Kevin James
Stand-up comedian

Kevin James

Also known as Kevin George Knipfing

Who Kevin James is

Kevin James is a stand-up comedian and actor from Stony Brook, New York, known for playing Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens. He began doing stand-up in 1989 at Richie Minervini's East Side Comedy Club on Long Island, has performed at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, and starred in the sitcom Kevin Can Wait and the film Paul Blart: Mall Cop. His specials include Never Don't Give Up for Netflix in 2018 and Irregardless for Amazon Prime Video in 2024.

At a glance

Born
1965
Stand-up specials
Irregardless, Never Don't Give Up and Sweat the Small Stuff
On screen
The King of Queens, Kevin Can Wait, The Crew and 15 more

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

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Career timeline

  1. 1965Born
  2. 1994A&E's An Evening at the Improv (stand-up, 1994–1997) On screen
  3. 1996Everybody Loves Raymond (Kevin Daniels / Doug Heffernan, 1996, 1998–1999) On screen
  4. 1998The King of Queens (Doug Heffernan, 1998–2007) On screen
  5. 2001Sweat the Small Stuff (2001) Special
  6. 200450 First Dates (Factory Worker, 2004) On screen
  7. 2005Hitch (Albert, 2005) On screen
  8. 2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Firefighter Larry Valentine, 2007) On screen
  9. 2009Paul Blart: Mall Cop (Paul Blart, 2009, film) On screen
  10. 2010Grown Ups (Eric Lamonsoff, 2010, film) On screen
  11. 2011Zookeeper (Griffin Keyes; also writer and producer, 2011) On screen
  12. 2012Here Comes the Boom (lead role, 2012) On screen
  13. 2012Hotel Transylvania (Frankenstein, voice, 2012; sequel 2015) On screen
  14. 2013Grown Ups 2 (Eric Lamonsoff, 2013) On screen
  15. 2015Pixels (President William Cooper, 2015) On screen
  16. 2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (Paul Blart; also writer and producer, 2015) On screen
  17. 2016Kevin Can Wait (Kevin Gable, 2016–2018) On screen
  18. 2018Never Don't Give Up (2018, Netflix) Special
  19. 2020Hubie Halloween (Steve Downey, 2020) On screen
  20. 2021The Crew (Kevin Gibson, 2021) On screen
  21. 2024Irregardless (2024, Amazon Prime Video) Special

Questions about Kevin James

Where is Kevin James performing next?

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What stand-up specials have they released?

Irregardless, Never Don't Give Up and Sweat the Small Stuff.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The King of Queens, Kevin Can Wait, The Crew, Everybody Loves Raymond, A&E's An Evening at the Improv and Just for Laughs, among 18 credits.

When were they born?

In 1965.

Who are some comedians like them?

Adam Sandler (also in Grown Ups), Colin Quinn (also in Grown Ups), David Spade (also in Grown Ups), Rob Schneider (also in Grown Ups) and Chris Rock (also in Grown Ups).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

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Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026