The King of Queens: Hi-Def Jam


08:20 am - 08:45 am, Saturday, February 28 on Channel 4 +1 (15)

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Hi-Def Jam
Season 3, Episode 13

Doug hatches a plan to watch a forthcoming Super Bowl game on the high-definition television owned by Carrie's boss. Lou Ferrigno and Ricki Lake guest star


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Movie/Drama Sitcom

Cast & Crew

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Kevin James (Actor) .. Doug Heffernan
Leah Remini (Actor) .. Carrie Heffernan
Jerry Stiller (Actor) .. Arthur Spooner
Lou Ferrigno (Actor) .. Himself
Ricki Lake (Actor) .. Stephanie Heffernan

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Kevin James (Actor) .. Doug Heffernan
Born: April 26, 1965 in New York
Best Known For: The King of Queens and a string of Hollywood comedies.
Early-life: Born Kevin George Knipfing in New York on April 26, 1965, Kevin is of German ancestry. He has a sister, Leslie, and a brother, comedian Gary Valentine. He attended Cortland University where he played on the American football team while majoring in sports management. He gave up his studies before graduating and returned home. He joined a community theatre and then attended his brother's improv comedy group.
Career: James began doing stand-up and it was on the comedy circuit that he met comedian and actor Ray Romano. He made guest appearances on Ray's sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond, and this led to the development of his own sitcom, The King of Queens, which ran from 1998 to 2007. James made his big-screen debut in 2005 romantic comedy Hitch, alongside Will Smith. Since then he has appeared in a number of comedy films, including I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012) and Grown Ups 2 (2013).
Quote: 'There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.'
Trivia: James is a big sports fan and supports the New York Knicks, New York Jets and the New York Mets.
Leah Remini (Actor) .. Carrie Heffernan
Born: June 15, 1970 in Brooklyn
Best Known For: The King of Queens.
Early-life: Leah Marie Remini was born in Brooklyn on June 15, 1970 to Vicki and George. She has an older sister, Nicole. Leah moved to Los Angeles at the age of 13 with her mother to pursue an acting career. She made her TV debut in a 1989 edition of sitcom Head of the Class. A character she played on the sitcom Who's the Boss? also transferred to the short-lived spin-off series Living Dolls.
Career: Remini's big break came in 1998 when she was cast alongside Kevin James and Jerry Stiller in long-running sitcom The King of Queens. It ran for nine seasons until 2007. Since it ended, she has had recurring roles on In the Motherhood, Family Tools and The Exes. Away from acting, she was a co-host on daytime talk show The Talk and was a participant in season 17 of Dancing with the Stars. In 2014, she began starring with her husband Angelo Pagan in the reality series Leah Remini: It's All Relative.
Quote: 'I don't mind things being messy but I mind them being dirty. I just can't relax in a dirty environment.'
Trivia: For more than 30 years, Remini was a member of the Church of Scientology. She left in 2013.
Jerry Stiller (Actor) .. Arthur Spooner
Lou Ferrigno (Actor) .. Himself
Ricki Lake (Actor) .. Stephanie Heffernan
Born: September 21, 1968 in New York
Best Known For: Her often infamous chat show.
Early-life: Ricki Pamela Lake was born on September 21, 1968, in Hastings-on-Hudson. She is the daughter of pharmacist Barry and housewife Jill Lake. She attended Hastings Elementary and the private Ithaca College, as well as New York's Professional Children's School, where she honed her acting talent. She made her movie debut in 1988, having won the lead role of Tracy Turnblad in comedy drama Hairspray, which went on to become a cult classic and was adapted into a Broadway musical.
Career: Lake is perhaps best known for her eponymous chat show, which ran from 1993 to 2004 and saw her tackling such pressing topics as Sexy Secrets Revealed. She starred in US drama China Beach for one season and had a recurring role on sitcom The King of Queens as Stephanie, the sister of main character Doug Heffernan. After shooting to fame in Hairspray, she took on numerous other roles in films including Working Girl, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Where the Day Takes You, Serial Mom and an uncredited part in the film version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In 2008, she executive produced a documentary about home birth and midwifery called The Business of Being Born and she returned to TV in 2009 as host for the third season of VH1's Charm School.
Quote: 'I never set out to be a role model for large women, I just do what I feel is right.'
Trivia: Her weight had once peaked at 260lbs.

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