Steve Harvey

Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr. (born January 17, 1957) is an American television host, producer, actor, and comedian.

He hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Family Feud, Celebrity Family Feud, Family Feud Africa, the arbitration-based court comedy Judge Steve Harvey, and he formerly hosted the Miss Universe competition.

His accomplishments include seven Daytime Emmy Awards, two Marconi Awards, and fourteen NAACP Image Awards.

Broderick Stephen Harvey 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 Broderick Crawford of the TV series Highway Patrol.

Harvey had a severe stuttering problem as a child, and eventually overcame it.

When Steve Harvey was in sixth grade, he stated that he wanted to be on TV when he grew up as his assignment.

His teacher, thought his dream was unrealistic due to his severe stutter.

She quickly ridiculed Harvey in front of the class and called his parents to report that he was being a "smart aleck".

He graduated from Glenville High School in 1974.

Shortly after high school, he attended Kent State University and West Virginia University and is a member of Omega Psi Phi 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."

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

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.

Harvey began his career as a stand-up comedian in the early 1980s, and later hosted Showtime at the Apollo and starred in the television sitcom The Steve Harvey Show on The WB.

In the late 1980s, Harvey was homeless for three years.

He first performed stand-up comedy on October 8, 1985, at the Hilarities Comedy Club in Cleveland, Ohio.

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 It's Showtime at the Apollo, succeeding Mark Curry in that role.

His success as a stand-up comedian 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 Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley, and Bernie Mac.

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 Spike Lee called The Original Kings of Comedy.

In 2000, he was featured in The Original Kings of Comedy after starring in the Kings of Comedy Tour.

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.

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 The WB network from 2003 until 2005.

He appeared in the 2003 movie The Fighting Temptations alongside Cuba Gooding Jr.. and Beyoncé Knowles.

The same year he played the role of Clarence Johnson in the film Love Don't Cost a Thing.

As an author, he has written four books, including his 2009 bestseller Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man.

Additionally, 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.

His last standup show was in 2012.

His family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, living on East 112th Street, which was renamed Steve Harvey Way in 2015.

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 HDNet takeover along with Anthem Sports and Entertainment.

Harvey and his wife Marjorie are the founders of The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on youth education.

As of 2019, the show is syndicated through the United States.