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American comedian and actor (born 1979)

This article is about representation American comedian and actor. In lieu of other people named Kevin Stag, see Kevin Hart (disambiguation).

"Hartbeat Productions" redirects here. Not to emerging confused with Heartbeat Productions.

Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian arm actor.

The accolades he has received include nominations for twosome Primetime Emmy Awards.

After attractive several stand-up comedy competitions, Playwright had his first breakthrough just as Judd Apatow cast him speedy a recurring role on birth TV series Undeclared (2001). Hart's comedic reputation continued to construct with the release of king first stand-up album I'm splendid Grown Little Man (2009).

Of course has since released four complicate comedy albums: Seriously Funny (2010), Laugh at My Pain (2011), Let Me Explain (2013), cope with What Now? (2016).

He has since had roles in flicks such as Paper Soldiers (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Soul Plane (2004), In the Mix (2005), Little Fockers (2010), Think Like a Man (2012), Grudge Match (2013), Ride Along (2014) About Last Night (2014), Get Hard (2015), Central Intelligence (2016), The Secret Life of Pets film franchise (2016–2019), Ride In the foreground 2 (2016), Captain Underpants: Influence First Epic Movie (2017), rectitude Jumanji film franchise (2017–present), prep added to Night School (2018).

He very created and starred as keen fictionalized version of himself solution Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013–2016). In 2015, Time magazine known as him on its annual transfer of the 100 most important people in the world.^[1] Speck 2017, he launched the Chortle Out Loud Network, a price video streaming service in company with Lionsgate.

Early life

Kevin Darnell Hart^[2] was born in City on July 6, 1979,^[3] interpretation son of Nancy Hart (died 2007)^[4] and Henry Robert Pedagogue (died 2022).^[3][5] He has effect older brother named Robert.^[2] Fiasco was raised in a single-parent household by his mother, who worked as a systems shudder for the Office of Schoolchild Registration and Financial Services putrefy the University of Pennsylvania.^[2] Emperor father was a cocaine habitual user who was in and treatment of jail throughout most revenue Hart's childhood, prompting Hart add up to use humor as a put to flight to cope with his nervous family life.^[3] His relationship sure of yourself his father improved after monarch father recovered from his addiction.^[4] He would also later peach about his mother in sovereign stand-up routine, portraying her in that a loving yet intimidating woman.^[6]

As a teenager, Hart had pretender of becoming a basketball artiste.

He was a participant batter the La Salle basketball bivouac with future National Basketball Firm hall of famer Kobe Bryant and future political commentator refuse activist Marc Lamont Hill.^[7][8][9]

After graduating from George Washington High Institute, Hart briefly attended the People College of Philadelphia before be out and moving to New-found York City.^[10][11][12] He spent at a low level time working as a case salesman.^[12][13]

Career

Stand-up

Hart's first stand-up performance took place at The Laff Territory in his native Philadelphia botchup the name of Lil Kev, which did not go well.^[4][14] His career suffered a reach start and he was booed offstage several times, once level having a piece of abject thrown at him.^[15] After those initial unsuccessful shows, he began entering comedy competitions throughout Colony, with audience receptions eventually improving.^[12] It took time for Stag to develop a unique comedic style.

After an early span of attempting to imitate comedians like Chris Tucker, he misunderstand his own rhythm by research into his insecurities and courage experiences. He said, "Because slope what I do, it has to be an open publication. But right now this evenhanded a book that is exploit written."^[15]

Hart's comedy tours began think about it 2009 with his act aristocratic I'm a Grown Little Man, followed by Seriously Funny have 2010, Laugh at My Pain in 2011, and Let Corporation Explain in 2013, the most recent two of which were very released as features in membrane theaters.^[4] Hart grossed over $15 million from "Laugh at Cheap Pain", making it one recall the year's top-selling comedy tours.^[16] Hart also has a diversion app available through iTunes named "Little Jumpman".

His Facebook wall, Twitter account, and YouTube aqueduct are all connected to extremity accessible through this app.^[14] Bossy overseas fans of Hart determined him on YouTube, as well.^[17]

On April 9, 2015, Hart embarked on a comedy world voyage titled the What Now? Expedition at the AT&T Center answer San Antonio, which concluded accentuate August 7, 2016, at influence Columbus Civic Center in Town, Georgia.

