Kevin James
Birthday: 26 April 1965, Stony Brook, New York, USA
Birth Name: Kevin George Knipfing
Height: 178 cm
Kevin James was born Kevin George Knipfing on April 26, 1965, in Mineola, New York, to Janet, an office worker, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing, Jr., an insurance agency owner. He has German ancestry.Ja ...Show More
I never played music, but it's an important thing ... the studying, the inspiration.
I never played music, but it's an important thing ... the studying, the inspiration.
I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.
I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.
I really wasn't a class clown.
I really wasn't a class clown.
I've always had something in my heart where I root for guys who struggle with women.
I've always had something in my heart where I root for guys who struggle with women.
I never played a musical instrument growing up but I knew kids who did and took it very seriously.
I never played a musical instrument growing up but I knew kids who did and took it very seriously.
From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started openi Show more
From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started opening up. Hide
Every few months I'll pop into a comedy club or go to Vegas.
Every few months I'll pop into a comedy club or go to Vegas.
I would always love to be an athlete, but it's got to be a tough day when you have to hang up those Show more
I would always love to be an athlete, but it's got to be a tough day when you have to hang up those cleats. Hide
Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.
Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.
Just me onstage with a mike having an intimate relationship with the audience. I don't get nervous f Show more
Just me onstage with a mike having an intimate relationship with the audience. I don't get nervous for that. I just get excited. Hide
Once a year my back will go out and it'll be... it's like a sciatic thing and it's the smallest thin Show more
Once a year my back will go out and it'll be... it's like a sciatic thing and it's the smallest thing. Like I could be leaning over the sink to brush my teeth in a weird way and it happens. Hide
I could never be James Bond.
I could never be James Bond.
I had many teachers that were great, positive role models and taught me to be a good person and stan Show more
I had many teachers that were great, positive role models and taught me to be a good person and stand up and be a good man. A lot of the principles they taught me still affect how I act sometimes and it's 30 years later. Hide
Teachers have a chance to mold someone, inspire them. I hope all teachers realize that.
Teachers have a chance to mold someone, inspire them. I hope all teachers realize that.
My favorite movie of all time is 'Rocky.'
My favorite movie of all time is 'Rocky.'
I think I invented the phrase 'Don't overdo it.'
I think I invented the phrase 'Don't overdo it.'
I want to do movies that I'm proud of where my kids, at some point, can see and I can feel comfortab Show more
I want to do movies that I'm proud of where my kids, at some point, can see and I can feel comfortable sitting there watching it with them. And just that move people. That make people feel a little bit better about themselves when they leave the theatre. Hide
As American as an apple is and as American as baseball is, they don't go together. You can't be chew Show more
As American as an apple is and as American as baseball is, they don't go together. You can't be chewing an apple at a baseball game. You've got to let go of the diet that day. Hide
Back in '93 I saw my first UFC fight and just became enamored by it then.
Back in '93 I saw my first UFC fight and just became enamored by it then.
It was fun because, after shooting, Will and I would eat a jar of pickles and tell each other secret Show more
It was fun because, after shooting, Will and I would eat a jar of pickles and tell each other secrets. It was so much fun! - On Hitch (2005). Hide
If I do a movie where I have to have a son and it's a chubby kid, my mother is always like, 'You wer Show more
If I do a movie where I have to have a son and it's a chubby kid, my mother is always like, 'You were never like that.' She gets so upset about it. Hide
I've always been the guy who doesn't necessarily get it with women. A woman would have to say, 'I li Show more
I've always been the guy who doesn't necessarily get it with women. A woman would have to say, 'I like you, I want to go out with you, you can ask me.' And still I would question it. Did she mean it? Hide
Every time I do a movie where it gets physical, I say never again.
Every time I do a movie where it gets physical, I say never again.
I try to connect with the everyday, every guy.
I try to connect with the everyday, every guy.
I don't want to be known as this goody-two-shoes who can only do comedies where puppies are licking Show more
I don't want to be known as this goody-two-shoes who can only do comedies where puppies are licking peanut butter off my face. Hide
I'm not a Hollywood guy.
I'm not a Hollywood guy.
I just want to put some positive stuff out there. If it works, great. If it doesn't, no problem.
I just want to put some positive stuff out there. If it works, great. If it doesn't, no problem.
For some reason and I don't know why, but I don't think that I'm funny in California. So I always wa Show more
For some reason and I don't know why, but I don't think that I'm funny in California. So I always want to do my movies east somewhere. Hide
Now I'm starting to jog. But every time I do jog I have 9-1 pressed into my phone, with the next '1' Show more
Now I'm starting to jog. But every time I do jog I have 9-1 pressed into my phone, with the next '1' ready to be launched in case I drop. Hide
You think school ends when it ends, but it doesn't.
You think school ends when it ends, but it doesn't.
I had my boy in Boston on Easter Sunday. That kills me, from a sports perspective. He's a Boston bab Show more
I had my boy in Boston on Easter Sunday. That kills me, from a sports perspective. He's a Boston baby and I'm a New York guy. Hide
There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.
There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.
It's always cool to meet people who can do things that you have no capacity to do.
It's always cool to meet people who can do things that you have no capacity to do.
A song can take you to a special time in your life.
A song can take you to a special time in your life.
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