Gary Valentine

Gary Joseph Knipfing (born November 22, 1961), better known by his stage name Gary Valentine, is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is the older brother of actor Kevin James.

Personal life

Valentine was born Gary Joseph Knipfing in Mineola, New York, to Janet, who had worked in a chiropractor's office, and Joseph Valentine Knipfing, Jr., who owned an insurance agency. He is of German descent. Valentine has two siblings: Kevin George Knipfing, known as Kevin James, an actor, and Leslie Knipfing.

Career

Valentine got his start in show business on the stand up comedy stage. After an appearance at the Montreal Comedy Festival, he left his native New York for heavier traffic in Los Angeles. There, he quickly landed spots on various talk shows including The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He has been headlining comedy clubs and theaters for the past fifteen years.

He is best known for his role as Danny Heffernan on The King of Queens, playing the cousin of principal character Doug Heffernan for nine seasons. Elsewhere on the small screen, he notably appeared on the television show Men of a Certain Age, which was written and directed by Ray Romano, and met with critical acclaim. Prior to his run on the series, he starred in his own half-hour special on Comedy Central along with hosting The X Show on FX.

Gary Lachman

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Gary Joseph Lachman (born December 24, 1955, Bayonne, New Jersey, United States) is an American writer and musician. Lachman is best known to readers of mysticism and the occult from the numerous articles and books he has published. He is additionally known to music fans by his stage name as Gary Valentine as one of the founders, and bassist for the alternative rock/new wave band, Blondie.

Biography

Musical career