Kevin Hart (actor)
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Kevin Hart is an American
actor
and stand-up comedian.
. He was raised by his single mother (his father was a drug addict). Hart is a graduate of George Washington High School in Philadelphia, and attended Community College of New York.
Hart worked as a shoe salesman and won many stand-up competitions before becoming a comedian and actor in films including The 40-Year-Old Virgin
, Paper Soldiers
, Along Came Polly
, Death at a Funeral
, Little Fockers
, Not Easily Broken
, One Day in Jersey, and Fool's Gold
as Big Bunny D.
In 2003, Hart had a supporting role in the parody film Scary Movie 3
as CJ, a hyperactive rapper who also serves as a "hypeman". This proved to be Hart's breakthrough performance as his next film, Soul Plane
, featured him as the film's main protagonist
Nashawn Wade, owner and operator of N.W.A. Airlines (the titular Soul Plane). In 2006, he reprised his role as "CJ" in Scary Movie 4
though his role was significantly smaller than in Scary Movie 3
In 2008, Hart was featured in Three 6 Mafia
's music video for "Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)
" Also in 2011, he appeared in T-Pain's music video Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)
and it is revealed when T-Pain
says "I ain't comin' up short Kevin Hart" and in 2009, Hart appeared in a series of eBay
commercials Also in 2009, Hart played a sorcerer, "Zezelryck," in a comedy television series for Comedy Central
, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
.
He has done several stand-up TV specials for Comedy Central, including I'm a Grown Little Man (2009) and Seriously Funny (2010). In 2010, Hart appeared in Air Jordan
commercials alongside Dwyane Wade
. Hart also appears frequently as a "roundtable" guest on the late night E!
talk show Chelsea Lately
.
On June 26, 2011 he hosted the 2011 BET Awards. His new stand up "Laugh at My Pain" is scheduled for a theatrical release September 9th at AMC theaters.
Hart also did a cameo in Dj Drama's music video Oh My.
Hart was first featured in ABC's comedy Modern Family
on November 2nd, 2011. He was introduced as Phil Dumphy's next-door neighbor.
.
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and stand-up comedian.
Early life and career
Hart was born in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. He was raised by his single mother (his father was a drug addict). Hart is a graduate of George Washington High School in Philadelphia, and attended Community College of New York.
Hart worked as a shoe salesman and won many stand-up competitions before becoming a comedian and actor in films including The 40-Year-Old Virgin
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 American buddy comedy film about a middle-aged man's journey to finally have sex. The film was written and directed by Judd Apatow and co-written by its lead star, Steve Carell, though the film itself features a great deal of improvised dialogue...
, Paper Soldiers
Paper Soldiers
Paper Soldiers is an urban crime comedy released in 2002. It stars Kevin Hart, Beanie Sigel, Stacey Dash, Kamal Ahmed, and rapper Jay-Z appears in a cameo role...
, Along Came Polly
Along Came Polly
Along Came Polly is a 2004 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg, starring Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston in the lead roles.-Plot:...
, Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral (2010 film)
Death at a Funeral is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Neil LaBute and starring an ensemble cast. The film is a remake of the 2007 British film of the same name.-Plot:...
, Little Fockers
Little Fockers
Little Fockers is a 2010 American comedy film and sequel to Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers . It stars Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand...
, Not Easily Broken
Not Easily Broken
Not Easily Broken is an 2009 drama film directed by Bill Duke. The film is written by Brian Bird based on T. D. Jakes' 2006 novel of the same name.-Plot:...
, One Day in Jersey, and Fool's Gold
Fool's Gold (2008 film)
Fool's Gold is an 2008 American adventure/romance film from Warner Bros. Pictures about a married couple who rekindle their romantic life while searching for a lost treasure. The film was directed by Andy Tennant and reunites the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days stars Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson...
as Big Bunny D.
In 2003, Hart had a supporting role in the parody film Scary Movie 3
Scary Movie 3
Scary Movie 3 is a 2003 American science fiction comedy film, which parodies the horror, sci-fi, and mystery genres, directed by David Zucker. It is the third film of the Scary Movie franchise, as well as the first to have no involvement from the Wayans family...
as CJ, a hyperactive rapper who also serves as a "hypeman". This proved to be Hart's breakthrough performance as his next film, Soul Plane
Soul Plane
Soul Plane is a 2004 comedy film starring Kevin Hart, Method Man, Tom Arnold, D.L. Hughley, Mo'Nique, Loni Love, K.D. Aubert, Godfrey, and Snoop Dogg.-Plot:...