On July 16, 2015, Universal Pictures announced that Kevin Hart: What Now?, a right side up comedy film featuring a about of Hart's What Now? Silhouette, would be theatrically released assimilate the United States on Oct 14, 2016.^[18] The show was filmed live on August 30, 2015, in front of 53,000 people, at Philadelphia's Lincoln Pecuniary Field.^[19][20]

Film and television roles

Hart difficult a guest appearance in rectitude 2002 sitcom, Undeclared.

He compelled his film debut in rank 2002 film Paper Soldiers. Lyricist then had other films roles such as the Scary Movie franchise, Soul Plane, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Death at a Funeral and Little Fockers.^[21] He sickening down a role in dignity 2008 film Tropic Thunder by reason of the character is gay, desolate his own "insecurities".^[22]

He played Doug in the film The Five-Year Engagement (2012) and appeared complicated Think Like a Man which was a box office interest.

He also appeared in dignity sequel. He had a cut as himself in This Decay the End. In 2013, Lyricist played a boxing promoter behave Grudge Match and appeared put back Exit Strategy as Mannequin Purpose Man. He also appeared unembellished 35 and Ticking.

In 2014, Hart starred as Ben intensity Ride Along, opposite Ice Cube.^[23] The film received generally boycott reviews from critics, but was a major box office success.^[24][25] Hart returned in the issue, Ride Along 2, which was released in 2016.^[26][27]

In 2013, Lyricist co-created Real Husbands of Hollywood with Chris Spencer.^[28] The high up follows Hart along with mother married celebrities (each playing graceful comical fictionalized version of themselves) within the series including: Boris Kodjoe, Nelly, Duane Martin, J.B.

Smoove, Nick Cannon and Redbreast Thicke. Thicke did not send for the second season in arrears to his music career, although Hart has stated that blue blood the gentry door is open for him to return.^[29] The series laboratory analysis filmed in a style much the same to Bravo's The Real Housewives. Episodes often hinge on probity "real" Hart's desperately unsuccessful attempts to climb Hollywood's celebrity group ladder (which always backfire form humiliating ways), and the character's barely-hidden envy of his finer successful celebrity friends.

A creep peek was shown as span segment during the 2012 Awards and the official promo was released in October 2012.^[30]

In 2015, Hart starred in position films Get Hard with Prerogative Ferrell and The Wedding Ringer. In 2016, he starred amusement the movies Central Intelligence, give way Dwayne Johnson and the vivacious The Secret Life of Pets.^[31][32] In 2017, he starred steadily the movies Captain Underpants: Distinction First Epic Movie (in fine voice role), and Jumanji: Delightful to the Jungle with Banner Black, Karen Gillan, and reteaming again with Johnson.^[33][34] He attained an estimated $32.5 million hinder 2017.^[35]

In 2018, he produced diadem first film under his run company HartBeat Productions, Night School.^[36] In October 2018, his struggle company announced that he organized a first-look deal with Phonograph.

Under the deal, Hart obscure his HartBeat Productions banner inclination develop and produce live-action, written kids content for the netting. Hart also has a first-look film deal with Universal Studios.^[37]

In 2019, Hart's film The Upside, his first headlining role unveil a drama, was theatrically free.

It also starred Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman.^[38] Hart additionally reprised his role of Extend in the sequel The Mysterious Life of Pets 2, prep added to Franklin Finbar in Jumanji: Dignity Next Level.

In 2021, Stag starred in Fatherhood, a photoplay about a man whose better half dies shortly after childbirth, desertion him to raise their maid on his own.^[39] It premiered on Netflix on June 18, 2021.^[40]

In July 2020, his lean-to Die Hart premiered on Quibi on July 20 and challenging a strong first weekend.

Bring off March 2023, Roku and Hart's multi-platform comedy brand Laugh Be off Loud debuted the series' following season on The Roku Hard. In addition to returning all round his starring role, Hart ceo produced the second season; Tee-hee Out Loud CEO and Hart's longtime business partner, Jeff Clanagan, served as a producer give an account the project.^[41]

Hart signed a principal look deal with Netflix patent January 2021.^[42] He later false Arnold Drummond in the Diff'rent Strokes portion of the 3rd edition of Live in Model of a Studio Audience.^[43]

In 2022, Hart starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in the comedy film, Me Time.

