Steve Harvey is an African-American comedian, author and television personality born on January 17, 1957, in Welch, West Virginia in the United States of America to Jesse Harvey and Eloise Vera.
Although he was born in Virginia, he had to move to Cleveland, Ohio after his family moved to their new home in Ohio. Steve Harvey attended the Glenville High School and later proceeded to have his tertiary education with the Kent State University and West Virginia University.
Harvey has been married three times and has seven children; four biological and three stepchildren. He is currently married to Marjorie Bridges.
Steve Harvey Comedy And Television Career
Steve Harvey’s move to the limelight in Hollywood is a classic example of from rags to riches. As a poverty-stricken young man growing up, Steve Harvey started from being a boxer to an autoworker to an insurance salesman to a carpet cleaner, a mailman until he landed his first-ever stand-up comedy gig on October 8, 1985.
During this period, Steve Harvey who was then homeless used to sleep in his 1976 Ford when not performing gigs that provided a hotel, and showered at gas stations or swimming pool showers. By the early 1990s, he had become a headliner in well-known comedy clubs in big cities; he also appeared on TV on the 1990 Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search and in 1993 on cable TV network HBO’s Def Comedy Jam. Since then, his career has known no boundaries.
Today, Steve Harvey is an A-list comedian, has authored three best-selling books and has his own television shows.
Steve Harvey Awards
Steve Harvey is arguably one of the most decorated Black entertainers on the planet and below is a list of his awards;
- Steve Harvey has bagged the prestigious Daytime Emmy Award five times in various categories. Additionally, he has won the NAACP Image Award 14 times.
- In 2011, he received the BET Humanitarian Award.
- In 2013, he received the 39th People’s Choice Award in the category, ‘Favorite New Talk Show Host’. The same year, he also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- In 2014, he was inducted in the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
5. In 2015, the street where Harvey lived as a child, East 112th Cleveland, was named Steve Harvey Way. A year later, Harvey was felicitated with the Honorary Doctorate Degree from Alabama State University.
Steve Harvey Net Worth
Steve Harvey’s net worth is $200 million. He oversees a media empire that includes radio, television, clothing, books and more. In a typical year, he earns $45 million from his various jobs, including $10 million for hosting Family Feud.