Gary Valentine

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title: "Gary Valentine" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1961-births", "living-people", "american-male-film-actors", "american-male-television-actors", "male-actors-from-new-york-city", "people-from-stony-brook,-new-york", "ward-melville-high-school-alumni", "people-from-mineola,-new-york", "21st-century-american-male-actors", "20th-century-american-male-actors", "american-people-of-german-descent", "american-male-comedians", "comedians-from-new-york-(state)", "20th-century-american-comedians", "21st-century-american-comedians"] description: "American actor and comedian (born 1961)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Valentine" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actor and comedian (born 1961) ::

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Field	Value
name	Gary Valentine
birth_name	Gary Joseph Knipfing
birth_date
birth_place	Mineola, New York, U.S.
years_active	1993–present
spouse	Jackyline Knipfing
relatives	Kevin James (brother)
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| name = Gary Valentine | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Gary Joseph Knipfing | birth_date = | birth_place = Mineola, New York, U.S. | years_active = 1993–present | spouse = Jackyline Knipfing | relatives = Kevin James (brother) Gary Joseph Knipfing (born November 22, 1961), known professionally as Gary Valentine, is an American actor. He is the older brother of actor Kevin James. Valentine starred as Kevin James' (Doug Heffernan's) cousin Danny Heffernan in The King of Queens (1998–2007) and as Kevin James' (Kevin Gable's) older brother Kyle Gable in Kevin Can Wait (2016-2018). Valentine has appeared in numerous Happy Madison Productions.

Early life

Gary Joseph Knipfing was born in Mineola, New York to Janet, who worked in a chiropractor's office, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing, Jr., who owned an insurance agency. His family is of German and Greek descent. Valentine has two siblings: Kevin George Knipfing, known as Kevin James, an actor and comedian; and Leslie Knipfing. Valentine and his siblings were raised in the Catholic faith.

Career

Valentine got his start in show business on the standup comedy stage. After an appearance at the Montreal Comedy Festival, he left for 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. He has been headlining comedy clubs and theaters for the past fifteen years.

He is best known for his role as Danny Heffernan on The King of Queens, playing the cousin of principal character Doug Heffernan (performed by his real-life brother Kevin James) for nine seasons. Valentine appeared on the television show Men of a Certain Age, which was written and directed by Ray Romano; the program received critical acclaim. Prior to Valentine's run on the series, he starred in his own half-hour special on Comedy Central and hosted The X Show on FX.

On the big screen, Valentine has appeared in Stuck on You and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. He also had a cameo in Jerry Seinfeld's documentary Comedian. Valentine performs comedy tours in clubs across the country. He's been a frequent guest comedian on shows such as Comics Unleashed and the E! show Chelsea Lately.

He appeared in Paul Blart Mall Cop, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, and in the comedy web series Dusty Peacock on Crackle. Valentine also appeared as George Bannister in the movies The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009), The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2010) and The Dog Who Saved Halloween (2011). He played Maury in the 2009 comedy The Deported.

From 2016-2018, Valentine co-starred in the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Velocity Rules	Stunner	Short film
2003	Stuck on You	Wes
2007	I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry	Karl Eisendorf
2009	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	Karaoke Singer
2009	The Deported	Maury
2010	Hosed	Smitty	Short film
2011	Zookeeper	Pizza Guy
2011	Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury	Officer Murdock
2011	The Dog Who Saved Halloween	George Bannister
2011	Jack and Jill	Dallas
2012	Wrong	EMT
2012	Here Comes the Boom	Eric Voss
2012	The Dog Who Saved the Holidays	George Bannister
2015	The Dog Who Saved Summer	George Bannister
2015	Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2	Saul Gundermutt
2022	Home Team	Mitch Bizone
2023	Grumpy Old Santa	Spike
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::data[format=table title="Television"]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999–2007	The King of Queens	Danny Heffernan	81 episodes
2007	''Alive N' Kickin'''	Gary	Television film
2009	The Dog Who Saved Christmas	George Bannister	Television film
2010	The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation	George Bannister	Television film
2011	Men of a Certain Age	Gambler at Craps Table	"Let the Sunshine In" (season 2: episode 6)
2014	Fargo	Deputy Knudsen	5 episodes
2016–2018	Kevin Can Wait	Kyle Gable	Main cast
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References

References

1. "Kevin George Knipfing". Ancestry.com.
2. "Kevin James Biography".
3. "NewsLibrary Search Results".
4. "Kevin James: "Bleib dir treu"".
5. "Kevin James Biography". Yahoo! Movies.
6. Mark Pattison. (October 9, 2012). "Comic actor Kevin James wants to 'glorify God in every way'". TheCatholicSpirit.com.
7. "Gary Valentine". Entertainment Studios.
8. (July 17, 2009). "Kevin James, Gary Valentine Get Reckless on 'Dusty Peacock'".
9. Petski, Denise. (March 22, 2016). "Lenny Venito & Gary Valentine Join Kevin James' CBS Comedy Series".

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