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Kevin James

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Kevin James

b. 1965

American comedian and actor (born 1965)

Postwar

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Birth

1965 April 26, 1965 →

Biography

Kevin George Knipfing, known professionally as Kevin James, is an American comedian and actor. James began his career as a stand-up comedian on Long Island in the late 1980s before rising to prominence for playing Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), for which he received the nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006.

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1965
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American actor, producer, and screenwriter

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