Kevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965), better known by his stage name, Kevin James, is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer, formerly starring in The King of Queens. He is also known for his work in the films Paul Blart: Mall Cop & Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 and Pixels.
Peter watches a television show in "Scammed Yankees" titled Kevin James Got Too Fat to be in Movies in which the star reveals that he was kicked out for eating Adam Sandler.
The Russians mistake Peter Griffin for Kevin James in "Petey IV".
In "The Return of the King (of Queens)", Kevin shows up at the Griffin Home after Lois sells off the family TV, now out of a job since Peter was his last viewer. Peter promises to help him live like a real-life man and not a sitcom character, but afterwards, Kevin finds that a lack of relevance is causing his body to disappear. He manages to get it back after garnering some laughs from a crowd at the local nativity play, and following this and a speech from Peter about the benefits of network TV, Kevin manages to get his job back too, floating upward and disappearing in a blast of stars.