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Kevin James is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his role as Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), for which he was nominated for a 2006 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He starred in another CBS sitcom, Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018) for which he was nominated for a 2017 People's Choice Award.
Birth Name
Kevin George Knipfing
Born
Monday, 26 April 1965
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Kevin James: Irregardless | Self | 2024 |
| Home Team | Sean Payton | 2022 |
| Biography: WWE Legends | Self - Childhood Friend | 2021 |
| The Crew | Kevin Gibson | 2021 |
| Hubie Halloween | Sgt. Steve Downey | 2020 |
| Becky | Dominick | 2020 |
| Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020 |
| 2004-2010 s Leonidom Parfyonovym | (archive footage) | 2020 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | 2019 |
| Pizza: A Love Story | Self - Fan of New Haven Style Pizza | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Kevin James: Irregardless | Self | 2024 |
| Home Team | Sean Payton | 2022 |
| Biography: WWE Legends | Self - Childhood Friend | 2021 |
| The Crew | Kevin Gibson | 2021 |
| Hubie Halloween | Sgt. Steve Downey | 2020 |
| Becky | Dominick | 2020 |
| Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020 |
| 2004-2010 s Leonidom Parfyonovym | (archive footage) | 2020 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | 2019 |
| Pizza: A Love Story | Self - Fan of New Haven Style Pizza | 2019 |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Frankenstein / Frankenstein (voice) | 2018 |
| Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up | Self / Himself - Performance | 2018 |
| Sandy Wexler | Ted Rafferty | 2017 |
| True Memoirs of an International Assassin | Mason Carver / Sam Larson | 2016 |
| Kevin Can Wait | Kevin Gable | 2016 |
| Harry | Self | 2016 |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | Frankenstein (voice) / Frankenstein | 2015 |
| Little Boy | Dr. Fox | 2015 |
| Pixels | President Will Cooper / President 'Chewie' Cooper | 2015 |
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 | Paul Blart | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
| Hot Ones | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self / Officer Palmer Martines / 'Last Call Saloon' Bar Fighter | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Liv and Maddie | Mr. Clodfelter | 2013 |
| The Real | Self | 2013 |
| Grown Ups 2 | Eric Lamonsoff | 2013 |
| WWE for All Mankind: Life & Career of Mick Foley | Self | 2013 |
| Here Comes the Boom | Scott Voss | 2012 |
| Hotel Transylvania | Frankenstein (voice) / Frankenstein | 2012 |
| Katie | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self | 2012 |
| Zookeeper | Griffin Keyes | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| The Dilemma | Nick Brannen | 2011 |
| UFC Ultimate Insider | Self | 2010 |
| Grown Ups | Eric Lamonsoff | 2010 |
| Joe Rogan Experience | Griffin Keyes (archive footage) | 2009 |
| Cubed | Self | 2009 |
| 30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
| The Justin Lee Collins Show | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Paul Blart | 2009 |
| You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Hacky Sack Tournament Celebrity Judge | 2008 |
| Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education | Self | 2008 |
| Elmo's Christmas Countdown | Santa Claus | 2007 |
| Inside MMA | Himself - Guest | 2007 |
| I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Larry Valentine / Lawrence "Larry" Valentine | 2007 |
| Diners, Drive-ins and Dives | Self | 2006 |
| Barnyard | Otis the Cow (voice) / Otis the Cow | 2006 |
| Grilled | Dave | 2006 |
| Monster House | Officer Landers / Officer Landers (voice) | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Hitch | Albert / Albert Brennaman | 2005 |
| The Ultimate Fighter | Self | 2005 |
| The Paul O'Grady Show | Himself - Guest | 2004 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| The Insider | Himself / Himself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| 50 First Dates | Factory Worker | 2004 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self - Guest | 2003 |
| Bitter Jester | Self | 2003 |
| The 45th Annual Grammy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| Pinocchio | Giant | 2002 |
| Dinner for Five | Self - Special Guest | 2001 |
| Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff | himself / Self | 2001 |
| CMT Hot 20 Countdown | Self - Guest | 2001 |
| Turn Ben Stein On | Self | 1999 |
| Becker | Doug Heffernan | 1998 |
| Martial Law | Dallas Hampton | 1998 |
| The King of Queens | Doug Heffernan / Ed, Jr. | 1998 |
| Cosby | Doug Heffernan | 1996 |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | Kevin / Doug Heffernan / Kevin Daniels | 1996 |
| Arli$$ | Kevin | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Dennis Miller Live | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| Sandblast | Self - Announcer | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest / Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest / Self / Self - Guest | 1993 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self | 1982 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Wetten, dass..? | Self | 1981 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Kevin James: Irregardless | 2024 |
| Home Team | 2022 |
| The Crew | 2021 |
| Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up | 2018 |
| Kevin Can Wait | 2016 |
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 | 2015 |
| Here Comes the Boom | 2012 |
| Zookeeper | 2011 |
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop | 2009 |
| Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff | 2001 |
| The King of Queens | 1998 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
