Kevin James: the filmography of the actor

Kevin James, whose filmography includesonly about twenty paintings, managed to conquer the audience with his sparkling humor and comical images. Perhaps this name does not tell you anything, but if you just look at the picture, you will immediately understand who is talking about. He was not nominated for prestigious awards, but he has many years of hard work experience, not only as an actor.

short biography

Born Kevin April 26, 1965 in the city underthe name of Mineola. His father, Joe, was an insurance intermediary, and his mother, Janet, a chiropractor. Few people know that the real name of the actor is Kevin George Kneifine, but he decided to take a pseudonym when he started performing in front of the public. Besides him, another two children were brought up in the family. Together they soon moved to Stony Brook, where the childhood of the future comedian passed. Thanks to his large physique, he quickly found his place among school athletes. He practiced wrestling, and later became infatuated with football. This passion so engulfed him that after leaving school in 1983, the boy entered New York University to become a sports manager. During the training, Kevin continued to play football. However, after 3 years his interest faded, and he began actively searching for his life purpose.

Theater and stand-up

For 20 years or more,to work for Kevin James. Films with his participation and big fees were still far ahead, so for the time being he found other ways of earning money. For example, painted roofs, sold tickets for sports events and even was a personal trainer. Everything changed when he discovered the theater. The will of fate Kevin got to audition and became a member of a small troupe. At the same time, together with his brother, he becomes a member of the comic team and begins to invent his own improvisations. His debut on the stage in the genre of stand-up was very successful, but then everything went wrong not so smoothly. This does not stop the young comedian, and he works hard to develop the numbers. In the following years, Kevin is actively performing on television and various famous scenes. The meeting with Ray Romano became significant in the fate of the comedian, who at that time already had a name like Kevin James. Filmography comrades even started with the same series - "Everybody loves Raymond."

TV series

This moment became the key in the acting careerKevin, even if his role was secondary. Together with a friend he worked on the script of one of the episodes. The next significant event is the release of the series "The King of Queens", the main role which was performed by none other than Kevin James. Since then, his filmography has begun to grow rapidly. The series went on air for nine years, which is an extremely long period. Now the whole America knows about the actor. The next work on television was the participation in the series "Chinese policeman". It was thanks to these images that he got a chance to develop further and play in full-length films.

Full-length tapes

The first feature film with his participationthe tape "50 first kisses" becomes, however the role has appeared absolutely insignificant. But this was the starting point in the appearance in the future of the famous duo: Adam Sandler - Kevin James. The films in which they shot together, probably, were the most successful in his career. In addition to the above picture, they include: "My boyfriend from the zoo", "Chuck and Larry: Fire Wedding", 2 parts of the comedy "Classmates", as well as "Pixels", which reached the wide screens in 2015. Significant in his career is in 2005, when the movie appears with the famous film with Will Smith "The rules of the film: The Method of Hitch," where one of the key characters was played by Kevin James. The filmography of the actor is replenished again with the role of the first plan after the comedy "Shopo-kop" was released in 2009, the continuation of which was withdrawn after 6 years. It is impossible not to mention the role in Frank Korachi's film "The Fat Man in the Ring", which is also the main one.

Cartoons and future projects

For 50 years of life and 20 years of acting careerthere was such an opportunity that Kevin James would not use. All the films with him are simply magnificent, but it's also worth mentioning about animation pictures. In 2006, his voice was immediately spoken by two characters of successful cartoons. This is an officer from the Oscar-nominated "House-ghost" and the Otis bull from the painting "Horns and Hoofs". Prior to that, he already had experience in the voice of the cartoon characters in the Italian "Pinocchio". Each year, there are about two paintings, key roles in which Kevin James performs. Films with his participation are mostly comedic, which is not surprising, if we take into account the fact that he once worked as a comedian. His characters are not multifaceted and penetrating, but they can bring to the world a few minutes of sincere, pure laughter and a lot of smiles. At the moment about the participation of James stated in two comedies, this time with a criminal bias. These are "Real Memories of an International Murderer" and "Parkovshchiki", which are planned for release in 2016.