Steve Harvey

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Born: January 17, 1953
Birthplace: Welch, WV
Gender:  Male
Ethnicity:  Black

Occupation: Comedian-TV Personality
Level of fame: Famous
Executive summary: The Steve Harvey Show
Wife: Marry Lee m. 1989
daughters: Twins

Despite ending his seven-year run as host of It's Showtime at the Apollo and his six-year run on The WB's The Steve Harvey Show, the Grammy-nominated King of Comedy Steve Harvey remains one of the busiest and most talented comedians working in Hollywood today gracing stage, screen, television and radio audiences worldwide.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, and the youngest of five children, Steve makes his home in Dallas with his family. He and his wife continue their unending commitment to further opportunities in local schools in both cities with their generous contributions to the Steve and Mary L. Harvey Foundation. Mr. Harvey has been chosen as the National Spokesperson for Burger King and is currently a Spokesperson for the GMC Yukon Denali.

Harvey's first primetime television venture was the comedy series Me and the Boys, which earned him a nomination for a 1995 People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series. As star of The WB's The Steve Harvey Show, he won four NAACP Image Awards as Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. He also won an Image Award for Outstanding Variety Series for It's Showtime at the Apollo. In 2001, Harvey received the ultimate honor of his career when the NAACP Image Awards named him Entertainer of the Year.

Further proof that he's a success on numerous fronts, Harvey turned his two comedy specials, HBO Comedy Half-Hour and Steve Harvey: One Man, into a Platinum-selling DVD. In 2002, he also produced and released a music CD for MCA Records called Sign of Things to Come, featuring Mary J. Blige, Carl Thomas, Dave Hollister, Angie Stone and Yolanda Adams, among others. Mr. Harvey is now in the fourth year of hosting his top-rated daily morning drive show heard on 100.3 FM's The Beat in Los Angeles and syndicated in Dallas, Texas.

Mr. Harvey has also recently tackled the feature film world. He co-starred alongside Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Beyoncé Knowles in The Fighting Temptations, as well as the Warner Bros. release Love Don't Cost a Thing and appeared in the Johnson Family Vacation, with Cedric "The Entertainer," and You Got Served, with B2K. He also lent his voice to the animated live-action family film, Racing Stripes, which also featured the voices of Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg, David Spade and a host of others.

Always known for his impeccable style, designers have joined forces with Mr. Harvey in the creation of "The Steve Harvey Collection" clothing line featuring suits, shirts, ties, hats and shoes. The new line will be in stores around the country this fall.