Gary Valentine(I)
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Gary Valentine was born Gary Joseph Knipfing in Mineola, New York, to Janet, an office worker, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing, Jr., an insurance agency
owner. His brother is actor Kevin James. He has German ancestry.
Valentine got his start in show business on the stand up comedy stage. After
an appearance at the Montreal Comedy Festival, he left his native New
York for heavier traffic in Los Angeles. There, he quickly landed spots
on various talk shows including, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,
Late Night with Conan O'Brien and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, among
others. He's been headlining comedy clubs and theaters for the past
fifteen years.
GV is best know for his nine seasons as "Cousin Danny" on the hit CBS
sitcom, The King of Queens. As well as appearing on screen, he co-wrote
a few episodes, which he claims....are the best. Elsewhere on the small
screen, he notably appeared on the television show Men of a Certain
Age, which was written and directed by Ray Romano, and met with
critical acclaim. Prior to his run on the series, he starred in his own
half hour special on Comedy Central along with hosting The X Show on
FX.
On the big screen, Gary has worked alongside such Hollywood
heavyweights as Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear (Stuck on You), and Adam
Sandler (I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry). In addition to a number
of specials for the Comedy Central Network, as well as a cameo in Jerry
Seinfeld's lauded documentary, Comedian, he can be seen in such films
as Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Zookeeper, and Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury,
along with the independent short Alive 'n' Kickin.
More recently, he makes occasional appearances as a round table
comedian on the popular E! Network late-night talk show Chelsea Lately,
and also takes part in the Dusty Peacock web series on Crackle
(crackle.com).
owner. His brother is actor Kevin James. He has German ancestry.
Valentine got his start in show business on the stand up comedy stage. After
an appearance at the Montreal Comedy Festival, he left his native New
York for heavier traffic in Los Angeles. There, he quickly landed spots
on various talk shows including, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,
Late Night with Conan O'Brien and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, among
others. He's been headlining comedy clubs and theaters for the past
fifteen years.
GV is best know for his nine seasons as "Cousin Danny" on the hit CBS
sitcom, The King of Queens. As well as appearing on screen, he co-wrote
a few episodes, which he claims....are the best. Elsewhere on the small
screen, he notably appeared on the television show Men of a Certain
Age, which was written and directed by Ray Romano, and met with
critical acclaim. Prior to his run on the series, he starred in his own
half hour special on Comedy Central along with hosting The X Show on
FX.
On the big screen, Gary has worked alongside such Hollywood
heavyweights as Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear (Stuck on You), and Adam
Sandler (I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry). In addition to a number
of specials for the Comedy Central Network, as well as a cameo in Jerry
Seinfeld's lauded documentary, Comedian, he can be seen in such films
as Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Zookeeper, and Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury,
along with the independent short Alive 'n' Kickin.
More recently, he makes occasional appearances as a round table
comedian on the popular E! Network late-night talk show Chelsea Lately,
and also takes part in the Dusty Peacock web series on Crackle
(crackle.com).