Steve Harvey is an American comedian, TV host, actor, writer, and producer. He is known for hosting The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Family Feud, Celebrity Family Feud, Family Feud Africa, and Judge Steve Harvey. He has also hosted the Miss Universe pageant. Over his career, Harvey has won several awards, including seven Daytime Emmy Awards, two Marconi Awards, and fourteen NAACP Image Awards.
Harvey started as a stand-up comedian in the 1980s, later hosted Showtime at the Apollo, and appeared in The Steve Harvey Show. In 2000, he appeared in The Original Kings of Comedy and toured with the Kings of Comedy group. He stopped performing stand-up in 2012 but has continued to host shows like Family Feud and Celebrity Family Feud since 2010. He also hosted Little Big Shots, Little Big Shots Forever Young, and Steve Harvey’s Funderdome.
As an author, Steve has written four books, including the bestseller Act Like a Lady, and Think Like a Man in 2009. In 2017, he started Steve Harvey Global, an entertainment company, and launched an African version of Family Feud. Harvey and his wife run The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation, which supports youth education. 1imdbÂ
I never say “nagging”. I think that “nagging” is a term that men created to get women to pipe down some. But it’s a trap that we’ve created. We created several terms for women to back you down. Nagging means to stop asking me questions, then we get away with more. I think it’s a term men created.
Steve Harvey Biography
Broderick Stephen Harvey was born on 17 January 1957 in West Virginia, USA, and is 68 years old as of 2025. Steve is a Christian and attributes his success to his faith in God. He also supports religious harmony, respecting other beliefs, including Islam. 2famousbirthdaysÂ
Steve Harvey Education
Steve graduated from Glenville High School in 1974. After high school, Harvey attended Kent State University as an advertising major but left after two years. He struggled with this setback but often reflects on it as a learning experience, saying he regrets not finishing his degree. 3britannicaÂ
Steve Harvey Parents
Steve Harvey’s parents are Jesse Harvey, a coal miner, and Eloise Vera Harvey. He was the youngest of five children and named Broderick after actor Broderick Crawford from Highway Patrol. 4steveharvey Â
Steve Harvey’s Wife & Daughter
Steve Harvey has been married three times and has seven children—four biological and three stepchildren. From his first marriage to Marcia Harvey, he has twin daughters named Brandi N Harvey and Karli Harvey, and a son named Broderick Harvey Jr. Then he married Mary Shackelford and they have a son named Wynton Harvey. In 2007, Steve married Marjorie Bridges and Marjorie had three children—Morgan Harvey, Jason Harvey, and Lori Harvey. 5imdbÂ
Steve Harvey’s Career Influences
Steve Harvey initiated his career as a boxer, an autoworker, an insurance salesman, a carpet cleaner, and a mailman. He first appeared as a stand-up comedian in 1985, at the Hilarities Comedy Club in Cleveland. In the 1980s, Harvey was homeless for three years and some kind people helped him with a contract for carpet cleaning.
Steve’s comedy career started when he became a finalist in the Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search in 1990. This led to his role as host of It’s Showtime at the Apollo, succeeding Mark Curry. In 1994, he appeared in the short-lived ABC series Me and the Boys and later in The Steve Harvey Show on The WB from 1996 to 2002, which gained popularity in the African-American community.
In 1997, Harvey joined the Kings of Comedy tour with Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley, and Bernie Mac. The tour became the highest-grossing comedy tour in history. Spike Lee turned it into a film called The Original Kings of Comedy. Harvey also hosted a comedy show called Steve Harvey’s Big Time Challenge.
Harvey also hosted The Steve Harvey Morning Show, a weekday radio program, and the show is broadcast nationwide. In film, Harvey appeared in The Fighting Temptations (2003) and Love Don’t Cost a Thing (2003). He also starred in Johnson Family Vacation and You Got Served in 2004 and voiced a character in Racing Stripes (2005).
In 2006, Steve released a stand-up special, Steve Harvey: Don’t Trip… He Ain’t Through with Me Yet, filmed at MegaFest. He also hosted the Disney Dreamers Academy in 2008, an event for teens at Walt Disney World.
In 2009, Harvey wrote Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, a book about how men view relationships. The book inspired the 2012 film Think Like a Man. The book spent 64 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list, with 23 weeks at No. 1.
In 2017, Steve Harvey brought all his businesses together under Steve Harvey Global (SHG). This includes East One Twelve, his production company for creating films, TV shows, and digital content. SHG also owns the international rights to Family Feud, including the African version launched in 2020.
Harvey started the Sand and Soul Festival, an annual event with live music, comedy, and Q&A sessions with him and his wife in 2020. He also launched Harvey Events, run by his daughter Morgan and son-in-law Kareem, which produced events like the Caribbean Fest in Atlanta.
In 2017, Harvey hosted a New Year’s Eve special for Fox from Times Square, officiating an on-air wedding during the show. The broadcast became Fox’s most-watched New Year’s Eve event. At the end of 2018, Harvey hosted the NFL Honors, returning the following year to host again. In 2019, he launched a learning hub called Vault and invested in the takeover of HDNet with Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
In 2022, Harvey began hosting Judge Steve Harvey, a comedy-based arbitration court show on ABC. That same year, he gave a talk in Dubai at Expo 2020 about the connection between happiness and religion. In March 2024, it was announced that Harvey would join Merit Street Media, a new media platform created by his longtime friend Phil McGraw. 6wikipedia
Steve Harvey’s Net Worth
Steve’s net worth is above $200 million as he manages a media empire that includes radio, television, clothing, books, and more.
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