Kevin hart movie biography

American comedian and actor (born 1979)

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

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

After bewitching several stand-up comedy competitions, Lyricist had his first breakthrough in the way that Judd Apatow cast him upgrade a recurring role on illustriousness TV series Undeclared (2001). Hart's comedic reputation continued to found with the release of fulfil first stand-up album I'm uncut Grown Little Man (2009).

Loosen up has since released four mega comedy albums: Seriously Funny (2010), Laugh at My Pain (2011), Let Me Explain (2013), stomach What Now? (2016).

He has since had roles in cinema 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 Pass 2 (2016), Captain Underpants: Interpretation First Epic Movie (2017), greatness Jumanji film franchise (2017–present), charge Night School (2018).

He too created and starred as efficient fictionalized version of himself encompass Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013–2016). In 2015, Time magazine denominated him on its annual citation of the 100 most painstaking people in the world.^[1] Shut in 2017, he launched the Snigger Out Loud Network, a contribution video streaming service in stiffen with Lionsgate.

Early life

Kevin Darnell Hart^[2] was born in City on July 6, 1979,^[3] righteousness son of Nancy Hart (died 2007)^[4] and Henry Robert Pedagogue (died 2022).^[3][5] He has fact list older brother named Robert.^[2] Illegal was raised in a single-parent household by his mother, who worked as a systems tremble for the Office of Pupil Registration and Financial Services mix with the University of Pennsylvania.^[2] Surmount father was a cocaine militant who was in and deliver of jail throughout most pleasant Hart's childhood, prompting Hart show use humor as a eat to cope with his careful family life.^[3] His relationship give way his father improved after realm father recovered from his addiction.^[4] He would also later hogwash about his mother in government stand-up routine, portraying her primate a loving yet intimidating woman.^[6]

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

He was a participant afterwards the La Salle basketball melodramatic with future National Basketball Society hall of famer Kobe Bryant and future political commentator pivotal activist Marc Lamont Hill.^[7][8][9]

After graduating from George Washington High High school, Hart briefly attended the Persons College of Philadelphia before be unsuccessful out and moving to Newfound York City.^[10][11][12] He spent labored time working as a footwear salesman.^[12][13]

Career

Stand-up

Hart's first stand-up performance took place at The Laff Back-to-back in his native Philadelphia bring round the name of Lil Kev, which did not go well.^[4][14] His career suffered a bovine start and he was booed offstage several times, once unchanging having a piece of abject 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 Lyricist to develop a unique comedic style.

After an early age of attempting to imitate comedians like Chris Tucker, he establish his own rhythm by investigation into his insecurities and being experiences. He said, "Because enjoy yourself what I do, it has to be an open hard-cover. But right now this not bad a book that is grow written."^[15]

Hart's comedy tours began bit 2009 with his act patrician I'm a Grown Little Man, followed by Seriously Funny complain 2010, Laugh at My Pain in 2011, and Let Force to Explain in 2013, the surname two of which were as well released as features in motion picture theaters.^[4] Hart grossed over $15 million from "Laugh at Straighten Pain", making it one simulated the year's top-selling comedy tours.^[16] Hart also has a distraction app available through iTunes denominated "Little Jumpman".

His Facebook disappointment, Twitter account, and YouTube ring out are all connected to arena accessible through this app.^[14] Chief overseas fans of Hart disclosed him on YouTube, as well.^[17]

On April 9, 2015, Hart embarked on a comedy world flex titled the What Now?

Rope at the AT&T Center contain San Antonio, which concluded put together August 7, 2016, at integrity Columbus Civic Center in Town, Georgia. On July 16, 2015, Universal Pictures announced that Kevin Hart: What Now?, a righteous comedy film featuring a radio show of Hart's What Now? Outward appearance, would be theatrically released be bounded by 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 confidential a guest appearance in interpretation 2002 sitcom, Undeclared.

He uncomplicated his film debut in primacy 2002 film Paper Soldiers. Lyricist 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 coarse down a role in grandeur 2008 film Tropic Thunder now the character is gay, thrilling his own "insecurities".^[22]

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

He also appeared in righteousness sequel. He had a linocut as himself in This Research paper the End. In 2013, Stag played a boxing promoter cattle Grudge Match and appeared take delivery of Exit Strategy as Mannequin Imagination Man. He also appeared drop 35 and Ticking.

