Steve Harvey
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| Steve Harvey | |
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| Born | Steve Harvey January 17, 1957 Welch, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Comedian, Stand-Up Comedy, Actor, Sketch Writer |
| Years active | 1985 - present |
Steve Harvey (born January 17, 1957 in Welch, West Virginia) is an American comedian, actor, entertainer, and radio personality.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early years
Born in Welch, West Virginia, Harvey later moved to Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Glenville High School in 1974. Steve Harvey had previously held jobs as both an insurance salesman and a boxer.
[edit] Comedy career
He began doing stand-up comedy in the mid-1980s, and was a finalist in Second Annual Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search in 1989, eventually leading to a long stint as host of It's Showtime at the Apollo, succeeding Mark Curry in that role. His success as a stand-up comedian led to a WB network show, The Steve Harvey Show, which ran from 1996 to 2002. While wildly popular in the African-American community (the show won multiple NAACP Image Awards), the show never achieved critical acclaim outside of the African-American community, a matter about which Harvey has often complained.
In 1997, Harvey continued his work in stand-up comedy, touring as one of the Kings of Comedy, along with Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley and Bernie Mac. The comedy act would later be put together into a film by Spike Lee called The Original Kings of Comedy. DVD sales of The Original Kings of Comedy and Don't Trip, He Ain't Through With Me Yet have increased Steve Harvey's popularity. Harvey released a hip hop and R&B audio CD on a record label he founded, and authored a book, Steve Harvey's Big Time. That title was also used as the name of Harvey's comedy and variety television show (later renamed Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge) which aired on The WB network from 2003 until 2005. Harvey also launched a clothing line which features the line of dress wear.
[edit] The Steve Harvey Morning Show
| The Steve Harvey Morning | |
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| Genre | Comedy, Talk, Urban Adult Contemporary, R&B/Classic Soul |
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| Running time | 4 hours (approximately) |
| Country | United States  |
| Home station | WBLS 107.5FM New York City |
| Syndicates | Premiere Radio Networks and Inner City Broadcasting Corporation |
| Starring | Steve Harvey Shirley Strawberry Carla Ferrell Thomas "Nephew Tommy" Miles |
| Creators | Steve Harvey Rushion McDonald |
| Air dates | September 2000 to Present |
| Opening theme | "Steve Harvey In The Morning" performed by Dave Hollister |
| Website www.steveharvey.com |
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Harvey is the host of his own morning radio show, The Steve Harvey Morning Show, which was originally syndicated under Radio One, Inc. broadcasting company, from September 2000 until May 2005. Ultimately, the show aired only in L.A. on KKBT, and in Dallas on KBFB, with Harvey splitting his time between the Dallas and L.A. studios. As a result, Harvey and Radio One decided to part ways shortly before his contract expired. In September 2005, Harvey signed a joint syndication deal with Premiere Radio Networks and Inner City Broadcasting Corporation for a new incarnation of "The Steve Harvey Morning Show"; the show is based out of WBLS in New York.
[edit] Steve Harvey Morning Show cities and affiliates
[edit] Personal life
Harvey has twin daughters, Karli and Brandi (born 1983) and a son, Steve Jr (born 1991), from his first marriage [1].
He has a son, Wynton (born 1998), with ex-wife Mary Lee Harvey. They divorced on 29 Novemeber 2007 after 17 years together and a 10-year marriage. Mary Harvey is suing Steve and attorney Anderson over the dubious divorce which gave Steve all property and businesses, and only $1,000 monthly for son, Wynton.
He remarried for the third time on June 25, 2007 in Maui to Marjorie Bridges-Woods [2] a controversial figure in Memphis. Reports say she is notorius for dating Memphis drug dealers. Bridges-Woods was engaged to Ronnie Woods, but ended it when he went to jail for drug dealing. She then dated his cousin Donnell, with whom she has two children [3]. She has daughter, Morgan(1987) with Jonathan Boyd; and son, Jason(1992) and daughter, Lori(1997) with Donnell Woods.
Harvey is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc and a born-again Christian.
[edit] Awards
In 2007, Harvey won the Syndicated Personality/Show of the Year award by Radio & Records magazine. Other finalists included Delilah, Blair Garner, Kidd Kraddick, The Lia Show, and John Tesh. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ http://blackcelebkids.com/2008/05/17/steve-harvey-loves-his-blended-family Harvery in June 2008 Essence Mag Father's Day article
- ^ http://blackcelebritykids.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/steveandwifemarjorie.jpg
- ^ http://rhymeswithsnitch.blogspot.com/2007/03/steve-harvey-engaged-to-lady-heroin.html
- ^ "2007 Industry Achievement Awards", Radio and Records, Sept 28, 2008.
