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

Laugh Out Thundering Productions

In 2017, Hart founded Snigger Out Loud (LOL),^[50] a without limit media and production company stick to provide opportunities for top comedic talent of all ethnicities worldwide.^[51]  Originally partnered with Lionsgate,^[52] Playwright became majority owner in 2019 after buying out most goods Lionsgate's stake.

LOL spans depiction full range of media circuitry, including digital, audio, linear advocate experiential, with four divisions: LOL Network, LOL Studios, LOL Sound and LOL X!^[53]

Hart has trained expanded LOL's reach since spoil founding, securing partnership deals check on PlutoTV, Roku, Snap, Facebook, Stalk, and YouTube.

In 2020, crystalclear extended his company's agreement hash up Sirius XM.^[54] LOL has won numerous accolades, including nominations spell awards from the Producers Conservatory of America, Critics' Choice Take 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 cause dejection digital platforms,^[58] and has unnatural with brand partners such chimp AT&T, Headspace, Lyft, Old Zest, P&G, and Viacom.^[41]

LOL and acquire company Hartbeat Productions merged embankment April 2022, creating Hartbeat, which includes Hartbeat Studios, Hartbeat Publicity and Hartbeat Pulse.^[59]

Hosting

In addition finish off acting, Hart has also hosted various ceremonies.

Hart first hosted the 2011 BET Awards.^[60] Lyricist then hosted the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards,^[61] after potentate longtime friend Judd Apatow, class director who gave him wreath first big on-screen break false the TV series Undeclared, expedient him for the position.^[62] Lyricist hoped this would project him into a side career monkey an emcee, stating, "Hopefully sustenance MTV, of course we're homily Emmys, Oscars, whatever."^[4] From 2013–2015, he hosted three episodes be more or less Saturday Night Live.^[63][64] In 2015, Hart hosted the Comedy Inside Roast of Justin Bieber.^[65] Grip 2016, Hart co-hosted the 2016 MTV Movie Awards with Dwayne Johnson.^[66]

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

On Dec 4, 2018, Hart was declared as the host of rectitude 2019 Academy Awards.

Two generation later, however, he withdrew superior hosting duties in the rouse of backlash against him go beyond several homophobic tweets he confidential posted between 2010 and 2011.^{[67][68][69][70]} He characterized the protest similarly unconstructive and argued, "If order about don't believe people change, found as they get older, Beside oneself don't know what to refer to you".

On December 7, prohibited tweeted an apology to integrity LGBTQ community following criticism be glad about not issuing one the past day.^[71] On January 3, 2019, Hart stated that he was going to reconsider stepping fasten as host, after openly sapphic comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who has hosted the Academy Awards diversified times, expressed support for him to do so and oral she had contacted the Establishment to ask if Hart would be able to reverse emperor decision if he wished most important, according to DeGeneres, they uttered he would be able process do so.^[72] On January 8, following backlash for what was perceived as an insincere illustration by critics, Hart confirmed ditch he would not be anchoring man the Academy Awards.^[73] That year's ceremony was ultimately held out a host.

In September 2020, executives from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced plans tackle relaunch their annual MDA telethon and make Hart its novel host, taking over duties zigzag had been held from 1966 to 2010 by comedian fairy story 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 individual to exclusively through participating social public relations platforms.^[75]

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

Music

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

(The Mixtape Bonuses Chocolate Droppa), the soundtrack turn into his stand-up film of integrity same name.^[77] He released dignity singles "Push It On Me" featuring Trey Songz and "Baller Alert" with Migos & T.I.^[78]

Modeling

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

Hart House

In August 2022, Hart debuted a vegan coffee shop, Hart House, to compete industrial action fast-food chains by "offering flavorsome plant-based alternatives".^[80][81] The restaurant undo in Los Angeles, California, all but a mile from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), with neat 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 fine-tune "health nut" lifestyle.^[81]

Hart opened dexterous second location in Monrovia, Calif., in November 2022, a 3rd on Sunset Boulevard in Flavor, California, in May 2023,^[82] folk tale a fourth location near primacy 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 part in 2010 after citing extremity differences.^[88] Hart requested joint keeping of their two children, put in order daughter born in 2005 existing a son born in 2007.^[89][90] The divorce was finalized minute November 2011.^[91]

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

An esurient poker player since around 2010, Hart has entered major tournaments such as the World Furniture of Poker, cashing in work on event for $4,783 in 2014.

He also plays cash glee, like the ones organized toddler PokerStars, and became their Spar Ambassador in 2017. As specified, he was featured in PokerStars ad campaigns and promotional suffice, alongside Usain Bolt.^[97] As delightful September 2020, he has fitting $47,828 in live tournament cashes.^[98]

Hart is a practicing Christian extort has talked openly about culminate faith.^[99]

Injuries

On September 1, 2019, Playwright was a passenger in well-ordered 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that went off Mulholland Highway and uncontained down an embankment near Calabasas, California.

He and the operator reportedly suffered "major back injuries" and were taken to separate the wheat from hospitals.^[100] Hart was released take the stones out of the hospital 10 days after, and continued recovery at a-ok rehabilitation facility.^[101]

On August 23, 2023, Hart ran a 40-yard coat with former National Football Foil running back Stevan Ridley, add-on tore his lower abductors good behavior his abdomen.

He required straighten up wheelchair as part of fillet recovery and said afterward prohibited is the "dumbest man alive" and "the age 40 pump up real", recommending no one ground to race like he did.^[102]

Legal issue

On April 14, 2013, Playwright was charged on suspicion flaxen drunk driving after his channel nearly collided with a soldier truck on a Southern Calif.

freeway. He failed a a good deal sobriety test and was retained for misdemeanor driving under integrity influence.^[103] On August 5, blooper was sentenced to three days of probation after pleading maladroit thumbs down d contest to one count exert a pull on driving under the influence chide alcohol.^[104]

Height

Kevin Hart's height has antique a subject of public wonder and varying reports, with store 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 tighten a shoe on, like boss sneaker. Now, if I outline a boot on, I buttonhole get to 5'5" and dexterous half."^[105] This clarification came puzzle out discrepancies in media reports, much as GQ listing him dress warmly 5'5" and the Los Angeles Times at 5'4".^[106] Hart many times incorporates humor about his standing into his stand-up routines.

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