KEVIN JAMES began his career as a stand-up on the Long Island comedy scene. After being discovered at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival, he signed a network development deal to create his own sitcom.

The King of Queens, which premiered in 1998, ran for nine seasons on CBS with James starring and executive producing, and it garnered him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The show concluded its run in 2007 but continues to air daily in syndication across the country and around the world. James also starred in, and executive produced The Crew, a sitcom set in the world of NASCAR and is currently developing a single camera comedy (both for Netflix).

James brought his stand-up act to TV with Sweat the Small Stuff, a one-hour special for Comedy Central. Kevin James and Ray Romano executive produced and starred in the HBO Sports Special Making the Cut: The Road to Pebble Beach; a documentary about the Pebble Beach Pro Am Golf Tournament that was nominated for a Sports Emmy. His second comedy special, Never Don’t Give Up, premiered on Netflix to critical acclaim.

James was the producer, co-writer, and star of the hit comedies Paul Blart: Mall Cop 1 & 2, Zookeeper and Here Comes the Boom. He made his feature film debut in Columbia Pictures’ Hitch starring opposite Will Smith, and starred alongside Adam Sandler in Pixels, Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, and Hubie Halloween. He starred in the feature True Memoirs of an International Assassin for Netflix, the independent action thriller Becky, and starred in and produced Home Team for Netflix.

 

 

 

 

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GARY VALENTINE appeared on the CBS comedy Kevin Can Wait, as Kyle Gable, alongside Kevin James as his fireman brother on the hit series.

Valentine also appeared as Danny on The King of Queens for nine years on CBS, for which he also wrote several episodes. Additional television credits include, Fargo, Chelsea Lately, Men of a Certain Age, co-host of The X Show and his own standup special, Comedy Central Presents: Gary Valentine. He also starred as George Bannister in a series of TV movies, The Dog Who Saved…

Valentine is a Long Island, New York-native who has been headlining comedy clubs and theaters for the past 20 years. After an appearance at the Montreal Comedy Festival in 1997, he headed to Los Angeles, and quickly landed a hosting job on the NBC show Friday Night Videos. In addition, he did spots on various talk shows performing standup, including Late Night with Conan O’Brien, among others.

His feature film credits include Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, Here Comes the Boom, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Zookeeper, Stuck On You, Poolboy: Drowning Out The Fury, and the independent short, Alive N’ Kickin’.

Valentine is an avid golfer, and plays in several golf charity tournaments each year, including BMW/Synnex Pro-Am, “Monday After the Masters,” hosted by Hootie and the Blowfish, and “The Drive,” hosted by Russell Wilson and Casey Kahne. In addition, he is actively involved with the JVK Foundation, named after his father, which supports various charities, including Retinitis Pigmentosa. His sister suffers from the disease.