, featured him as the film's main protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
Nashawn Wade, owner and operator of N.W.A. Airlines (the titular Soul Plane). In 2006, he reprised his role as "CJ" in Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise, directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin and Pat Proft, and produced by Craig Mazin and Robert K. Weiss. It is distributed by The Weinstein Company via its Dimension Films unit in the U.S. and Television, and...
though his role was significantly smaller than in Scary Movie 3
In 2008, Hart was featured in Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia are an Academy Award-winning, American rap group originating from Memphis, Tennessee. Formed in 1991 as Triple 6 Mafia, by DJ Paul, Juicy J, & Lord Infamous, the group at its most featured six members including; Crunchy Black, Gangsta Boo and Koopsta Knicca...
's music video for "Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)
Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)
"Lolli Lolli " is the official first single by Three 6 Mafia from their studio album Last 2 Walk. It features Project Pat, Yung D and SuperPower.-Background:...
" Also in 2011, he appeared in T-Pain's music video Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)
Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)
"Booty Wurk " is a hip hop song performed by R&B artist T-Pain. The song features Nappy Boy Entertainment's artist Joey Galaxy, and was released as the fifth promtional single on July 8, 2011. The song is to be on his fourth upcoming album RevolveЯ...
and it is revealed when T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
says "I ain't comin' up short Kevin Hart" and in 2009, Hart appeared in a series of eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
commercials Also in 2009, Hart played a sorcerer, "Zezelryck," in a comedy television series for Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire is a British-American comedic sword and sorcery series created by Peter A. Knight, co-produced by Hat Trick Productions and Media Rights Capital for Comedy Central and BBC Two, which premiered on April 9, 2009 in the USA and on June 11 in the UK. It began...
.
He has done several stand-up TV specials for Comedy Central, including I'm a Grown Little Man (2009) and Seriously Funny (2010). In 2010, Hart appeared in Air Jordan
Air Jordan
Air Jordan, also known simply as Jordans, are a brand of shoes and athletic apparel produced by Nike originally designed for and endorsed by NBA Hall of Famer and Six Time NBA Champion Michael Jordan. The Air Jordan line is now sold by the Jordan Brand subsidiary of Nike...
commercials alongside Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. nicknamed Flash or D-Wade, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat. Awarded 2006 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, Wade has established himself as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league...
. Hart also appears frequently as a "roundtable" guest on the late night E!
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
talk show Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately is an American late night comedy talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler on E!. The show debuted on July 16, 2007, and is produced by Handler's production company, Borderline Amazing Productions...
.
On June 26, 2011 he hosted the 2011 BET Awards. His new stand up "Laugh at My Pain" is scheduled for a theatrical release September 9th at AMC theaters.
Hart also did a cameo in Dj Drama's music video Oh My.
Hart was first featured in ABC's comedy Modern Family
Modern Family
Modern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label...
on November 2nd, 2011. He was introduced as Phil Dumphy's next-door neighbor.
Personal life
Hart married Torre Hart in 2003. In March 2005, his daughter, Heaven Leigh Hart, was born. His son, Hendrix Hart, was born in February of 2008. In 2010, Hart legally separated from his wife. It was revealed in his stand up comedy, Laugh at My Pain, that his mother died from cancerCancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | |
| 2001 | Undeclared Undeclared Undeclared is an American sitcom that aired on Fox during the 2001–02 season.- Premise :The half-hour comedy was Judd Apatow's follow-up to his earlier television series Freaks and Geeks, which also lasted for one season... |
Religious Student | |
| 2002 | Paper Soldiers Paper Soldiers Paper Soldiers is an urban crime comedy released in 2002. It stars Kevin Hart, Beanie Sigel, Stacey Dash, Kamal Ahmed, and rapper Jay-Z appears in a cameo role... |
Shawn | |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 Scary Movie 3 Scary Movie 3 is a 2003 American science fiction comedy film, which parodies the horror, sci-fi, and mystery genres, directed by David Zucker. It is the third film of the Scary Movie franchise, as well as the first to have no involvement from the Wayans family... |
CJ | |
| Death of a Dynasty Death of a Dynasty Death of a Dynasty is a comedy film first screened in 2003. It is a satire of the hip hop music industry centered around Roc-A-Fella Records, and stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Capone and Damon Dash. It also features cameo appearances by musicians, actors and celebrities such as Jay-Z, Mariah Carey,... |
