Kevin Hart is one of the most famous actors in Hollywood. His movies have grossed literally hundreds of millions of dollars. But despite his large success in the film industry, Hart has been unable to escape the quips about his height.
Kevin is short. There is no denying that. But in a recent interview, he says that people often get his height wrong. But he applauded GQ Maganize for finally getting the number correct.
“GQ finally got it right. [I’m] 5-foot-5, like with a shoe on, like a sneaker. Now, if I put a boot on, I can get to 5’5″ and a half,” Hart said in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter.
Kevin Hart Reveals Why He Uses Short Jokes in His Routines
For some people being short is a disadvantage. But Hart took a different approach. His ability to be able to laugh at his height along with others birthed a comedic schtick that he has been able to use in his stand-up for years. And he credits his lightheartedness for his success.
“It’s talking about the things that you aren’t afraid to laugh at about yourself,” he said.
“I’m really confident that the laugh that I’m getting, you’re not laughing necessarily at me as if I’m a joke. You’re laughing at the experience. I’m giving you an experience through a story that is relatable. And more importantly, I’m saying things that other people just don’t have the heart to say.”
Hart was also asked whether or not he was a billionaire yet. His response, of course, was comedic.
“None of your business. Man, are you trying to get me robbed?”
Katt Williams Throws Shade at Star
Hart was the biggest celebrity that Katt Williams called out in his explosive Club Shay Shay interview. Hart has been in the industry for a while. However, he came on after his Comedy Central stand-up special, I’m a Grown Little Man, in 2009.
From there his career took off and he became one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. But Williams accused the Philadelphia native of being an industry plant.
“He already had his deals when he got here! Have we heard of a comedian who came to LA, and, in his first year in LA, he had his own sitcom on network television, and had his own movie called Soul Plane that he was leading? No, we’ve never heard of that before that person or since that person,” Williams said on the podcast.
“What do you think a plant is? Maybe people don’t understand the definition of these words.”