Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr. Also aired August 16, 2015. (born January 17, 1957) is an American television host, producer, actor, and comedian. He hosts '' The Steve Harvey Morning Show'', '' Family Feud'', ''

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,'' the

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competition, '' Family Feud Africa'', and the arbitration-based court comedy '' Judge Steve Harvey''. Harvey began his career as a comedian. He performed stand-up comedy in the early 1980s and hosted ''

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'' and '' The Steve Harvey Show'' on

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. He was later featured in ''

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'' after starring in the ''Kings of Comedy Tour''. His last standup show was in 2012. Harvey is the host of both ''Family Feud'' and ''Celebrity Family Feud'', holding this role since 2010. He also hosted ''Little Big Shots'', ''Little Big Shots Forever Young'', and ''Steve Harvey’s Funderdome''. As an author, he has written four books, including his bestseller ''

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'', which was published in March 2009. In 2017, Harvey founded Steve Harvey Global, an entertainment company that houses his production company East 112 and various other ventures. He launched an African version of ''Family Feud'' and also invested in the

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takeover along with Anthem Sports and Entertainment. He and his wife Marjorie are the founders of The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on youth education. He is a seven-time

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winner, two-time Marconi Award winner, and a 14-time

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winner in various categories.

Early life

Steve Harvey was born as Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr. was born on January 17, 1957, in Welch, West Virginia, and is the son of Jesse Harvey, a coal miner, and Eloise Vera. His first name is Broderick, named after actor

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of the TV series '' Highway Patrol''. Harvey had a severe stuttering problem as a child, which he eventually overcame. Harvey's family moved to

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, living on East 112th Street, which was renamed Steve Harvey Way in 2015. He graduated from Glenville High School in 1974. Shortly after high school, he attended

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and

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and is a member of

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fraternity but never graduated. While Harvey has talked about overcoming his early life and educational obstacles, he later conceded, "It really threw my life into a downward spiral, and I regret not getting that degree."

Career

Early career and comedy

Harvey has been a boxer, an autoworker, an insurance salesman, a carpet cleaner, and a mail carrier. He first performed

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on October 8, 1985, at the Hilarities Comedy Club in Cleveland, Ohio. In the late 1980s, Harvey was

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for three years. He slept in his 1976 Ford when not performing gigs that provided a hotel, and he showered at gas stations or swimming pool showers. Rich and Becky Liss helped Harvey during this time with a contract for carpet cleaning and credit at a travel agency.

1990–2009; Move to television and film

Harvey was a finalist in the Second Annual Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search performing on April 16, 1990, eventually leading to a long stint as host of ''

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'', succeeding Mark Curry in that role. His success as a

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led to a starring role on the short-lived ABC series '' Me and the Boys'' in 1994. He would later star on the WB network show '' The Steve Harvey Show'', which ran from 1996 to 2002. While popular, the show never achieved critical acclaim outside of the African-American community. In 1997, Harvey continued his work in stand-up comedy, performing on the Kings of Comedy tour along with

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, and

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. The tour became the highest grossing comedy tour in history, grossing $18 million its first year and $19 million its second. The comedy act would later be put together into a film by

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called ''

''. That title was also used as the name of his comedy and variety television show (later renamed '' Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge''), which aired on

network from 2003 until 2005. Harvey is the host of '' The Steve Harvey Morning Show'', a weekday morning radio program he has hosted since 2000. It was originally syndicated through Radio One Inc. from September 2000 until May 2005. As of 2019, the show is syndicated through the United States. He appeared in the 2003 movie '' The Fighting Temptations'' alongside Cuba Gooding Jr. and

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. The same year he played the role of Clarence Johnson in the film '' Love Don't Cost a Thing''. In 2004 he had roles in the films '' Johnson Family Vacation'' and '' You Got Served''; and, in 2005, he co-starred in the movie ''

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'' as the voice of Buzz. In 2006, Harvey released the stand-up special ''Steve Harvey: Don't Trip... He Ain't Through with Me Yet'' directed by Leslie Small. The special was filmed at MegaFest with Harvey not using profanity during the show. Harvey hosted the Disney Dreamers Academy, a teen-focused personal and professional enrichment event that took place January 17–20, 2008, at the

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. Harvey released the book ''

'' in 2009. The book is about how men think about women and relationships. Based on the book, the 2012 film '' Think Like a Man'' is an ensemble romantic comedy depicting characters taking advice on dating from the book. The hardcover version spent 64 weeks on ''

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'' best-seller list, 23 of those weeks at No. 1.

