Early Life
Kevin Hart was born in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 6, 1980. He has one older brother, Robert Hart, and was raised by his single mother, Nancy, because his father, Henry, was in and out of jail most of his childhood. His father was a cocaine addict, but Kevin used his natural ability to make people laugh as his coping mechanism to deal with his family struggles and to stay out of trouble. His relationship with his father is much better now that he has recovered from his addiction. Kevin said in an interview with the New York Times, “My dad said, ‘I was supposed to be on drugs,’ ” Hart said. “I was like, ‘Dad, shut up,’ but then I thought about it, and it was stupid, but it made sense. He was saying that, basically, he was my example to never go down that road.” After high school, he moved to New York City to attend Community College. He attended college for two years, and after graduating, he lived in Brockton, Massachusetts working as a shoe salesman. It wasn't until he got his first big break, when he entered his own stand up act at an amateur night club in Philadelphia, that he began pursuing his career as a comedian.
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