Kevin James was first seen playing the role of ‘Kevin Daniels’ in the American sitcom television series ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ in 1996. In 1998, he starred as ‘Doug Heffernan’ in the American television sitcom ‘The King of Queens,’ created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt. The show ran for 207 episodes and went off-air in 2007. James also appeared in television series like ‘Cosby’ (1998), ‘Becker’ (1999), ‘Martial Law’ (1999), and ‘Arli$$’ (2001), before making his big-screen debut in the 2002 Italian fantasy comedy-drama film ‘Pinocchio.’ The film received mixed reviews but failed to garner success at the box office. He next appeared in the 2004 American comedy film ‘50 First Dates’ where he played the role of a factory worker. In 2005, he starred as ‘Albert Brennaman’ in the romantic comedy film ‘Hitch,’ directed by Andy Tennant. The film saw positive reviews upon release and was a massive box office success, grossing over $371.6 million against a budget of $55-70 million.
In the 2007 buddy comedy film ‘I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry,’ James played the role of Lawrence Arthur "Larry" Valentine. Despite being panned by critics, the film did reasonably well at the box office. In 2009, he starred as ‘Paul Blart’ in the comedy film ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop,’ directed by Steve Carr. While the film opened to negative reviews, it was a massive box office success and grossed over $183.3 million on a budget of $26 million. James was also the writer and producer of the film. He next appeared in films like ‘Grown Ups’ (2010), ‘Zookeeper’ (2011), ‘Hotel Transylvania’ (2012), ‘Grown Ups 2’ (2013), ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2’ (2015), ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ (2015), ‘True Memoirs of an International Assassin’ (2016), and ‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ (2018).
Kevin James was last seen in the 2020 American mystery comedy film ‘Hubie Halloween,’ directed by Steven Brill. The film received mixed response from critics and holds an approval rating of 54% on Rotten Tomatoes. He is all set to appear in the upcoming American sports comedy film ‘Home Team’ where he will portray ‘Sean Payton.’