He would later star as Doug Heffernan in his own sitcom “The King of Queens”. After several TV appearances in “Just for Laughs” and “The Tonight show with Jay Leno”, he landed a recurring role in Everybody Loves Raymond. James performed stand up comedy for 11 years, and it was during this time that he met actor and comedian Ray Romano. During a performance in the local Stony Brook theater, James enjoyed the audiences reaction to his comedic role so much, that he later joined his brother Gary’s improv group. James has an older brother, fellow comedian and actor Gary Valentine, and a sister Leslie.
In high school, he reached the top spot on the wrestling team, ahead of friend and future professional wrestler Mick Foley, however, a back injury knocked him off the top, and resulted in Foley claiming the number one spot.
He was raised in Stony Brook, New York State where he matreiculated from Ward Melville High School. Kevin George Knipfing, known professionally as Kevin James is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and producer. His brothers are world-known actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn.Ī post shared by Wagner Leroux is Kevin James? On 24 January 2006 the actor was found dead in his Santa Monica condo at just 40 years old the primary cause of death was heart disease.
He started acting at the age of 12, and landed his first role in the 1979 film “Charlie and the talking Buzzard”. He was typically cast in tough-guy characters, villains or in comedic roles. įrom 1993-1999, Steffiana dated and lived with her boyfriend, fellow American actor Chris Penn (10 October 1965 – 24 January 2006), who starred in “The Funeral”, “Footloose” and “Rush Hour” to name a few.
Steffiana has had minor roles in her husband’s movies “Paul Blart: Mall cop” and “Paul Blart: Mall cop 2”, plus a guest role in “The King of Queens”, and appeared in “Zookeeper” as Robin. She landed a follow up role in an episode of “Pacific Blue” which garnered some traction in the US, then appeared in “Cement”, “Redemption” and “Stealing Harvard” with her then boyfriend, the late Chris Penn. The now 46-year-old’s first acting role was in the 1997 crime drama “Die gang”. Steffiana De La Cruz – Posted by Robin Emtage Photography on Monday, OctoCareerĭe la Cruz broke into the entertainment industry as a model, and would go on to pursue a career in acting.