• Steve Harvey is an American comedian, radio personality and film and television actor.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: January 17, 1957
  2. Birthplace: Welch, West Virginia
  3. Spouses: Mary Lee Harvey (1990 - 2007, Marjorie Bridges-Woods (2007 - present)
  4. Children: Karli, Brandi, Steve Jr., Wynton
  5. Debut TV show: 1990 Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search (1990)

• Career

  Steve Harvey performed stand-up comedy in the 1980s until his breakthrough as a finalist on the Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search in 1990. After hosting It's Showtime at the Apollo for a number of years, Harvey landed his own television situation comedy, The Steve Harvey Show. After the show's cancellation, Harvey's primary outlet for his comedy became a syndicated FM radio morning show, aptly called The Steve Harvey Morning Show, which originates from WBLS in New York City.

• Notable Works

  • 1996 - 2002: The Steve Harvey Show
  • 2000: The Original Kings of Comedy
  • 2000 - present: The Steve Harvey Morning Show
  • 2003: Love Don't Cost a Thing

• Quotes

  "If my show was No. 1 in any other demographic, ... I'd get to be on the sides of buses and billboards all over town. I'd get to be on the covers of magazines. But I get no parties, no balloons. I don't even get a basket of fruit sent to my trailer."—Steve Harvey on The Steve Harvey ShowThinkExist.com: Steve Harvey quotes

  "Advertisers won't pay for African-Americans, ... They don't think we buy cars and detergent and homes. They think all we do is eat candy and drink soda."—Steve Harvey on The Steve Harvey ShowThinkExist.com: Steve Harvey quotes

  "Comedians walk out, get a feel for the crowd. If it's not going good, we change directions. If we got to drag your momma into this thing, we will. Whatever we got to do."—Steve HarveyBrainyQuote: Steve Harvey quotes

  "God lets you be successful because he trusts you that you will do the right thing with it. Now, does he get disappointed often? All the time, because people get there and they forget how they got it."—Steve HarveyBrainyQuote: Steve Harvey quotes

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