Steve Harvey
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Biography
Born Broderick Stephen Harvey, Steve Harvey was a professional comedian, actor, host, producer and author. Named Broderick by his coal miner father Jesse Harvey and his mother Eloise Vera, Harvey's given first name was in honor of actor Broderick Crawford, an actor on "Highway Patrol" (1955-59), a syndicated crime television show. Harvey was born in West Virginia, but his family relocated to Cleveland, Ohio, where Harvey attended high school and lived on a street that in 2015 was rechristened "Steve Harvey Way." Harvey graduated high school and attended college as an undergraduate at two universities, Kent State and West Virginia University. Harvey began performing standup comedy in the early 1980s. It was a struggle, and Harvey was homeless for several years, sleeping in his car when he was unable to afford lodging. In a 1990 Johnnie Walker Comedy Search Contest, Harvey became a finalist, a break that led him to his first professional television hosting opportunity, replacing comedian Mark Curry as the host of "It's Showtime at The Apollo" ( NBC, 1987-2008). His work led to his starring role on "Me & the Boys" (ABC, 1994-95) and his own show "The Steve Harvey Show" (WB, 1996-02). Harvey was also the host of the weekday morning radio program "The Steve Harvey Morning Show" (2000-). Harvey was also the host of "Steve Harvey" (syndicated 2012-17) and in 2017 it was announced that Harvey would host another syndicated talk show "Steve," premiering in the autumn of that year. Harvey was also the author of the self-help books "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man" and "Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find and Keep a Man." Harvey also began hosting the long-running game show "Family Feud" (Syndicated 1999- ) in 2010 and hosted the prime-time spinoff "Celebrity Family Feud" (ABC 2015- ), as well as "Little Big Shots" (NBC 2016- ) and competition series "Steve Harvey's Funderdome" (ABC 2017- ). Harvey also took over as host of the Miss Universe pageant in 2015.
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Life Events
1985
Took a chance and won amateur night comedy contest at a Cleveland club
1990
Became finalist in Johnnie Walker Comedy Search Contest
1993
Had small role in feature film "Cliffhanger"
1993
Was hit at "Just for Laughs" comedy festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1994
Co-hosted "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1995" (ABC)
1994
Starred on ABC sitcom "Me and the Boys"
1994
Began hosting syndicated "It's Showtime at the Apollo"
1995
Featured in own comedy special on HBO
1996
Starred on "The Steve Harvey Show" (The WB)
2000
Served as host of the show-within-the-film in Spike Lee's "The Original Kings of Comedy"
2000
Participated "The Kings of Comedy" tour with fellow performers D.L. Hughley, Bernie Mac, and Cedric the Entertainer
2003
Starred in his own variety show "Steve Harvey's Big Time"
2003
Played Nick Cannon's father in the comedy "Love Don't Cost a Thing"
2004
Appeared in the film "You Got Served"
2005
Voiced Buzz in the animated feature "Racing Stripes"
2006
Stand-up performance featured in the film "Don't Trip...He Ain't Through with Me Yet"
2009
Appeared as himself in Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes to Jail"
2009
Wrote the non-fiction book <i>Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment</i>
2010
Replaced John O'Hurley as the host of long-running syndicated game show "Family Feud"
2012
His book <i>Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man</i> served as basis for the ensemble comedy "Think Like a Man"; also executive produced and made a cameo in film
2016
Began hosting "Little Big Shots"
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