Cast & creator
Kevin James
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Daily Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Kevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965), known professionally as Kevin James, is an American actor and writer. James began his career as a stand-up comedian on Long Island in the late 1980s before rising to prominence for playing Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), for which he received the nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006. In 2004, James made his first film appearance in 50 First Dates, and the following year co-starred in Hitch. He went on to star in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012), and Pixels (2015). He also voiced characters in the animated films Monster House, Barnyard (both 2006), and Hotel Transylvania (2012). He also was nominated for a People's Choice Award in 2017 for his role on the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018). James also appeared in several dramatic roles, including The Dilemma (2011), Little Boy (2015), and Becky (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Kevin George Knipfing
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1975–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (101)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Conan
Self
2010
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest
2003
The King of Queens
Doug Heffernan
1998The King of Queens
Writer
1998The King of Queens
Story
1998
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Everybody Loves Raymond
Doug Heffernan
1996Everybody Loves Raymond
Kevin
1996Everybody Loves Raymond
Writer
1996Good Day Live
Self
2001
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Self
2007
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999The Reichen Show
Self
2005
The Ultimate Fighter
2005
Becker
Doug Heffernan (uncredited)
1998
Grown Ups
Eric Lamonsoff
2010
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self / Presenter
1992
Martial Law
Dallas Hampton
1998
Hotel Transylvania
Frankenstein (voice)
2012
Liv and Maddie
Mr. Clodfelter
2013
Monster House
Officer Landers (voice)
2006
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
1975
Grown Ups 2
Eric Lamonsoff
2013
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Frankenstein (voice)
2018
Pixels
Cooper
2015
50 First Dates
Factory Worker
2004
Hotel Transylvania 2
Frankenstein (voice)
2015
Playdate
Brian
2025
Kids' Choice Awards
Host
1987
Biography: WWE Legends
Self
2021
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Hacky Sack Tournament Celebrity Judge
2008
Monster Summer
Edgar Palmer
2024
Kevin Can Wait
Kevin Gable
2016
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Paul Blart
2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Producer
2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Characters
2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Writer
2015Inside MMA
Self - Guest
2007
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Larry Valentine
2007
Barnyard
Otis (voice)
2006
Hitch
Albert
2005
Solo Mio
Matt Taylor
2026Solo Mio
Producer
2026Solo Mio
Writer
2026
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart
2009Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Screenplay
2009Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Producer
2009
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
Hubie Halloween
Sgt. Steve Downey
2020
Here Comes the Boom
Scott Voss
2012Here Comes the Boom
Writer
2012Here Comes the Boom
Producer
2012
Guns Up
Ray Hayes
2025Guns Up
Executive Producer
2025
Zookeeper
Griffin Keyes
2011Zookeeper
Screenplay
2011Zookeeper
Producer
2011
The Dilemma
Nick Brannen
2011
True Memoirs of an International Assassin
Sam Larson / Mason Carver
2016
Little Boy
Dr. Fox
2015
Home Team
Sean Payton
2022Home Team
Producer
2022
Sandy Wexler
Ted Rafferty
2017
The Crew
Kevin Gibson
2021The Crew
Executive Producer
2021
Becky
Dominick
2020The Justin Lee Collins Show
Self - Guest
2009
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Santa Claus
2007
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Actor (archive footage)
2022
Grown Ups 3
Eric Lamonsoff
Cubed
Kevin James
2009
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009Flash Before the Bang
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020
Grilled
Dave
2006
Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up
Self
2018Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up
Writer
2018
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Self
1999
Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff
Self
2001Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff
Writer
2001Nature Planet | Narrated by Adam Sandler
Silver-Breasted Montle
2020
Kevin James: Irregardless
Self
2024Kevin James: Irregardless
Executive Producer
2024Kevin James: Irregardless
Writer
2024Kevin James: Irregardless
Director
2024VH1 Inside Out: Leah Remini's Wedding Special
Self
2003The Magnanimous Seven
Wetzel's Pretzels 3
Self (Archive footage)
2023Fuzzy Towers
Tommy
Still Life
Executive Producer