![]() Based on the strength of the audience's response and his burgeoning love of comedy, he chose not to return to college. James won the part and thrived in the role. Foray into ComedyĪt Cortland, a public speaking course awakened James's love of the stage, and while back home on Long Island, he auditioned for a comedic part in a Shoreham-Wading River Community Theater production. After graduating in 1983, he continued his football career at SUNY Cortland, where he majored in sports management. A sports fanatic and talented athlete, James excelled as a tailback on his football team. The Knipfing family relocated to Stony Brook in Long Island, New York, where James attended Ward Melville High School. Early LifeĪctor and comedian Kevin James was born Kevin George Knipfing on April 26, 1965, in Mineola, New York, the son of Janet and Joseph Valentine Knipfing. James later starred in such films as Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Here Comes the Boom, and returned to TV in 2016 with Kevin Can Wait. ![]() He first appeared as Doug Heffernan on The King of Queens in 1998, a role that would launch him to fame through the show's conclusion in 2007. ![]() James is repped by UTA, Jeff Sussman Management and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham.Born in 1965 in Mineola, New York, Kevin James pursued a burgeoning career in comedy while still in college. Millennium’s upcoming slate includes The Bricklayer starring Aaron Eckhart and Nina Dobrev, The Piper with Charlotte Hope and Julian Sands and the fourth installment of The Expendables franchise, as well as hotly anticipated comic book adaptation Red Sonja with Matilda Lutz, Wallis Day and Robert Sheehan.īondIt Media Capital is heading to the Cannes with a number of films in post, including John Travolta-starrer Cash Out, Blood For Dust with Kit Harington, and Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, The Dating Game. The executive producers include BondIt Media Capital’s Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor. “When I first read the script, I couldn’t help but draw similarities to our Hitman’s Bodyguard franchise as it has a seamless blend of action and comedy, coupled with an unexpected family dynamic that’s full of surprises.”ĭrake, Tobias Weymar and Jon Keeyes will produce Guns Up. “We couldn’t be more excited to team up with Ed on this film, which stars the incredibly talented Kevin James doing what he does best - delivering action-packed thrills and hilarious one-liners,” said Millennium vp international sales and distribution JJ Nugent. ![]() Neon Acquires Worldwide Rights to Ava DuVernay's 'Origin' at Venice Film Festival Production on Guns Up is set to start in June, with BondIt Media Capital financing and assisting with project packaging. Millennium Media, known for the Hitman’s Bodyguard and Expendables franchise, is handling world sales on the upcoming feature and will be pitching it to international buyers at the Cannes Film Market next week.Įdward Drake, director of Amazon Prime thriller Broil, will direct Guns Up from his own screenplay. When a job goes horribly wrong and both of his worlds collide, he has one night to get his family out of the city. The King of Queens and Paul Blart: Mall Cop star Kevin James is set to star in the new action comedy Guns Up, playing an ex-cop and family man who moonlights as a mob henchman. ![]()
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