Kevin James Biography

Fast Facts

• Went to high school with professional wrestler Mick Foley; the two were on the wrestling team together
• Played halfback on the varsity football team at the State University of New York until a back injury ended his career
• Held a day job as a physical trainer before dropping out of college
• In the late 1980s, honed his comedic skills on the New York stand-up circuit, where he began a longtime friendship with Ray Romano
• Appeared on Star Search and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno before winning an award at the Montreal Comedy Festival in 1996
• After a recurring role on Romano's Everybody Loves Raymond, landed his own sitcom, King of Queens, in 1998
• Frequently works with Adam Sandler, appearing with him in 50 First Dates (2004), I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Grown Ups (2010) and Pixels (2015)