Table of Biography
Gary Valentine is a well-known American actor and comedian. Gary Valentine is also popular for being the elder brother of actor, Kevin James. Moreover, his remarkable works include “The King of Queens”, “Home Team”, “Zookeeper”, and many more.
Early Life and Childhood
Gary Joseph Knipfing aka Gary Valentine was born on November 22, 1961, in Mineola, New York, U.S. His age is currently 61 years old. He was born to his parents Joseph Valentine Knipfing Jr. (father) and Janet Knipfing (mother).
Likewise, his father has an insurance company and his mother works in a chiropractor’s office. He has two siblings: Kevin George Knipfing aka Kevin James and Leslie Knipfing. His brother, Kevin is also a comedian and actor. His family is to German and Greek descent. Similarly, he holds American nationality and was born under the sun sign Sagittarius. Gary and his siblings had a Catholic childhood.
Education
As for his educational qualification, he is a graduate student. He completed his graduation from Ward Melville High School.
Career and Professional Life
Gary Valentine is a popular American actor and comedian by profession. Valentine began his career in the show industry performing stand-up comedy. He left his native New York for Los Angeles after performing at the Montreal Comedy Festival. He soon obtained appearances on several talk shows there, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. For the past fifteen years, he has performed in front of packed theaters and comedy clubs.
Caption: Gary Valentine with his co-stars
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He is most known for his nine-season role as Danny Heffernan on The King of Queens, where he played the cousin of Doug Heffernan, the show’s star (played by his brother Kevin James in real life). Valentine made an appearance in Ray Romano’s critically acclaimed television series Men of a Certain Age, which he also wrote and directed. He hosted The X Show on FX and appeared in his own half-hour Comedy Central special before joining the show. Valentine has made appearances on television in Stuck on You and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. Moreover, he made an appearance in the Jerry Seinfeld film Comedian.
More recently, he has participated in the Dusty Peacock web series on Crackle and makes irregular appearances as a roundtable comedian on the E! Network late-night chat show Chelsea Lately.
More about his career
Valentine does comedy tours at bars all across the nation. He frequently performs as a guest comic on programs like Chelsea Lately on E! and Comics Unleashed.
Paul Blart Mall Cop, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, and the Crackle comedic web series Dusty Peacock all included him as a cast member. The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009), The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2010), and The Dog Who Saved Halloween all featured Valentine in the role of George Bannister (2011). Moreover, in the 2009 comedy The Deported, he played Maury.
He was The X Show’s co-host. Most recently, Valentine served as executive producer of The Bachelor Chronicles, a planned new TV series. Valentine co-starred in the CBS comedy Kevin Can Wait from 2016 until 2018.
Gary Valentine – Net Worth 2023
Acting and comedy have paid Gary a hefty amount of money. He is one of the highest-paid actors among others. He has a net worth of 2.5 million dollars as of 2023. Gary also receives AUD 432,136 in total remuneration from Globe International.
Relationship Status
His sexual orientation is straight. As for his relationship status, he is a happily married man. He tied the knot with Jackyline Alido in 1993. However, the details about their wedding and married life are not shared with the media yet.
Caption: Gary Valentine with his wife, Jackyline Alido, on their wedding
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Social Media
Reflecting on his social media presence, he is quite popular on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. His verified Facebook account ‘Gary Valentine’ has over 15K followers. Likewise, there are more than 11K followers on his Instagram account ‘@gary_valentine’. He joined Twitter in August 2011 and now has garnered more than 18K followers.
Gary Valentine – Body Measurements
Gary has an attractive and healthy personality. He has an average body type with a height of 5 feet 6.5 inches and a weight of 75kg. However, his other body stats like waist size, dress size, shoe size, and so on are not available at the moment. Likewise, he has a pair of blue eyes with brown colored hair.
Caption: Gary Valentine posing for a photo
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