Kevin Hart: Highest Paid Comedian; Passes Seinfeld
Kevin Hart dethrones Jerry Seinfeld to become highest paid comedian
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According to Forbes, between June 2015 and June 2016, Hart made $87.5 million, while Seinfeld, who has been the highest paid comedian for years, made $43.5 million.
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Hart's cinematic stand-up documentary What Now? will debut in theaters on October 14. The film chronicles Hart's historic performance in front of an audience of 50,000 at Lincoln Financial Stadium in Philadelphia.
The first comedian to ever sell out a football stadium for a stand up comedy routine.
I didn't know people loved him THIS MUCH? I was just noticing a few weeks ago how he's in so many films recently and may risk overexposure but get those coins Kevin!
During the 2010 Seriously Funny tour, Hart told audiences, “One of my biggest fears is my son growing up and being gay. That’s a fear. Keep in mind, I’m not homophobic…Be happy. Do what you want to do. But me, as a heterosexual male, if I can prevent my son from being gay, I will.” The bit continues with Hart imagining scenarios of how he would react to any possible displays of his son’s homosexuality by repeatedly telling the child “Stop, that’s gay!”
When discussing this with Rolling Stone, Hart explained, “It’s about my fear. I’m thinking about what I did as a dad, did I do something wrong, and if I did, what was it? Not that I’m not gonna love my son or think about him any differently. The funny thing within that joke is it’s me getting mad at my son because of my own insecurities — I panicked.”
