Steve Harvey is an American TV presenter, actor, author, businessman, and former stand-up comedian. He is the host of Family Feud, The Steve Harvey Morning Show, and so on.
Steve Harvey’s Early Life and Education:
He was born on January 17, 1957, in Welch, West Virginia, USA. He is the son of a coal miner father, Jesse Harvey, and his mother, Eloise Vera. His full name is Broderick Stephen Harvey. He grew up along with his three siblings Terry, Pauline, and Mona. His family relocated to Cleveland, Ohio on East 112th Street. In 2015, it was renamed Steve Harvey Way.
Harvey graduated from Glennville High School in 1974. Furthermore, he attended Kent State University and later West Virginia University and was also one of the members of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
Steve Harvey’s Professional Career:
Steve Harvey started his early career as a stand-up comedian. In the late ’80s, he was also homeless for three years where he slept in his 1976 Ford and showered at gas stations and swimming pool showers. Eventually, he got a job as a carpet cleaner at a travel agency. In the early ’90s, he was a finalist in the 2nd Annual Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search which lead his career to appear as a host of Its Showtime at the Apollo and even The Steve Harvey Show.
Furthermore, he was featured in The Original Kings of Comedy after appearing in the Kings of Comedy Tour. Harvey did his last stand-up in 2012. Moreover, he has hosted both Family Feud and Celebrity Family Feud since 2010. He also has been the host of Little Big Shots, Steve Harvey’s Furtherdome, and Little Big Shots, Forever Young. As an author, Steve has authored four books like Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man.
He founded Steve Harvey Global, an entertainment company. In 2020, he started the African version of Family Feud and even invested in the HDNet. He and his wife founded a non-profit organization, The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation that works for the education of the youth. For his works, he has received six Daytime Emmy Awards, two Marconi Awards, and fourteen NAACP Image Awards.