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KEVIN JAMES AS DOUG HEFFERNAN
Kevin James stars as Doug Heffernan, the hard-working parcel deliveryman. He also serves as Executive Producer.
Nominated for an Emmy® Award in 2006 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, James transitioned into television after being discovered at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival.
James' first one-hour stand up comedy special in 2001, "Sweat The Small Stuff," which aired on Comedy Central, was the first hour-long original stand-up special ever in the network's history. In 2005, he, along with Ray Romano, starred in and executive produced the HBO Sports special "Making the Cut: Kevin James & Ray Romano." The documentary, which centered on attempting to make the cut at the annual Pebble Beach Pro-Am Golf Tournament, was nominated for a Sports Emmy®.
James broke into the film world in 2005 in the feature film "Hitch" alongside Will Smith and Eva Mendes. Additionally, he was featured in the 2005 animated feature films "The Barnyard" (as Otis) and "Monster House" (as Office Landers).
James' film credits also include "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" alongside Adam Sandler.
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LEAH REMINI AS CARRIE HEFFERNAN
Leah Remini stars as Carrie Heffernan, Doug's strong and fiery wife.
Prior to THE KING OF QUEENS, Remini starred in "Fired Up" as Terry, Sharon Lawrence's feisty and resilient business partner. Her breakthrough role in that series came as the result of a lifetime of effort and finely honed comedic skills.
Born in Brooklyn, Remini moved with her family to Los Angeles when she was 13. Remini had recurring roles in such shows as "Who's the Boss," which led to a starring role in the show's spin-off series, "Living Dolls." Remini also had recurring roles in "Saved by the Bell," "Evening Shade," "Cheers," and appeared in "Friends" and "NYPD Blue."
Remini also appeared in the film "Old School," in which she co-starred alongside Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn.
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JERRY STILLER AS ARTHUR SPOONER
Jerry Stiller stars as Arthur Spooner, Doug Heffernan's cantankerous father-in-law.
Jerry and his wife, Anne Meara, were part of "The Compass Players," (which later became Second City). Then, as Stiller and Meara, they performed at David Gordon's Phase II in Greenwich Village. They went on to play record-breaking engagements at Max Gordon's Blue Angel and The Village Vanguard. They toured the country playing Mr. Kelly's, The Hungry Inn, The Crescendo, The Flamingo and The Sands, working with Count Basie, The Original Supremes, Sister Tharpe, Bill Henderson, Bolo Sete, Herbie Mann, Chan Canasta, Billy Eckstine, Diahann Carroll and Leslie Uggams. Anne and Jerry performed for Peter Cook at The Establishment in London and appeared thirty-six times on the “Ed Sullivan Show.”
Jerry made his legit debut in "The Silver Whistle" with Burgess Meredith then appeared with Lawrence Tibbett and Veronica Lake in the National Company of "Peter Pan." T. Hambleton and Norris Houghton cast him as a resident in the first two seasons at the Phoenix Theatre, where he appeared in "The Golden Apple" and later "Coriolanous" for John Houseman. He worked again for Mr. Houseman at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
Broadway has seen Jerry in "Hurlyburly," directed by Mike Nichols, "The Ritz," "Passione," "The Golden Apple," "Unexpected Guests," "Three Men on a Horse," (with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman), "What's Wrong with This Picture?" and "The Three Sisters."
He toured the boroughs in the first season of Joe Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival. He created the role of Launce in John Guare's musical version of "Two Gentlemen of Verona." He also appeared as Dogberry in "Much Ado About Nothing" with Kevin Kline and Blythe Danner. At Lincoln Center, Jerry appeared in David Mamet's "Prairie Du Chien" for Greg Mosher. He played "Bourbouroche" for Walt Witcover's Masterwork Laboratory Theatre. Jerry played Nathan Detroit in "Guys and Dolls," the first musical produced at the Guthrie Theatre. He played opposite his daughter Amy in "I Ought to be in Pictures" and "Beau Jest" on the Straw Hat Circuit. Jerry starred with Anne in her award winning play, "After-Play," at Theatre Four Off-Broadway.
"Shoeshine," which starred Jerry and his son, was nominated for an Academy Award in the 1988 Short Subject Category. Other film appearances include "The Taking of Pelham One-Two-Three," "Those Lips-Those Eyes," "Airport '75," "Nadine," "The Ritz," "Hairspray" and "The Pickle." He and Anne starred in the Joan Micklin Silver film, "The Fish in the Bathtub" and Jerry starred in "The Independent" opposite Jeaneane Garafolo, and appeared in the film "Zoolander," directed by and starring son Ben. He played Mr. Pinky in the movie version of the musical "Hairspray" with John Travolta and worked again with his son, Ben, in the Farrelly Brothers Film, "Seven Day Itch."
