Net Worth
$250, 000, 000
Name
Kevin Darnel Hart
Age
40 years
Date of Birth
July 6, 1979
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Height
163 cm
Weight
64 kg
Marital Status
Married
Wife / Spouse Name
Eniko Parish, Torrei Hart
Children
Hendrix Hart, Heaven Hart, Kenzo Kash Hart
Profession
Comedian, actor, producer
Latest Update
May 2020
Introduction of Kevin Hart
Kevin Hart is commonly known as an American actor, comedian, and stand-up Artist. He’s well recognized for a movie called Jumanji- welcome to the jungle, The Wedding Ringer, Get Hard, and so on. Hart is among the wealthiest American comedians of our time.
You may have seen him physically but haven’t gotten a chance of knowing more than his stage demeanor. This article contains details about Kevin’s age, weight, early life, spouse, Net Worth, and much other information you’d want to know about him. Let’s see more.
The Early Life of Kevin Hart
Darnel Kevin Hart was born on July 6, 1979, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. His father is called Henry Robert Witherspoon, and the mother is Nancy Hart. He has a brother named Robert. Throughout his childhood, he was raised by a single mom because the dad was in jail due to drug addiction, while Kevin was still young. Unfortunately, the mom died in 2007 after she was diagnosed with cancer. To him, comedy was a way of escaping his family problems.
He attended school at the Community College of Philadelphia. After school, he went to work as a salesman in Massachusetts. It’s during this time when he also started performing comedy at various clubs in his hometown. For example, he used to perform at a night club in Philly and won other competitions in other clubs.
Kevin married his first wife called Torrei Hart in 2003 and divorced him in 2011. They had two children, namely, Hendrix Hart and Heaven Hart. Later in 2016, he married the second wife named Eniko Parish. During their wedding, he tagged along his children with Torrei to cheer him. Actually, his son was his best man during this second wedding. Together, they have a son called Kenzo Kash Hart.
Kevin likes keeping fit and in good shape, unlike other comedians in the industry. This can be traced from the incident when he placed a bet on his friend to lose weight and gave him $25. The friend weighed nearly 300 pounds, and Kevin got concerned about his friend’s weight.
Kevin has an obsession with watches ever since he was a child, and he’s known for purchasing costly ones. Interestingly, he bought a watch worth $15,000 after being paid a six-figure paycheck for the first time.
Career
Kevin Hart began his profession as a stand-up comedian, whereby he could mock themes like racism, current events, parenthood, marriage, self-deprecation, life events, and African-American culture.
He made his on-screen debut in 2002, which appeared on both the big screen and TV. He did TV serials including those entitled, Undeclared, Modern Family, Jake in Progress, Lip Sync Battle, Top Gear, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and The Big House.
Kevin Hart also participated in movies such as Superhero Movie, The Wedding Ringer, School Dance, Central Intelligence, Top Five, About Last Night, Ring Alone, Scary Movie, and Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny, I was a Grown Little Man, and Laugh at My Pain in 2011.
He’s also known for his funny acting. Examples of the films he appeared in are Ride Along and Get Hard. He used Lil Kev as his stage identity, whereby only very few individuals found him humorous. Later, he got mentored by Keith Robinson, after which he started using his real name and achieved significant success.
Kevin was an all-rounded man. Despite comedy and acting, he also participated in music though wasn’t so much into it. He signed a contract with Motown Records and sang a song titled Push It On Me that featured Trey Songz and Baller Alert.
Including Kevin Hart, very few comedians have made stand-up comedy albums. Fortunately for him, these performances made him grow into a reputable comedian. Presently, he stars in a reality television series called Real Husbands of Hollywood.
Awards and Achievements
He won three NAAPC Awards, one Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award, two Teen Choice Awards, one Billboard Touring Award, one MTV Movie Award, and one Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for the Artist of the Year, and three Kids’ Choice Awards. Besides, he was termed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world- in Time Magazine.
Kevin Hart Net Worth and Salary
He has an estimated Net worth that amounts to $250,000,000 as of May 2020. His primary source of income and wealth comes from his career roles: hosting, acting, comedy. He is paid the highest as a comedian, followed by Jerry Seinfeld.
His Net worth has been due to the many comedy tours he has had in the past. To illustrate, he made more than $58 in 2018, $33.7 million in 2017, and in 2016 he had over 100 shows, which paid $one million each.
Films such as Let Me Explain, Think Like a Man Too, Laugh at my Pain, and Think As a Man earned him almost $65 million in 2015.
As a celebrity, he attracts many companies that ask him to be the face of their brands such as Hyundai, Foot Locker, H & M. He endorses for the Coca-Cola Company, among other deals. Be sure he’s paid handsomely.
The Bottom Line
Kevin Hart is undoubtedly amongst the most humorous and very famous comedians in the world. Every performance or movie he does is a masterpiece that could crack your ribs and force your tears out. Can you imagine being famous because you’re charming, humorous, and hilarious? What a blessing from the Lord! He surely rose from the dust of his poor childhood and has humor and humor to make him wealthy.