2010–2016; ''Family Feud'' and other ventures

Harvey began hosting '' Family Feud'' in September 2010. The show has seen improved ratings under Harvey, and he has surpassed every previous ''Feud'' host to date in length of consecutive tenures. Harvey also hosts ''

'', where celebrities compete for a chance to donate up to $25,000 to their favorite charity. The show airs during the summer on ABC. On August 2, 2012, Harvey performed his final stand-up act at the MGM Grand in

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, ending a 27-year career as a stand-up comedian. The two-hour performance was broadcast live on

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. The same year, Harvey debuted a self-titled syndicated talk show produced by

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and distributed by

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at the

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. In 2013, Harvey became the first double host nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award, receiving nominations for both Outstanding Talk Show Host and Outstanding Game Show Host. He was also honored with a star on the

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. The following year, Harvey launched a new dating website called Delightful. It is a joint venture with IAC with Harvey supplying articles and videos for the site. In December 2015, Harvey hosted the Miss Universe 2015 pageant in

. Upon announcing the final results, he mistakenly named the first runner-up,

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(

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) as the winner. A few minutes after she was crowned, Harvey announced that he had read the results incorrectly and that Miss Philippines ( Pia Wurtzbach) was the new Miss Universe. He apologized to Wurtzbach outside the venue and later tweeted an apology to both contestants. Harvey also hosted the Miss Universe 2016 pageant in the Philippines on January 30, 2017, telling the Miss Universe Organization that he wanted to personally apologize to the Filipinos for the incident that occurred in the last Miss Universe pageant he hosted. He returned as host for the Miss Universe 2017 pageant in Las Vegas on November 26, 2017, the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in

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on December 17, 2018, the Miss Universe 2019 pageant on December 8, 2019 in

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, and the

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pageant in

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on December 13, 2021. In January 2016, Harvey gave a motivational speech to audience members after the taping of an episode of ''Family Feud''. The theme of the speech was for people to embrace the skills they were born with. He references embracing the gifts with jumping from a cliff and relying on the parachute (those gifts) to help you. The speech was the motivation for the book ''Leap: Take the Leap of Faith to Achieve Your Life of Abundance'', published by Harvey in 2016. In October 2016, it was announced that Harvey would host two revival specials of ''

'' for Fox. In November 2016, the ''Steve Harvey'' talk show was cancelled, and it was announced that Harvey had reached a deal with

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to produce a new syndicated talk show in Los Angeles with NBCUniversal. The new series, ''

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'', premiered in September 2017, and was described as having more of a celebrity- and comedy-oriented format with a larger amount of creative control held by Harvey, as opposed to the previous program's larger focus on

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subjects. To facilitate the new series, production of Harvey's radio show and ''Family Feud'' were relocated to L.A. Harvey is the co-creator of ''

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'', a series launched in 2016; executive producers are Harvey and

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. The series features children demonstrating talents and engaging in conversation with Harvey. He hosted the show until 2019.

2017–present; Steve Harvey Global

Harvey united all of his businesses under Steve Harvey Global (SHG) in 2017. Brands under SHG include East One Twelve, Harvey's in-house production company that is used to develop digital content, films, and television. The company also owns the rights for international versions of ''Family Feud'', of which an African version of the show was announced to begin in 2020. He also launched the Sand and Soul Festival in 2017. The event has been held yearly and features live music, comedy, and a question and answers session with Harvey and his wife Marjorie. He also launched Harvey Events, a special events company led by his daughter Morgan Hawthorne and son-in-law Kareem Hawthorne. It has produced events such as the FroRibbean Fest in Atlanta in 2018. In 2017, Harvey began hosting a

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special from

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for Fox (which, like his talk show, would be produced in partnership with IMG). Two days before the broadcast, Harvey was

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in the state of New York so he could officiate an on-air wedding between Keven Undergaro and Maria Menounos during the special. The special was Fox's most-watched New Year's Eve broadcast to date. At the end of 2018, it was announced that Harvey would be the host of the 8th annual NFL Honors. According to Harvey, he had wanted to host the honors for a while, going as far as to say in his opening monologue "What took y'all so long to ask me to host the show?" He returned to host the 9th annual show the following season. In 2019, Harvey announced the launch of a learning hub called Vault. He also spoke at the first Vault conference held in Los Angeles. He also invested in the takeover of

along with Anthem Sports & Entertainment. In January 2022, Harvey began hosting the arbitration-based court comedy '' Judge Steve Harvey'' on ABC. On

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2022, Harvey (on behalf of the United States and the Vatican pavilions) held a talk in Dubai during

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to discuss about the relations between happiness and religion.

Controversies

Politics

In August 2011, on his radio show, Harvey called Cornel West and Tavis Smiley "

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s" because of their criticism of President

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. Harvey later apologized for using the phrase but maintained his criticism of West and Smiley. In January 2017, Harvey was met with criticism for his decision to meet with then- President-elect

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. He defended his decision, citing that it would help spark positive changes.

Racial comments about Asian men

In January 2017, Steve Harvey made jokes on ''Steve Harvey'' about Asian men, ridiculing the idea that any white or black woman would want to date one. "Excuse me, do you like Asian men?" he said, "No, thank you." He went on to add, "I don't even like Chinese food." The remarks were met with criticism from

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, including

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politicians and ''

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'' author

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. For instance, Huang remarked about Harvey's hypocrisy in speaking about issues facing the black community while denigrating Asians. Harvey apologized on his talk show and Twitter, saying: "I offer my humblest apology for offending anyone, particularly those in the Asian community. … It was not my intention, and the humor was not meant with any malice or disrespect whatsoever." However, he also earlier said, "I ain't been laughing that much over the past few days. They're kinda beating me up on the internet right now for no reason. But, you know, that's life, ain't it?"