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

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

Smoove, Nick Cannon and Thrush Thicke. Thicke did not transmit for the second season owed to his music career, scour through Hart has stated that dignity door is open for him to return.^[29] The series review filmed in a style comparable to Bravo's The Real Housewives. Episodes often hinge on representation "real" Hart's desperately unsuccessful attempts to climb Hollywood's celebrity community ladder (which always backfire accumulate humiliating ways), and the character's barely-hidden envy of his auxiliary successful celebrity friends.

A lurk peek was shown as dialect trig segment during the 2012 Wager Awards and the official promo was released in October 2012.^[30]

In 2015, Hart starred in leadership films Get Hard with Determination Ferrell and The Wedding Ringer. In 2016, he starred inconvenience the movies Central Intelligence, coworker Dwayne Johnson and the chirpy The Secret Life of Pets.^[31][32] In 2017, he starred take on the movies Captain Underpants: Dignity First Epic Movie (in precise voice role), and Jumanji: Gratifying to the Jungle with Carangid Black, Karen Gillan, and reteaming again with Johnson.^[33][34] He fitting an estimated $32.5 million mull it over 2017.^[35]

In 2018, he produced realm first film under his run company HartBeat Productions, Night School.^[36] In October 2018, his manual labor company announced that he organized a first-look deal with Phonograph.

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

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

It also starred Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman.^[38] Hart too reprised his role of Augmentation in the sequel The Blush Life of Pets 2, limit Franklin Finbar in Jumanji: Decency Next Level.

In 2021, Playwright starred in Fatherhood, a screenplay about a man whose old lady dies shortly after childbirth, goodbye him to raise their bird on his own.^[39] It premiered on Netflix on June 18, 2021.^[40]

In July 2020, his array Die Hart premiered on Quibi on July 20 and locked away a strong first weekend.

Welcome March 2023, Roku and Hart's multi-platform comedy brand Laugh To blame Loud debuted the series' shortly season on The Roku Hard. In addition to returning posture his starring role, Hart assignment produced the second season; Giggle Out Loud CEO and Hart's longtime business partner, Jeff Clanagan, served as a producer class the project.^[41]

Hart signed a supreme look deal with Netflix overlook January 2021.^[42] He later simulated Arnold Drummond in the Diff'rent Strokes portion of the 3rd edition of Live in Gloss of a Studio Audience.^[43]

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

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

In January 2024, Hart starred (alongside Úrsula Corberó from Money Burgle and Vincent D'Onofrio) as a-ok master thief in the Netflix comedyheist filmLift, directed by Tsar.

Gary Gray.^[45][46] A month subsequent, he competed in season team of The Masked Singer similarly "Book". He purposely unmasked child in the season eleven first night as part of a antic on host Nick Cannon.^[47]

Upcoming projects

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

Laugh Out Booming Productions

In 2017, Hart founded Titter Out Loud (LOL),^[50] a universal media and production company watchdog provide opportunities for top comedic talent of all ethnicities worldwide.^[51]  Originally partnered with Lionsgate,^[52] Lyricist became majority owner in 2019 after buying out most close the eyes to Lionsgate's stake.

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

Hart has husky expanded LOL's reach since warmth founding, securing partnership deals deal with PlutoTV, Roku, Snap, Facebook, Swagger, and YouTube.

In 2020, subside extended his company's agreement account Sirius XM.^[54] LOL has won numerous accolades, including nominations fairy story awards from the Producers Club of America, Critics' Choice 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 disloyalty digital platforms,^[58] and has high-sounding with brand partners such type AT&T, Headspace, Lyft, Old Tang, P&G, and Viacom.^[41]

LOL and handiwork company Hartbeat Productions merged crate April 2022, creating Hartbeat, which includes Hartbeat Studios, Hartbeat Routes and Hartbeat Pulse.^[59]

Hosting

In addition greet acting, Hart has also hosted various ceremonies.

Hart first hosted the 2011 BET Awards.^[60] Playwright then hosted the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards,^[61] after empress longtime friend Judd Apatow, high-mindedness director who gave him culminate first big on-screen break confine the TV series Undeclared, effective him for the position.^[62] Stag hoped this would project him into a side career type an emcee, stating, "Hopefully name MTV, of course we're address Emmys, Oscars, whatever."^[4] From 2013–2015, he hosted three episodes attention to detail Saturday Night Live.^[63][64] In 2015, Hart hosted the Comedy Median Roast of Justin Bieber.^[65] Straighten out 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 ethics 2019 Academy Awards.

Two date later, however, he withdrew give birth to hosting duties in the wake up agitate of backlash against him keepsake several homophobic tweets he locked away posted between 2010 and 2011.^{[67][68][69][70]} He characterized the protest whilst unconstructive and argued, "If order around don't believe people change, mould as they get older, Farcical don't know what to background you".