On television, Jerry received an Emmy® Award-nomination and an American Comedy Award for his role as Frank Costanza on "Seinfeld." He also garnered great praise for his role as the charlatan psychoanalyst, Dr. Tamkin, opposite Robin Williams, in a PBS Great Performance of Saul Bellow's "Seize The Day" produced by Robert Geller. He appeared in "The Hollow Boy" again for Geller. Jerry and Anne starred together in "The Detective" (part of The Sunset Gang on American Playhouse). He appeared in the HBO film "Subway Stories" and as the Devil's Advocate in "Tales From the Darkside." He co-starred on the series "Joe and Sons" and "Tattinger's," and has guest starred on "Murder She Wrote," "Law and Order," "LA Law," "In the Heat of the Night," "Homicide," and "Touched by an Angel." Jerry's voice can be heard as Uncle Max in Disney's "Lion King III." For Selected Shorts he has recorded S.J. Perelman's "Eine Kleine Mothmusik" and John Sayles' "At the Anarchist Convention."
Jerry, who received the George Ahrents Award from Syracuse University, his alma mater, studied with Professor Sawyer Falk and Uta Hagen and has taught at the Berghof Studio. He credits Esther Porter Lane at the Henry Street Playhouse, where as a teenager, she steered him towards theatre. He is the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the first annual George Burns Memorial Award by the Lower East Side Festival. He and his wife Anne have received the Annual Alan King Award in American Jewish Humor given by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture; the Productive Aging Award presented by the Jewish Council for the Aging in Washington D.C. and the Thalia Award from Humber College in Toronto, Ontario. They've been honored by the City of New York with the Crystal Apple Award and are in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Walk of Fame. Jerry has been honored by the New York Friars Club at their Annual Roast. His autobiography, “Married to Laughter,” is published by Simon and Schuster and the audio version, read by Jerry, was nominated for a Grammy in the Spoken Word category.
Stiller, a native New Yorker and graduate of Seward Park High School, served in World War II.
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VICTOR WILLIAMS AS DEACON PALMER
Victor Williams stars as Deacon Palmer, one of Doug Heffernan's fellow IPS coworkers and football-loving sidekicks.
His many television appearances span such hit series as "The Practice," "Homicide: Life on the Street," "Law and Order," "The Jamie Foxx Show," as well as a recurring role on the drama "ER."
Williams has also been seen in such feature films as "Copland," Penny Marshall's "The Preacher's Wife" and "A Brooklyn State of Mind." His stage credits include "Troilus and Cressida" at the New York Shakespeare Festival, "Ohio Tip-Off" at the Dallas Theater Center and numerous productions in New York University's graduate acting program, including "Summer and Smoke," "Dancing at Lughnasa," "King Lear" and "Othello".
Williams graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater from Binghamton University.
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PATTON OSWALT AS SPENCE OLCHIN
Patton Oswalt stars as Spence Olchin, one of Doug Heffernan's friends and cohorts.
Oswalt began his foray in television comedy as a stand-up comedian, headlining comedy clubs all over the country since 1996. His tours have included opening for Aimee Mann and Michael Penn on their 2000 Acoustic Vaudeville Tour in the U.S, London and Dublin as well as headlining the 2005 Kilkenny Comedy Festival. He followed it up with a sold-out, two-week run at the Soho Theatre in London.
Prior to THE KING OF QUEENS, Oswalt had appearances on such hit TV shows as "Seinfeld," "News Radio," "The Man Show" and "Crank Yankers" in addition to numerous VH1, Comedy Central and MTV list specials. His credits include Comedy Central's "Reno 911!" Also, Oswalt was an original panelist on VH1's "Best Week Ever." He had three successful stand-up specials, one for HBO and two for Comedy Central, a half-hour special for their "Comedy Central Presents" series and a one-hour special.
In 2005, he completed the Comedy Central series "Comedians of Comedy," in which he starred and executive produced. The series, which also featured Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford and Zach Galifianakis, offered America a glimpse of the unusual and often hilarious lives of a comedian on the road.
Oswalt can frequently be seen as a regular panelist on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," as well as a guest co-host on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." He's also a regular on "The Howard Stern Show." His comedy CD, "Feelin' Kinda Patton," which received rave reviews upon its release in the summer of 2004, earned him a place as one of Variety's "10 Comedians to Watch" and Entertainment Weekly's "It" comedian for 2002.
On the big screen, Oswalt has had feature roles in "Starsky and Hutch," "Blade III" and "Zoolander." He can also be seen in the films "Down Periscope," "Desperate But Not Serious," "Man on the Moon," "ZigZag," "Calendar Girls," "Run, Ronnie Run!" and "See This Movie," He also played doomed skin diver, Delmer Darion, in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia."
Oswalt has also enjoyed a successful career as a writer. He spent two years on "Mad TV" and was a Head Writer on "Austin Stories." He's also written for the "MTV Movie Awards," "VH1 Fashion Awards" and the "MTV Video Music Awards." Oswalt's short film, "A Pack of Gifts Now," won honorable mention at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
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GARY VALENTINE AS DANNY HEFFERNAN
Gary Valentine stars as Danny Heffernan, Doug's not-so-ambitious cousin.
Valentine's first foray into the world of comedy came when his mother signed him up for open mic night near their hometown of Stony Brook, New York. He loved the experience so much that he left his job working for his father's insurance company and decided to try the comedy circuit. After headlining the Montreal Comedy Festival, Gary made his way to Los Angeles.
Valentine's television appearances have included "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." He also co-hosted "The X Show" on FX and starred in his own half-hour comedy special on Comedy Central. Valentine was also seen in the feature "Stuck on You" with Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear. His credits also include the feature film "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" alongside Kevin James and Adam Sandler.
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