Comments about Flint water crisis

In response to a caller from

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, who insulted the

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after their loss to the

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, Harvey, a Cavaliers fan, told the caller to "go have yourself a nice glass of brown water!" in reference to the city's water crisis. The joke was criticized by, among others, Amariyanna Copeny and Flint Mayor

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, who demanded a public apology. Harvey responded by saying, "The caller and I were talking trash about our teams and cities. Simply trash talking about sports. I made a joke directed at him, as he is from Flint, a city for which I have great affection and respect. So much so that I devoted a full hour on my daytime talk show to raising awareness for the Flint water crisis. … The caller laughed, as my joke was taken in the context it was offered."

Philanthropy

Harvey is the founder of the Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation, a philanthropic organization that provides youth outreach services. The foundation hosts a yearly camp for fatherless children and also partnered with

to provide scholarships to the school. Harvey is also a partner with

and ''

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'' for the Disney Dreamers Academy, a yearly workshop at Walt Disney World for 100 students. During the 2022

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Thriller Night hosted by the Heal Los Angeles Foundation, Harvey and

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were honored and received the inaugural "Man in The Mirror" Award. The award is given to influential individuals using their platforms for good. Harvey accepted the award that was presented by Prince Jackson, son of

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Personal life

Harvey has been married three times and has seven children (four biological children and three stepchildren). From his first marriage, to Marcia Harvey, he has two daughters (twins Brandi and Karli) and one son (Broderick Harvey Jr.). From his second marriage, to Mary Shackelford, Harvey has another son named Wynton. The couple divorced in November 2005. In 2011,

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-based 199th District Court Judge Robert Dry expressed concern about Mary Harvey spreading false information about the divorce, with the judge suggesting that she had not been left materially destitute. In June 2007, Harvey married Marjorie Bridges, who he says is responsible for making him a better man and changing his life. Marjorie Harvey is mother to three children (Morgan, Jason, and Lori), all of whom Steve adopted. Steve and Marjorie have five grandchildren: three through Jason's marriage to his wife Amanda, one through Morgan's marriage to her husband Kareem, and one through Karli's marriage to husband Ben. Through 2017, Harvey and his family divided their time between

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, where his radio show was broadcast and ''Family Feud'' was recorded, and

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, where he hosted his talk show for

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from the company's Chicago studios, although he would host his radio show there as well. In 2018, Harvey moved his talk show, radio show, and ''Family Feud'' to Los Angeles. Harvey is a

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and has attributed his success to his faith in God. He reports that he has followed a

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diet for health reasons and has presented the rationale for his diet on his TV program.

Written works

* 2009, ''

'' * 2010, ''Straight Talk, No Chaser'' * 2014, ''Act Like a Success'' * 2016, ''Jump, Take the Leap of Faith to Achieve Your Life of Abundance''

Filmography

Television

Film

Internet streaming

Awards and honors

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* 2014:

for Outstanding Game Show Host – '' Family Feud'' * 2014:

for

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(as host/executive producer of '' Steve Harvey'') * 2015:

for Outstanding Talk Show Informative (as host/executive producer of '' Steve Harvey'') * 2017:

for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host – '' Steve Harvey'' * 2017:

for Outstanding Game Show Host – '' Family Feud'' * 2018:

for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host – ''

'' * 2022: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host – '' Family Feud''

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* Four-time winner: Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) * Three-time winner: Outstanding Comedy Series (as executive producer/star of '' The Steve Harvey Show'' – 2000, 2001, 2002) * 2001: Entertainer of the Year * Three-time winner: Outstanding News/Talk/Info Series (as executive producer/host of '' Steve Harvey'' – 2014, 2015, 2017) * 2015: Outstanding Host – Talk/Reality/Variety/News/Information * 2016: Outstanding Host – Talk/Reality/Variety/News/Information * 2016: Outstanding Variety Series/Special (as host of '' Family Feud'') Radio * 2007: ''Syndicated Personality/Show of the Year'' – ''

Radio & Records ''Radio & Records'' (''R&R'') was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It started as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006 and became a relaunched sister ...

'' magazine * 2013: Marconi Award winner – Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year * 2015: Marconi Award winner – Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year Television * 2013: Favorite New Talk Show Host – 39th People's Choice Awards Organizational * 2011: BET Humanitarian Award – 2011 BET Awards

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* 2013: Star on the

* 2014:

NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame The NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame is a yearly honor from the National Association of Broadcasters. One inductee from radio and one from television are named at the yearly NAB conference. Radio For a list of award winners, see footnote * 1977: Ja ...

inductee (Radio) State/local * 2015: East 112th Street in Cleveland renamed Steve Harvey Way Honorary degrees * 2016: Honorary Doctorate Degree Received at

Alabama State University Alabama State University (ASU) is a public historically black university in Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1867, ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. History Alabama State University was founded in 1867 as the ...

in Montgomery, Alabama

References

External links

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The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation
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