Gary Valentine is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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 and comedian

Comedian

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. He is the older brother of actor Kevin James.

Career

Gary was featured in the movie Comedian

Comedian (film)

Comedian is a 2002 documentary focusing on Jerry Seinfeld that explores the other side of stand-up comedy; that is, the preparation, politics, nerves, creativity, and so on. The film also features an up-and-coming comic named Orny Adams as he struggles to make it in show business...

, and appeared as Doug Heffernan

Doug Heffernan

Douglas Steven "Doug" Heffernan is a fictional character in the American situation comedy The King of Queens. The character has also appeared in Everybody Loves Raymond, Becker, and Cosby....

's (Kevin James) cousin Danny on the television show The King of Queens

The King of Queens

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. He's featured in the film Velocity Rules (2001). Valentine appeared as Wes in the film Stuck on You

Stuck On You (2003 film)

Stuck On You is a 2003 comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers and starring Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear as conjoined twins, whose conflicting aspirations provide both conflict and humorous situations, in particular when one of them wishes to move to Hollywood, California to pursue a career as...

 starring Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon is an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting , from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck...

 and Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Gregory "Greg" Kinnear is an American actor and television personality who first rose to stardom in 1991. He has appeared in more than 20 motion pictures, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in As Good as It Gets.-Early life:Kinnear was born in Logansport, Indiana, the son of...

. In 2007 Valentine appeared in Alive N' Kickin. He later appeared in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry is a 2007 comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Barry Fanaro, and starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James as the title characters. The film was released on July 20, 2007, in the U.S., August 16, 2007, in Australia and on September 21, 2007, in the UK and...

, which starred Kevin James and Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

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. He has also starred in his own half hour special on the TV show Comedy Central Presents

Comedy Central Presents

Comedy Central Presents is a half-hour long stand-up show that features various stand-up comedians in each episode.-DVDs:Starting in 2008, Comedy Central started releasing "Best of" compilation DVDs, with uncensored audio...

.

Valentine performs comedy tours

Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...

 in clubs

Comedy club

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 across the country

Country

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. He's been a frequent guest comedian on shows like Comics Unleashed

Comics Unleashed

Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedic talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company and hosted by Byron Allen, with John Cramer as announcer and ' providing music support. The show features a panel of four guest comedians performing their standup bits thinly disguised as a...

 and the E!

E!

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's show Chelsea Lately

Chelsea Lately

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 (as of August 15, 2008). He also appeared in the 2009 film Paul Blart Mall Cop starring Kevin James. In July 2009, Valentine began starring in the comedy web series

Web series

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 Dusty Peacock on Crackle

Crackle

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. Gary also appears as George Bannister in the movies The Dog Who Saved Christmas

The Dog Who Saved Christmas

The Dog Who Saved Christmas is a TV movie starring Dean Cain, Gary Valentine and the voice of Mario López. It was written by childhood friends Michael Ciminera and Richard Gnolfo, and premiered on ABC Family on November 29, 2009 during their Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block...

 (2009), The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation

The Dog who Saved Christmas Vacation

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation is a 2010 sequel to the ABC Family 2009 movie The Dog Who Saved Christmas. The movie stars Paris Hilton and Mario Lopez. It premiered on ABC Family on November 28, 2010 during the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas programming block.-Plot:The movie starts off...

 (2010) and The Dog Who Saved Halloween (2011). Valentine also stars as Maury in the 2009 comedy The Deported. Gary Valentine co-hosted

Hosting

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 The X Show

The X Show

The X Show was a magazine, variety, and interview/talk program that aired on FX Network in the US from May 1999 to April 2001. Running time was originally one hour, but this was later reduced to a half-hour. The show was 'guy-themed' much like a TV equivalent of Maxim magazine , though seldom as...

, along side, Craig. J. Jackson

Craig Jackson (journalist)

Craig "CJ" Jackson is the host of the VH1 reality television series I Love Money.Jackson was previously an anchor and correspondent for Channel One News for five years, as well as host of Fox's 30 Seconds To Fame and FX's The X Show. He also hosted a special for the Food Network and a Game Show...

, Daphne Brogden, John Ernst, Justin Walker

Justin Walker (actor)

Justin Walker is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Christian Stovitz in the 1995 comedy film Clueless.He has one son, named T'Dell "Sparky" Sparks. As of 2010, he is currently the owner of Teddy Teadle's Grill in Rancho Mirage, California...

 and John Webber.

Most recently, Valentine is the executive producer

Executive producer

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 of an upcoming new TV series called The Bachelor Chronicles. He is currently filming Poolboy: Drowning Out The Fury, which is due to be released in 2011.

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