Writer, actor, screenwriter and producer. With so many roles, you can completely forget that comedy and humor are considered Stephen’s main calling. The American comedian Steve Harvey has come a long creative way - from stand-up performances to a career as a presenter on the radio and writing a script for the film, which was shot according to his book.
Childhood
In 1957, Steve Harvey was born into the open spaces of West Virginia. A father named Jesse worked at the mine, her mother's activities are not defined, only her name is known - Eloise. Stephen, still a schoolboy, moves to Cleveland. After graduating from school, a 17-year-old guy is looking for his future calling, trying to work as an insurance agent, while boxing in the gym.
Creative way
Biography of Steve Harvey as a comedian begins at age 23. It was at this age that he made his first attempts in the comedy genre. And already in 1994 he was invited to take part in the filming of the American sitcom as a prominent stand-up representative. From 1996 to 2002 takes the lead in the television Steve Harvey Show.
Harvey enjoyed unshakable authority and was respected among the African American population. For his services in developing the progress of the colored population, he was even awarded several times. However, among white-skinned residents, his work was not particularly appreciated.
In 1997, Harvey went on tour with a stand-up program with three comedians. This step was only a seed in his career, which then grew and bore fruit in the form of the film “Real Kings of Comedy” and a documentary about Harvey. All this brought him considerable popularity, and also filled his wallet to failure. Money and popularity help Harvey develop himself in other creative directions. So, he tries himself in music and writes a hip-hop album with notes of rhythm and blues on his own label, and also publishes the book “Steve Harvey's Great Time”.
2003 was remembered by Steve Harvey fans for his participation in the TV show “Fighting Temptations." The program was humorous in nature and was aimed mainly at music lovers, therefore, in addition to Harvey, Beyonce Knowles and Kyuba Gooding Jr. were invited as guests. Two years later, Harvey helps in the voice acting of the animated film "Raging Races" and shares her charisma and voice with a fly Buzz.
Leading career
Then Harvey has the opportunity to conduct his own morning show on the radio. And he takes this chance with pleasure. He was interested in the development of the project, he wanted the show to be broadcast throughout the country. For five years, until 2005, the comedian has made every effort to do this, but, unfortunately, “Steve Harvey's Morning Show” remains a pleasant pastime only for listeners of Los Angeles and Dallas. The contract with Radio One, which helped broadcast, expires, and the comedian decides to take a short break. However, he soon revives the show, which has already become a tradition for Americans, only now under the start of the Premiere radio network and continues to delight listeners in his style until 2009. Then Tom Joyner comes in his place.
Radio is, of course, good, but a game show, and even on TV, is doubly pleasant. Following this logic, in 2010, Harvey became the TV presenter of the transmission of Family Feud.
Personal life
Harvey is four times father. From his first marriage, he has two beautiful twin daughters born in 1982 and his son Broderick, born in 1991. The second ex-wife of a comedian was able to please his son Winston.
In 2007, the comedian went through the marriage ceremony for the third time. This time his wife was Marjorie Bridges-Woods. The wedding was played on the island of Maui.
Second marriage
In 1988, Steve Harvey met Mary. Their friendly communication turned into something more. For seven years they lived in a civil marriage, and then legalized their relationship. In 2005, at the initiative of her husband, the marriage was dissolved, to which the ex-wife is still offended. Today, Harvey is in a relationship, and Mary can’t calmly look at it, she wants Harvey to be as bad as herself.
No one would have paid attention to their divorce if Mary had not sued her former spouse. She demands from Harvey monetary compensation in the amount of 60 million. It is in this amount that she estimates the damage to her psyche caused by her ex-husband. Mary claims that while still married, Harvey mocked her and their common son. And after the divorce, he took his son and threatened not to give him until Mary fulfills certain conditions. Mary accuses Harvey of "killing the soul."
The official representative of the comedian denied all the information and called the story of the woman a fiction.
Books
The comedian became famous not only for his stand-up performances and conducting morning radio shows, his name is also listed on the list of writers. His most popular and best-selling work is "Act Like a Woman, Think Like a Man." It was with this book that Harvey declared himself as a writer with a special syllable in the genre of psychology of relations.
In the work, the author shares with women a male perception of relationships. Instead of consulting with friends, Harvey suggests reading the book “Act Like a Woman, Think Like a Man”, because he is sure that only a man can understand the behavior and thinking of another man. Understanding Harvey promises through this book to give women useful tips on the right behavior in relationships, as well as answer their urgent questions.
What a pity that Steve Harvey started writing books only in 2009. Perhaps, having read his first work, the second ex-wife of Harvey would not have sued him and would not accuse him of “killing” her soul.
Steve Harvey's books are popular mainly among women. However, from the reviews you can understand that reading will be interesting to people of any gender and age. In total, the writer has four full books and several collections.
In the annotations, Harvey is designated as a famous radio host and author of best-selling books on the psychology of relationships, who clearly understands the thoughts of the male representatives and shares his idea of this with the reader.
Movie
As an actor, Harvey participated in nine films, among which are Street Dance (2004), where he played Mr. Red, Love Doesn't Cost Anything (2003), and the series My Wife and Children .
The total number of appearances as a comedian Steve Harvey in different TV shows and TV shows is 59 times. With his presence, he embellished such programs as “A very late show with James Corden,” “A Night Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “Comedians Driving in Search of Coffee,” and the series “Conan.”
However, his affiliation with the film industry does not end with acting. The comedian also participated in writing scripts and produced several well-known projects. A vivid example of such an activity is the film written on the basis of his book, which was released in 2012, and was called "Think Like a Man." The film was well rated by the audience.