Actor of The Week: Kevin Hart

Kevin Darnell Hart (lahir 6 Juli 1979) adalah seorang pelawak, aktor, dan produser Amerika. Dilahirkan dan dibesarkan di Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hart memulai karirnya dengan memenangkan beberapa kompetisi komedi amatir di klub-klub di seluruh New England, yang berpuncak pada jeda pertamanya di tahun 2001 ketika ia dilemparkan oleh Judd Apatow untuk peran yang berulang pada serial TV Undeclared. Serial ini hanya berlangsung satu musim, tetapi ia segera mendapatkan peran lain dalam film seperti Paper Soldiers (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Soul Plane (2004), In the Mix (2005), dan Little Fockers (2010).

Reputasi komedi Hart terus tumbuh dengan merilis album pertamanya, I'm a Grown Little Man (2008), dan penampilan dalam film Think Like a Man (2012), Grudge Match (2013), Ride Along ( 2014) dan sekuelnya Ride Along 2 (2016), About Last Night (2014), Get Hard (2015), Central Intelligence (2016), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie (2017) , Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), dan Night School (2018).

Dia juga merilis empat album komedi lagi, Seriously Funny pada 2010, Laugh at My Pain pada 2011, Let Me Explain pada 2013, dan What Now? pada 2016. Pada 2015, Majalah Time menyebut Hart sebagai salah satu dari 100 orang paling berpengaruh di dunia dalam daftar tahunan Time 100. Dia membintangi dirinya sebagai peran utama Real Husbands of Hollywood.

Hart lahir pada 6 Juli 1979, di Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dia dibesarkan dalam rumah tangga orang tua tunggal oleh ibunya, Nancy Hart, yang merupakan analis sistem untuk Kantor Pendaftaran Mahasiswa dan Layanan Keuangan di University of Pennsylvania. Dia memiliki satu kakak laki-laki, Robert. Ayahnya, Henry Witherspoon, pecandu kokain, masuk dan keluar dari penjara hampir sepanjang masa kecil Kevin, dan Kevin menggunakan humor sebagai cara untuk mengatasi kehidupan keluarganya yang bermasalah. 

Setelah lulus dari George Washington High School, Hart sebentar menghadiri Community College of Philadelphia dan pindah ke New York City. Dia kemudian pindah ke Brockton, Massachusetts, dan menemukan pekerjaan sebagai penjual sepatu. Dia mulai mengejar karir di komedi stand-up setelah tampil di malam amatir di sebuah klub di Philadelphia.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Paper Soldiers	Shawn
2003	Scary Movie 3	CJ
2003	Death of a Dynasty	P-Diddy / Cop 1 / Dance Coach / Hyper Rapper / H. Lector
2004	Along Came Polly	Vic
2004	Soul Plane	Nashawn Wade
2005	The 40-Year-Old Virgin	Smart Tech Customer
2005	In The Mix	Busta
2006	Scary Movie 4	CJ
2006	The Last Stand	F Stop/G Spot
2007	Epic Movie	Silas
2008	Fool's Gold	Bigg Bunny
2008	Superhero Movie	Trey
2008	Extreme Movie	Barry
2008	Meet Dave	Number 17
2008	Drillbit Taylor	Pawn Shop Dealer
2009	Not Easily Broken	Tree
2010	Something Like a Business	JoJo
2010	Death at a Funeral	Brian
2010	Little Fockers	Nurse Louis
2011	35 and Ticking	Cleavon
2011	Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain	Himself	Stand-up film
2011	Let Go	Kris Styles
2012	The Five-Year Engagement	Doug
2012	Think Like a Man	Cedric
2012	Exit Strategy	Mannequin Head Man
2013	This Is the End	Kevin Hart
2013	Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain	Himself	Stand-up film
2013	Grudge Match	Dante Slate, Jr.
2014	Ride Along	Ben Barber
2014	About Last Night	Bernie
2014	Think Like a Man Too	Cedric
2014	School Dance	OG Pretty Lil' Thug	Uncredited role[citation needed]
2014	Top Five	Charles
2015	The Wedding Ringer	Jimmy Callahan/Bic Mitchum
2015	Get Hard	Darnell Lewis
2016	Ride Along 2	Ben Barber
2016	Central Intelligence	Calvin Joyner
2016	The Secret Life of Pets	Snowball (voice)
2016	Kevin Hart: What Now?	Himself	Stand-up film
2017	Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie	George Beard (voice)	Also songwriter for "Saturday"
2017	The Upside	Dell
2017	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	Franklin "Mouse" Finbar (Anthony "Fridge" Johnson)
2018	Night School	Teddy Walker	Also producer and writer
2019	The Secret Life of Pets 2	Snowball (voice)	In production
2019	Untitled third Jumanji film	Moose Finbar	Filming
2019	Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History	Himself	Netflix Comedy Special

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2002–2003	Undeclared	Luke	3 episodes
2004	The Big House	Kevin	6 episodes
	Comedy Central Presents	Himself	Stand-up special
2005	Barbershop	James Ricky	3 episodes
2005–2006	Jake In Progress	Nugget Dawson	2 episodes
2006	Help Me Help You	Kevin	Episode: "Raging Bill"
	Love, Inc.	James	2 episodes
2007	All of Us	Greg	Episode: "The B-R-E-A-K-U-P"
	Wild 'n Out	Various	21 episodes
2009	Party Down	Dro Grizzle	Episode: "Taylor Stiltskin Sweet Sixteen"
	Kröd Mändoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire	Zezelryck	6 episodes
	Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man	Himself	Stand-up special
2010	Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny	Himself	Stand-up special
2011–2012	Modern Family	Andre	2 episodes
2011	BET Awards 2011	Himself (host)	TV special
2012	Workaholics	Kevin	Episode: "To Kill a Chupacabraj"
	2012 MTV Video Music Awards	Himself (host)	TV special
2013–2016	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Himself	60 episodes; also co-creator, writer, executive producer
2013	Second Generation Wayans	Himself	Episode: "The Arrival"
2013–2017	Saturday Night Live	Himself (host)	3 episodes
2015	Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber	Himself (host)	TV special
2016	Lip Sync Battle	Himself	Episode: "Olivia Munn vs. Kevin Hart"
2016	2016 MTV Movie Awards	Himself (co-host)	TV special
2018	TKO: Total Knock Out	Himself (host)	10 episodes; also executive producer