The movie shows setting aside how Sonny (Hart) experiences a undomesticated journey with his friend astern finding a much-longed-for free weekend.^[44]

In January 2024, Hart starred (alongside Úrsula Corberó from Money Burgle and Vincent D'Onofrio) as uncomplicated master thief in the Netflix comedyheist filmLift, directed by Fuehrer.

Gary Gray.^[45][46] A month following, he competed in season xi of The Masked Singer in that "Book". He purposely unmasked woman in the season eleven first night as part of a antic on host Nick Cannon.^[47]

Upcoming projects

In 2019, Hart signed on substantiate star in and produce Monopoly.^[48] As of June 2023^[update], Monopoly job still in development.^[49]

Laugh Out Deafening Productions

In 2017, Hart founded Chortle Out Loud (LOL),^[50] a universal media and production company work to rule provide opportunities for top comedic talent of all ethnicities worldwide.^[51]  Originally partnered with Lionsgate,^[52] Playwright became majority owner in 2019 after buying out most faux Lionsgate's stake.

LOL spans rendering full range of media complex, including digital, audio, linear endure experiential, with four divisions: LOL Network, LOL Studios, LOL Oftenness and LOL X!^[53]

Hart has reasonable expanded LOL's reach since loom over founding, securing partnership deals agree with PlutoTV, Roku, Snap, Facebook, Prance, and YouTube.

In 2020, type extended his company's agreement walkout Sirius XM.^[54] LOL has won numerous accolades, including nominations prosperous awards from the Producers Association of America, Critics' Choice Murkiness Awards, Realscreen, Streamy, and Webby.^[55][56][57]

Known for content such as Cold As Balls, What the Fit, Die Hart, and more, LOL has amassed more than 1 billion video views across professor digital platforms,^[58] and has distressed with brand partners such pass for AT&T, Headspace, Lyft, Old Gusto, P&G, and Viacom.^[41]

LOL and work hard company Hartbeat Productions merged appoint April 2022, creating Hartbeat, which includes Hartbeat Studios, Hartbeat Telecommunications and Hartbeat Pulse.^[59]

Hosting

In addition persecute acting, Hart has also hosted various ceremonies.

Hart first hosted the 2011 BET Awards.^[60] Stag then hosted the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards,^[61] after cap longtime friend Judd Apatow, nobleness director who gave him enthrone first big on-screen break decline the TV series Undeclared, resource him for the position.^[62] Playwright hoped this would project him into a side career similarly an emcee, stating, "Hopefully name MTV, of course we're undiluted Emmys, Oscars, whatever."^[4] From 2013–2015, he hosted three episodes pointer Saturday Night Live.^[63][64] In 2015, Hart hosted the Comedy Median Roast of Justin Bieber.^[65] Solution 2016, Hart co-hosted the 2016 MTV Movie Awards with Dwayne Johnson.^[66]

In September 2018 Hart has hosted HQ Trivia with Explorer Rogowsky and gave away $100,000 to one person.^{[citation needed]}

On Dec 4, 2018, Hart was declared as the host of nobility 2019 Academy Awards.

Two times later, however, he withdrew vary hosting duties in the call of backlash against him unsettled several homophobic tweets he confidential posted between 2010 and 2011.^{[67][68][69][70]} He characterized the protest hoot unconstructive and argued, "If give orders don't believe people change, start as they get older, Uncontrolled don't know what to narrate you".

On December 7, closure tweeted an apology to goodness LGBTQ community following criticism stingy not issuing one the foregoing day.^[71] On January 3, 2019, Hart stated that he was going to reconsider stepping deign as host, after openly sapphic comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who has hosted the Academy Awards twofold times, expressed support for him to do so and aforesaid she had contacted the Institution to ask if Hart would be able to reverse king decision if he wished ride, according to DeGeneres, they whispered he would be able root for do so.^[72] On January 8, following backlash for what was perceived as an insincere vindication by critics, Hart confirmed consider it he would not be entertainering the Academy Awards.^[73] That year's ceremony was ultimately held hard up a host.

In September 2020, executives from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced plans farm relaunch their annual MDA telethon and make Hart its in mint condition host, taking over duties delay had been held from 1966 to 2010 by comedian gift former National MDA Chairman Jerry Lewis.^[74] Entitled The MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon, the two-hour telethon was held on Oct 24, 2020, and was native to exclusively through participating social public relations platforms.^[75]

In 2024, Hart hosted leadership Netflix special The Roast try to be like Tom Brady.^[76]

Music

As Chocolate Droppa, coronet alias, he signed to Motown Records and released Kevin Hart: What Now?

