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- Kevin James is bearded now. Between 1998 and 2007, Kevin James played Doug Heffernan across nine seasons and more than 200 episodes of "The King of Queens."
- Leah Remini's anti-Scientology crusade. For nine seasons of "The King of Queens," Leah Remini played Carrie Heffernan, Doug's long-suffering wife. In 2023, the "Old School" star marked the show's 25th anniversary on Instagram with a long, emotional post about what the show has meant to her and the fans.
- Nicole Sullivan is still a TV regular. "Mad TV" veteran Nicole Sullivan joined the cast of "The King of Queens" several years into the show's run, playing Holly the dog walker.
- Patton Oswalt learned how to act on King of Queens. On "The King of Queens," Patton Oswalt played Doug and Carrie's nerdy friend Spence. Oswalt was primarily a comedian before appearing on the show, and he told People that the show taught him important lessons.
- Kevin James
- Leah Remini
- Jerry Stiller
- Victor Williams
- Patton Oswalt
- Gary Valentine
- Nicole Sullivan
- Larry Romano
James led the King of Queens cast as wisecracking IPS driver Doug Heffernan. James is a frequent collaborator of Adam Sandler’s, having played President Will Cooper in Pixels, Eric Lamonsoff in the Grown Ups movies, and Larry in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, and voiced Frankenstein in the Hotel Transylvania franchise. He’s also played such fil...
Leah Remini co-starred with James as Doug’s wife, Carrie Heffernan. In addition to her role in the King of Queens cast, Remini has appeared in the movie Old School as Lara Campbell and hosted the game show People Puzzler. As the author of Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, the co-host of the podcast Scientology: Fair Game, and the s...
Carrie’s father Arthur Spooner, who lives in the basement of Doug and Carrie’s house, is played by Stiller. Besides his role in the King of Queens cast, Stiller is best known for playing George Costanza’s quotable father Frank on Seinfeld. In the 1970s, Stiller played such movie roles as Sam in Airport 1975 and Lt. Rico Patrone in The Taking of Pel...
Williams appeared in the King of Queens cast as Doug’s best friend and co-worker, Deacon Palmer. In 2012, Williams appeared as a pitchman in TV commercials for Verizon Fios. Williams has played such movie roles as Russell in Cop Land, Mr. Broadus in November Criminals, and the voice of Dan in The Animatrix. Since his tenure on The King of Queens, W...
Doug’s nerdy friend Spencer Olchin, nicknamed “Spence,” is played by Oswalt. Oswalt has since played Principal Ralph Durbin in A.P. Bio and the narrator of the sitcom The Goldbergs as adult Adam Goldberg. On the big screen, Oswalt has voiced the lead character of Remy in Pixar’s Ratatouille and played Matt Freehauf in Young Adult. In the Marvel Cin...
Doug’s cousin, Danny Heffernan, is played by Gary Valentine. Valentine is James’ older brother and has frequently co-starred with him in his film and television projects. Appearing in many of James’ movies, he played real-life character Mitch Bizone in Home Team, Eric Voss in Here Comes the Boom, Karl Eisendorf in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry,...
Holly Shumpert, the dog-walker who was hired by Doug and Carrie to take Arthur for regular walks, was played by Nicole Sullivan. Sullivan is best known as one of the original cast members on MADtv. She stayed on the show’s roster for six seasons before leaving in 2001. Sullivan also played the recurring role of Jill Tracy on Scrubs and voiced Mira ...
Doug’s friend Richie Iannucci, who lived with Doug before he married Carrie, was played by Larry Romano. Richie was quietly written off The King of Queens in season 3 so that Romano could take the role of Aldo Bonnadonna on a different sitcom, Kristin. In addition to his TV work, Romano has played such film roles as Tommy Ruggiero in Donnie Brasco ...
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Dec 16, 2022 · If you step back and look at the characters in "The King of Queens," Holly Shumpert, played by Nicole Sullivan, appears to be one of the only characters with empathy and compassion. In Season 3 ...
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Sep 15, 2023 · Sadly, Jerry died in May 2020, with Zoolander 2 becoming his final movie role. The King of Queens: Victor played Doug's best friend, Deacon (Image: YouTube) Victor Williams. Victor starred as Doug ...
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Jun 14, 2024 · CBS; Prime Video. Kevin James (Doug Heffernan) Since his lead role on The King of Queens, Kevin has had an extremely successful acting career starring in movies I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry ...
Apr 21, 2023 · Kevin James. We have known the US actor Kevin James since he played "Doug" in "King of Queens". After that, he was seen in several other comedies, such as "Paul Blart: Mall Cop", "Zookeeper" or "Little Boy". By now it has become a little quieter around the actor. In 2020, however, he can be seen again in the film "Becky".
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Nov 24, 2021 · Doug Heffernan (Kevin James) Doug is a driver for the fictional International Parcel Service and lover of all things food. He is married to Carrie and they frequently bicker with each other. Most ...
