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Broderick Steven "Steve" Harvey (born January 17, 1956 in Welch, West Virginia) is an American actor, entertainer and comedian.Raised in Cleveland.A comic who has been a hit on the club circuit and given shots at sitcom stardom, Steve Harvey comes from a working class African American background and his humor tends to relate life around the kitchen table. Harvey first stepped on stage in 1985 at a Cleveland club where he won the amateur night contest. He then went on the road performing at clubs throughout the US and Canada and clocking more than 120,000 miles on his car. Harvey had early TV exposure on "The Comedy Concert Hour" (The Nashville Network, 1990) and on "Comedy From the Caribbean" .therefor leading to a long stint as host of It's Showtime at the Apollo.However his success came as a stand-up comedian.

Steve Harvey Show, which ran from 1996 to 2002.The show won multiple NAACP Image awards.In 1997, Harvey continued his work in stand-up comedy, touring as one of the......

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