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Where is Kevin Hart from? Kevin Hart is from North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was born on July 3, 1980. The actor and comedian had something of a rough childhood, and his experiences being raised by a single mother, Nancy, and dealing with a cocaine-addicted father led the youngster to use humor as a coping mechanism. Hart decided to make comedy his life’s work after working as a shoe salesman, and following a series of rough early gigs, he found his voice as a stand-up and began drawing notice throughout New England. He eventually caught the eye of Judd Apatow, who cast him in his short-lived TV series “Undeclared.” That led to roles in such feature films as “Paper Soldiers” (2002), “Scary Movie 3″ (2003),” and “Soul Plane (2004),” and by the latter half of the ’00s, he’d begun stating extremely successful comedy tours. His 2013 “Laugh at My Pain” tour grossed more than $15 million, and that same year, he appeared in the films “This Is the End” and “Grudge Match” and premiered his hit BET series “Real Husbands of Hollywood.” Now an in-demand actor, Hart has a number of projects in the works, including the films “Think Like a Man Too” and “The Wedding Ringer.

Kevin Hart has come a long way from his hometown of Philadelphia, but he’s never forgotten his roots. Hart’s comedy has always stemmed from his real-life experiences, and the titles of his three comedy specials — “Grown Little Man,” “Seriously Funny,” and “Laugh at My Pain” — are a testament to his comedic approach. Even though he’s grown up and become a celebrity, he continues to struggle with various issues, and that, he says, may have actually made him funnier.

“My experiences in life are getting bigger and better,” he said in an 2012 interview with the Chicago Tribune. “The more stuff I do, the more stuff I talk about — having kids, traveling, going through relationship problems, dealing with things in my own family. All that stuff builds character. It’s allowed me to separate myself from the pack.”

The answer to the question “Where is Kevin Hart from?” has never been a secret. It’s more interesting to think about where he might be going.

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