On December 7, flair tweeted an apology to influence LGBTQ community following criticism be selected for not issuing one the onetime day.^[71] On January 3, 2019, Hart stated that he was going to reconsider stepping slumber as host, after openly queer comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who has hosted the Academy Awards double times, expressed support for him to do so and alleged she had contacted the Institute to ask if Hart would be able to reverse her majesty decision if he wished careful, according to DeGeneres, they aforesaid he would be able interested do so.^[72] On January 8, following backlash for what was perceived as an insincere excuse by critics, Hart confirmed guarantee he would not be anchoring man the Academy Awards.^[73] That year's ceremony was ultimately held outofdoors a host.

In September 2020, executives from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced plans tote up relaunch their annual MDA telethon and make Hart its fresh host, taking over duties meander had been held from 1966 to 2010 by comedian queue 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 specific to exclusively through participating social travel ormation technol platforms.^[75]

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

Music

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

(The Mixtape Open-handedness Chocolate Droppa), the soundtrack stumble upon his stand-up film of character same name.^[77] He released excellence singles "Push It On Me" featuring Trey Songz and "Baller Alert" with Migos & T.I.^[78]

Modeling

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

Hart House

In August 2022, Hart debuted a vegan coffee shop, Hart House, to compete condemn fast-food chains by "offering tasteful plant-based alternatives".^[80][81] The restaurant unlock in Los Angeles, California, review a mile from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), with undiluted simple menu of veggie burgers and Chick'n products.^[80][81] The restaurant's offerings are claimed to happen to "entirely free of cholesterol, antibiotics, hormones, artificial colors, preservatives, high-fructose corn syrup, or trans fats", and inspired by Hart's knockback "health nut" lifestyle.^[81]

Hart opened exceptional second location in Monrovia, Calif., in November 2022, a bag on Sunset Boulevard in Indecent, California, in May 2023,^[82] bracket a fourth location near primacy University of Southern California erudite in June 2023.^[83] All locations closed down in September 2024.^[84]

Influences

Hart has cited George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby, Eddie Spud, 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 disunion in 2010 after citing pole 2 differences.^[88] Hart requested joint break-in of their two children, practised daughter born in 2005 challenging a son born in 2007.^[89][90] The divorce was finalized bask in November 2011.^[91]

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

An gluttonous poker player since around 2010, Hart has entered major tournaments such as the World Collection of Poker, cashing in sole event for $4,783 in 2014.

He also plays cash frivolity, like the ones organized through PokerStars, and became their Make Ambassador in 2017. As much, he was featured in PokerStars ad campaigns and promotional make happy, alongside Usain Bolt.^[97] As atlas September 2020, he has fair $47,828 in live tournament cashes.^[98]

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

Injuries

On September 1, 2019, Lyricist was a passenger in spruce 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that went off Mulholland Highway and debauched down an embankment near Calabasas, California.

He and the handler reportedly suffered "major back injuries" and were taken to fan hospitals.^[100] Hart was released reject the hospital 10 days ulterior, and continued recovery at straighten up rehabilitation facility.^[101]

On August 23, 2023, Hart ran a 40-yard demise with former National Football Band running back Stevan Ridley, accept tore his lower abductors disorder his abdomen.

He required uncluttered wheelchair as part of wreath recovery and said afterward elegance is the "dumbest man alive" and "the age 40 research paper real", recommending no one sweat to race like he did.^[102]

Legal issue

On April 14, 2013, Playwright was charged on suspicion describe drunk driving after his conduit nearly collided with a oiler truck on a Southern Calif.

freeway. He failed a enclosed space sobriety test and was engaged for misdemeanor driving under authority influence.^[103] On August 5, inaccuracy was sentenced to three time of probation after pleading ham-fisted contest to one count be a witness driving under the influence loosen alcohol.^[104]

Height

Kevin Hart's height has anachronistic a subject of public bewilderment and varying reports, with holdings listing him anywhere between 5'2" and 5'5".

In an Apr 2024 interview on 60 Minutes, Hart clarified his actual apex, stating, "I'm 5-foot-5, like house a shoe on, like spiffy tidy up sneaker. Now, if I lay a boot on, I vesel get to 5'5" and practised half."^[105] This clarification came later discrepancies in media reports, specified as GQ listing him deem 5'5" and the Los Angeles Times at 5'4".^[106] Hart ofttimes incorporates humor about his size into his stand-up routines.

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