What is Gary Valentine’s net worth?
Gary Valentine is an American actor, comedian, and author who has a net worth of $2.5 million. Gary Valentine first started performing as a stand-up comedian within the early 90s in New York. He relocated to Los Angeles after a profitable look on the Montreal Comedy Festival. He appeared at many fashionable comedy golf equipment in Los Angeles, and likewise on such discuss reveals as “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno“. In 1999, he started showing in a supporting function on the hit comedy, “The King of Queens”. He remained with the present via its ultimate season in 2007. He has additionally appeared in such movies as, “Stuck On You”, “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry”, “Paul Blart: Mall Cop”, “Jack and Jill”, “Wrong”, and “Here Comes the Boom”. Gary’s brother is fellow comedian/actor Kevin James.
Early Life
Valentine was born on November 22, 1961 in Mineola, New York and given the identify Gary Joseph Knipfing. He was born to folks Janet and Joseph Valentine Knipfing, Jr. His mom labored in a chiropractor’s workplace whereas his father owned an insurance coverage company. His family is of German and Greek descent. Valentine grew up together with his two siblings – Kevin and Leslie. Kevin later grew to become an actor and comedian and adopted the identify Kevin James. The family had been adherents of the Catholic religion. Valentine loved entertaining and acting from a younger age and have become concerned with stand-up comedy.
Career
Valentine started his stand-up comedy profession in New York in varied golf equipment and bars and assumed the stage identify of Gary Valentine. As he developed his abilities and following, he appeared on the Montreal Comedy Festival. He then determined to go away New York to pursue his comedy profession in Los Angeles. For some years, he lived together with his brother Kevin who was additionally pursuing a profession in leisure in Los Angeles on the time.
He quickly started touchdown spots on varied late night time talks reveals performing comedy like “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Over time, he developed a big sufficient fanbase to start touring across the nation and ultimately started headlining comedy golf equipment and theatres in main American cities. He additionally developed his personal half-hour comedy particular on Comedy Central. He additionally hosted “The X Show” on FX from 1999 to 2001.
In addition to his stand-up comedy profession, he has additionally skilled success as an actor. Beginning in 1999, he had a recurring function on the sitcom “The King of Queens,” which starred his brother, Kevin James. He performed the function of Danny Heffernan, the cousin of the present’s foremost character. From 1999 to 2007, he appeared in 81 episodes of the favored sequence.
While on “The King of Queens,” Valentine additionally appeared in a couple of movies. In 2001, he appeared within the quick movie “Velocity Rules.” In 2003, he performed the character of Wes in “Stuck on you.” In 2007, he landed a job in “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.”
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Valentine appeared in a lot of tv movies within the late 2000s together with “Alive N’ Kickin,” “The Dog Who Saved Christmas,” and “The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation.” In 2009, he appeared in his brother’s movie, “Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” as a karaoke singer. The identical 12 months, he additionally had a job in “The Deported.” The following 12 months, in 2010, he appeared in “Hosed” after which had roles in “Zookeeper,” “Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury,” and “Jack and Jill” in 2011. In 2012, he appeared in “Wrong,” “Here Comes the Boom,” and “The Dog Who Saved the Holidays.”
In 2014, Valentine landed the function of Deputy Knudsen within the sequence “Fargo,” showing in 5 whole episodes.” In 2015, he appeared in “The Dog Who Saved Summer.” He additionally appeared in “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,” the sequel to his brother’s fashionable movie.
From 2016 to 2018, he was a member of the primary forged of the sequence “Kevin Can Wait.” The sequence starred his brother, Kevin James, and aired on CBS starting in September of 2016. In the present, Valentine performed the character of Kyle, the fictional older brother of his brother’s character within the present. He remained on the present till it was canceled in 2018. In 2022, he appeared in one other of his brother’s movies, “Home Team,” as character Mitch Bizone. The movie is a biographical sports activities comedy movie that tells the story of the New Orleans Saints head coach, Sean Payton, who spent his one-year suspension from the NFL teaching his 12-year-old son’s soccer crew.
Valentine has continued to maintain up together with his comedy origins by sometimes performing stand-up. He additionally has appeared as a frequent visitor comedian on reveals like “Comics Unleashed” and “Chelsea Lately.” He moreover has appeared within the net sequence, “Dusty Peacock,” which aired on Crackle.
Personal Life
Valentine married his spouse, Jackyline Alido, in 1993.
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