P-Diddy / Cop 1 / Dance Coach / Hyper Rapper / H. Lector | ||
| 2004 | Along Came Polly Along Came Polly Along Came Polly is a 2004 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg, starring Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston in the lead roles.-Plot:... |
Vic | |
| Soul Plane Soul Plane Soul Plane is a 2004 comedy film starring Kevin Hart, Method Man, Tom Arnold, D.L. Hughley, Mo'Nique, Loni Love, K.D. Aubert, Godfrey, and Snoop Dogg.-Plot:... |
Nashawn | ||
| 2005 | The 40 Year Old Virgin | Smart Tech Customer | |
| In The Mix In the Mix In the Mix may refer to:* In the Mix , a film starring Usher* In the Mix , an American program for teenagers* The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits, a 1986 album by Boney M. re-released in 2008 as In the Mix... |
Busta | ||
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4 Scary Movie 4 Scary Movie 4 is the fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise, directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin and Pat Proft, and produced by Craig Mazin and Robert K. Weiss. It is distributed by The Weinstein Company via its Dimension Films unit in the U.S. and Television, and... |
CJ | |
| 2006 | The Last Stand The Last Stand The Last Stand is the third group album from Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik, released on July 18, 2006. The group consists of Black Moon's Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun's Tek and Steele, Heltah Skeltah's Rock and Sean Price, and O.G.C.'s Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah and Top Dog. The album marks... |
F Stop/G Spot | |
| 2007 | Epic Movie Epic Movie Epic Movie is a 2007 American parody film directed and written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer and produced by Paul Schiff. It was made in a similar style to Date Movie, Friedberg and Seltzer's previous film. The film mostly references The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the... |
Silas | |
| 2008 | Fool's Gold Fool's Gold (2008 film) Fool's Gold is an 2008 American adventure/romance film from Warner Bros. Pictures about a married couple who rekindle their romantic life while searching for a lost treasure. The film was directed by Andy Tennant and reunites the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days stars Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson... |
Bigg Bunny | |
| Superhero Movie Superhero Movie Superhero Movie is a 2008 American spoof film written and directed by Craig Mazin, produced by David Zucker and Robert K. Weiss, and starring Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, and Leslie Nielsen... |
Trey | ||
| Extreme Movie | Barry | ||
| Meet Dave Meet Dave Meet Dave is a 2008 American family comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and starring Eddie Murphy. The film was co-written by Bill Corbett and Rob Greenberg... |
Number 17 | ||
| Drillbit Taylor Drillbit Taylor Drillbit Taylor is a 2008 comedy film starring Owen Wilson as the eponymous character and based on an original idea by John Hughes. It was directed by Steven Brill and the screenplay was written by Kristofor Brown and Seth Rogen. Paramount Pictures released the film on March 21, 2008.Drillbit... |
Pawn Shop Dealer | ||
| 2009 | Party Down Party Down Party Down is an American comedy television series created and primarily written by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, and Paul Rudd that aired on the Starz network in the United States.-Conception:... |
Dro Grizzle | |
| Not Easily Broken Not Easily Broken Not Easily Broken is an 2009 drama film directed by Bill Duke. The film is written by Brian Bird based on T. D. Jakes' 2006 novel of the same name.-Plot:... |
Tree | ||
| Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire is a British-American comedic sword and sorcery series created by Peter A. Knight, co-produced by Hat Trick Productions and Media Rights Capital for Comedy Central and BBC Two, which premiered on April 9, 2009 in the USA and on June 11 in the UK. It began... |
Zezelryck | ||
| I'm A Grown Little Man | Himself | ||
| 2010 | Death at a Funeral Death at a Funeral (2010 film) Death at a Funeral is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Neil LaBute and starring an ensemble cast. The film is a remake of the 2007 British film of the same name.-Plot:... |
Brian | |
| Something Like a Business | JoJo | ||
| Little Fockers Little Fockers Little Fockers is a 2010 American comedy film and sequel to Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers . It stars Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand... |
Nurse Louis | ||
| Seriously Funny | Himself | ||
| 2011 | 35 and Ticking 35 and Ticking 35 and Ticking is an african american comedy/romance film directed by Russ Parr.The film features a large African American ensemble cast, starring Meagan Good, Nicole Ari Parker, Tamala Jones, Kevin Hart, Kym Whitley, Luenell, Darius McCrary, Dondre Whitfield, Mike Epps, Clifton Powell, Jill Marie... |
Cleavon | |
| Let Go | Kris Styles | ||
| The Precious One | |||
| "Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label... " |
Andre | ||
| Think Like a Man | |||
| Laugh at My Pain | Himself | ||
| 2012 | The Five-Year Engagement | ||
| 2012 | Scary Movie 5 | CJ | |