Kevin Hart
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Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hart began his career by winning several amateur comedy competitions at clubs throughout New England, culminating in his first real break in 2001 when he was cast by Judd Apatow for a recurring role on the TV series Undeclared. The series lasted only one season, but he soon landed other roles in films such as Paper Soldiers (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Soul Plane (2004), In the Mix (2005), and Little Fockers (2010). Hart's comedic reputation continued to grow with the release of his first stand-up album, I'm a Grown Little Man (2008), and performances in the films Think Like a Man (2012), Grudge Match (2013), Ride Along (2014) and its sequel Ride Along 2 (2016), About Last Night (2014), Get Hard (2015), Central Intelligence (2016), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), and Night School (2018). He also released four more comedy albums, Seriously Funny in 2010, Laugh at My Pain in 2011, Let Me Explain in 2013, and What Now? in 2016. In 2015, Time Magazine named Hart one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list. He starred as himself in the lead role of Real Husbands of Hollywood. In 2017, Hart launched the Laugh Out Loud Network, a subscription video streaming service in partnership with Lionsgate.
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Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hart began his career by winning several amateur comedy competitions at clubs throughout New England, culminating in his first real break in 2001 when he was cast by Judd Apatow for a recurring role on the TV series Undeclared. The series lasted only one season, but he soon landed other roles in films such as Paper Soldiers (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Soul Plane (2004), In the Mix (2005), and Little Fockers (2010). Hart's comedic reputation continued to grow with the release of his first stand-up album, I'm a Grown Little Man (2008), and performances in the films Think Like a Man (2012), Grudge Match (2013), Ride Along (2014) and its sequel Ride Along 2 (2016), About Last Night (2014), Get Hard (2015), Central Intelligence (2016), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), and Night School (2018). He also released four more comedy albums, Seriously Funny in 2010, Laugh at My Pain in 2011, Let Me Explain in 2013, and What Now? in 2016. In 2015, Time Magazine named Hart one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list. He starred as himself in the lead role of Real Husbands of Hollywood. In 2017, Hart launched the Laugh Out Loud Network, a subscription video streaming service in partnership with Lionsgate.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Graham Norton Show
MTV Video Music Awards
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Dancing with the Stars
60 Minutes
Modern Family
DAVE
Top Gear
Party Down
Chelsea
Lip Sync Battle
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Shop
Shark Tank
Barbershop
Get Organized with The Home Edit
SmartLess: On the Road
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Regular Heroes
Epic Movie
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Drillbit Taylor
School Dance
This Is the End
Scary Movie 4
Death at a Funeral
The Five-Year Engagement
Little Fockers
Top Five
Scary Movie 3
Fool's Gold
Meet Dave
Superhero Movie
Think Like a Man
Grudge Match
In The Mix
Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea
Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
The Secret Life of Pets
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Ride Along
Lil Rel Howery: RELevent
DC League of Super-Pets
Borderlands
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Jumanji: The Next Level
Get Hard
Central Intelligence
The Wedding Ringer
Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City
Hart to Heart
Monopoly
Lift
Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Die Hart
Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny
True Story
Fatherhood
Ride Along 2
Kevin Hart Presents: The Next Level
Celebrity Prank Wars
Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg
TKO: Total Knock Out
Kevin Hart: Irresponsible
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only
Kevin Hart: Reality Check
Kevin Hart: Don't F**k This Up
Me Time
Night School
Soul Plane
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Dashing Through the Snow
The Man from Toronto
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