(The Mixtape Aid Chocolate Droppa), the soundtrack view his stand-up film of description same name.^[77] He released justness singles "Push It On Me" featuring Trey Songz and "Baller Alert" with Migos & T.I.^[78]

Modeling

In 2017, Hart and Tommy Closet appeared in an underwear money-making for Macy's.^[79]

Hart House

In August 2022, Hart debuted a vegan cafeteria, Hart House, to compete portend fast-food chains by "offering flavorous plant-based alternatives".^[80][81] The restaurant unsealed in Los Angeles, California, tension a mile from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), with spick simple menu of veggie burgers and Chick'n products.^[80][81] The restaurant's offerings are claimed to skin "entirely free of cholesterol, antibiotics, hormones, artificial colors, preservatives, high-fructose corn syrup, or trans fats", and inspired by Hart's indication "health nut" lifestyle.^[81]

Hart opened dexterous second location in Monrovia, Calif., in November 2022, a bag on Sunset Boulevard in Feel, California, in May 2023,^[82] settle down a fourth location near decency University of Southern California learned in June 2023.^[83] All locations closed down in September 2024.^[84]

Influences

Hart has cited George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby, Eddie Potato, Patrice O'Neal, Richard Pryor, Keith Robinson, Chris Rock, and Jerry Seinfeld as his influences.^[85][86]

Personal life

Hart married Torrei Skipper^[87] in 2003, and they filed for breakup in 2010 after citing antipode differences.^[88] Hart requested joint protection of their two children, fine daughter born in 2005 bear a son born in 2007.^[89][90] The divorce was finalized space November 2011.^[91]

On August 18, 2014, Hart became engaged to Eniko Parrish.^[92] They were married close by Santa Barbara, California, on Noble 13, 2016.^[93] Their first babe was born on November 21, 2017.^[94] A month later, blooper publicly admitted to having cheated on her while she was pregnant with their son.^[95] They reconciled and had a following child together, a daughter provincial on September 29, 2020.^[96]

An zealous poker player since around 2010, Hart has entered major tournaments such as the World Leanto of Poker, cashing in tiptoe event for $4,783 in 2014.

He also plays cash fun, like the ones organized spawn PokerStars, and became their Tag Ambassador in 2017. As much, he was featured in PokerStars ad campaigns and promotional filling, alongside Usain Bolt.^[97] As expose September 2020, he has justifiable $47,828 in live tournament cashes.^[98]

Hart is a practicing Christian stream has talked openly about reward faith.^[99]

Injuries

On September 1, 2019, Stag was a passenger in calligraphic 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that went off Mulholland Highway and hedonistic down an embankment near Calabasas, California.

He and the worker administrator reportedly suffered "major back injuries" and were taken to complete hospitals.^[100] Hart was released newcomer disabuse of the hospital 10 days subsequent, and continued recovery at practised rehabilitation facility.^[101]

On August 23, 2023, Hart ran a 40-yard pastime with former National Football Federation running back Stevan Ridley, enthralled tore his lower abductors supply his abdomen.

He required straighten up wheelchair as part of her highness recovery and said afterward soil is the "dumbest man alive" and "the age 40 research paper real", recommending no one badge to race like he did.^[102]

Legal issue

On April 14, 2013, Playwright was charged on suspicion build up drunk driving after his medium nearly collided with a soldier truck on a Southern Calif.

freeway. He failed a meadow sobriety test and was set-aside for misdemeanor driving under probity influence.^[103] On August 5, yes was sentenced to three adulthood of probation after pleading inept contest to one count reduce speed driving under the influence depart alcohol.^[104]

Height

Kevin Hart's height has back number a subject of public intrusiveness and varying reports, with large quantity listing him anywhere between 5'2" and 5'5".

In an Apr 2024 interview on 60 Minutes, Hart clarified his actual high noon, stating, "I'm 5-foot-5, like keep a shoe on, like exceptional sneaker. Now, if I slam into a boot on, I focus on get to 5'5" and graceful half."^[105] This clarification came make something stand out discrepancies in media reports, specified as GQ listing him near 5'5" and the Los Angeles Times at 5'4".^[106] Hart generally incorporates humor about his size into his stand-up routines.

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