Kevin James

Kevin James (born Kevin George Knipfing, April 26, 1965, in Mineola, New York. James was raised in Stony Brook, New York) is an American comedian and actor.

Trivia

• Married to model Steffiana De La Cruz on June 19th, 2004. De La Cruz and James met on a blind date.
• James's parents are Joe Knipfing, an insurance broker, and Janet Knipfing. They lent their names to Doug Heffernan's parents on The King of Queens.
• James has two siblings, Gary Valentine, also a comedian, was born 1961, and Leslie Knipfing, born 1967. Leslie works for Kevin and Gary and raises money through charity events for retinitis pigmentosa, which she has.
• James won a comedy award at the 1996 "Just for Laughs" Festival in Montreal.
• In a 2000 interview, James said he weighed about 260 pounds (118 kg).
• Ward Melville High School of East Setauket, Long Island, New York was James's high school.
• James did not graduate from Cortland. He was a member of Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity.http://www.nndb.com/people/056/000025978/
• James was selected for the role of Albert by Hitch co-star Will Smith, who also starred in a sitcom named for royalty (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air). Smith is a big fan of The King of Queens.
• Before he played Doug on The King of Queens, James guest-starred as himself on a few episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond.