Kevin Hart

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kevin Hart

• Kevin Hart was raised in a single-parent household by her mother. His father was a cocaine addict who was in and out of jail throughout most of Kevin’s childhood.

  

• Kevin Hart’s relationship with his father improved after his father recovered from his drug addiction.

• When he was a teenager, Kevin wanted to become an NBA basketball player. He also attended the La Salle and Speedy Morris’s basketball camp with the famous basketball player Kobe Bryant and political commentator and activist Marc Lamont Hill.

• While playing basketball, he kept his player name as ‘Lil Bug.’

• He dropped out of college in Philadelphia and moved to New York. Kevin did odd jobs to make ends meet and one of those jobs was as a shoe salesman at an athletic shoe store chain.

• Kevin Hart’s first stand-up performance took place at The Laff House in Philadelphia under the stage name of Lil Kev which did not go well. His initial stand-up comedy journey was not great and during one of his performances, Kevin got a piece of chicken thrown at him.

• Initially, Kevin Hart used to imitate comedians like Chris Tucker and later started to make scripts and jokes about his own insecurities and life experiences for his stand-up comedy acts.

• In 2003, he was cast in the English parody film titled ‘Scary Movie 3’ in which he played the character of CJ Iz.

  

• In 2009, Kevin started his comedy tours with his comedy special titled ‘Kevin Hart: I’m a Grown Little Man.’

  

• In the same year, he launched his own production company named ‘HartBeat Productions.’

• In 2010, he went on to another comedy tour titled ‘Seriously Funny.’

• Kevin has been an avid poker player since 2010 and he has entered major tournaments such as the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

• In 2011, Kevin’s comedy tour titled ‘Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain’ which he performed at the Nokia Theater at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles was released as a stand-up comedy English documentary film.

  

• His comedy tour ‘Laugh At My Pain’ was one of the year’s top-selling comedy tours in 2011 which earned over $15 million.

• In the same year, Kevin Hart launched his own game app called ‘Little Jumpman’ for the iPhones.

  

• In 2013, Kevin’s comedy tour titled ‘Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain’ which he performed at the Madison Square Garden in New York City was released as an English stand-up comedy concert film.

  

• In the same year, he founded the superfood wellness brand named ‘VitaHustle’ which aims to provide premium nutrition accessible to all.

  

• In 2015, he commenced his comedy world tour titled ‘What Now? Tour’ and his Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field show had more than 52 thousand people.

  

• In the same year, Universal Pictures announced that his tour ‘Kevin Hart: What Now?’ would be turned into a stand-up comedy film and would be theatrically released in the United States on October 14, 2016.

• In 2015, Time magazine named him on its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

• In 2016, Kevin Hart released his mixtape album titled ‘Kevin Hart: What Now? (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa)’ in which the album consisted of a total of 17 songs.

  

• In the same year, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honoured Kevin Hart with the 2,591st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

  

• Before becoming a comedian, Kevin Hart was a nationally competitive swimmer.

• In 2017, he became the brand ambassador of the ‘PokerStars.’

  

• He was also featured in PokerStars ad campaigns and promotional events alongside Usain Bolt.

• In 2017, he publicly admitted to having cheated on her wife Eniko Parrish while she was pregnant with their son.

• In the same year, Kevin launched a production company and digital comedy network named ‘Laugh Out Loud Productions, LLC.’

• His production company ‘Laugh Out Loud’ operates four divisions which are ‘LOL Network,’ ‘LOL Studios,’ ‘LOL Audio,’ and ‘LOL X!’ which produces, develops, and distributes digital, audio, and experiential comedic content.

• In the beginning, Kevin partnered with the Canadian-American entertainment company ‘ Lionsgate’ in opening the production company ‘Laugh Out Loud,’ however, in 2019, Kevin became the majority owner by buying most of the stakes of Lionsgate.

• In 2019, Kevin Hart met with a car accident while driving with another person in Los Angeles and both of them suffered serious back injuries. He was released from the hospital ten days later and continued recovery at a rehabilitation facility.

• Kevin loves playing a lot of online cash games and has earned $47,828 in live tournament cashes; as of 2020.

• In 2021, Kevin signed an exclusive multiyear partnership with Netflix for four feature films that he would star in and produce.

• In 2022, ‘Laugh Out Loud’ and production company ‘Hartbeat Productions’ merged together creating ‘Hartbeat,’ which includes ‘Hartbeat Studios,’ ‘Hartbeat Media,’ ‘Hartbeat Ventures,’ and ‘Hartbeat Pulse.’

• In the same year, Kevin Hart along with 11th-generation Tequila maker Juan Domingo Beckmann launched the Tequila brand ‘Gran Coramino.’ In 2023, they signed a multiyear partnership with the Philadelphia Eagles to become the National Football League (NFL) team’s official luxury tequila.

  

• In 2022, Kevin’s production company ‘HartBeat Productions’ got a $100 million investment from Abry Partners which is a private equity firm.

• In the same year, Kevin Hart launched his own plant-based restaurant named ‘Hart House’ which is located in Los Angeles. The restaurant has 4 branches across the city of Los Angeles (as of 2024).

  

• In 2022, Kevin lent his voice to the character of Ace in the American animated superhero comedy film titled ‘DC League of Super-Pets.’

• Kevin Hart has been part of many American English films and some of them are ‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’ (2017), ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ (2017), ‘The One and Only Dick Gregory’ (2021), ‘Back on the Strip’ (2023), and ‘Borderlands’ (2024).

  

• Kevin Hart has been part of many American TV shows and some of them include ‘Black Entertainment Television (BET)’ (2006), ‘Black Poker Stars Invitational’ (2008), ‘Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire’ (2009), ‘Modern Family’ (2011), ‘Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time’ (2020), and ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’ (2024).

  

• Kevin Hart has been cast in numerous music videos and some of them include ‘Lean Back’ (2004), ‘Get Buck in Here’ (2007), ‘Booty Wurk (One Cheek at a Time)’ (2011), ‘Kevin’s Heart’ (2018), and ‘Earth’ (2019).

• Kevin has judged many American TV shows including the dance competition titled ‘Dancing with the Stars’ (2014) and the roast comedy competition titled ‘Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle’ (2016).

  

• He has been the host of many award ceremonies including the ’11th BET Awards’ (2011), ‘MTV Video Music Awards’ (2012), and ‘MTV Movie Awards’ (2016).

  

• Kevin Hart has hosted many TV shows and some of them are ‘Saturday Night Live (SNL)’ (2013-2017), ‘Hart of the City’ (2016), ‘2022: Back That Year Up,’ ‘Celebrity Prank Wars’ (2023), and ‘The Roast of Tom Brady’ (2024).

  

• He has produced numerous American films and some of them are ‘Night School’ (2018), ‘Fatherhood’ (2021) and ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’ (2024).

• Kevin has released many comedy specials and some of them are ‘Irresponsible’ (2019) on Netflix, ‘Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given’ (2020) on Netflix, and ‘Kevin Hart: Reality Check’ (2023).

• Kevin Hart has many bibliographies to his name and some of them are ‘I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons’ (2017), ‘The Decision: Overcoming Today’s BS for Tomorrow’s Success’ (2020), ‘Marcus Makes It Big’ (2022), and ‘Monsters and How to Tame Them: Taking Charge of the Voices in Your Head’ (2022).

  

• In 2023, Kevin Hart ran in a 40-yard race with the American football player Stevan Ridley. Kevin suffered from torn lower abductors (muscles that cause movement of the limb) on his abdomen.

• Kevin Hart is close friends with the American actor and wrestler Dwayne Johnson.