On Sunday, Kevin Hart attended the 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humour event with his family.
The 44-year-old comedian walked the Kennedy Centre red carpet with his wife, Eniko, 39, and their four children: daughters Heaven, 19, and Kaori, three, and sons Hendrix, 16, and Kenzo, six.
The Ride Along actor has two children with Eniko: Kaori and Kenzo, and Heaven and Hendrix with his ex-wife Torrei Hart, from whom he divorced in 2010.
Kevin, dressed in a navy tuxedo jacket and matching pants, received the prestigious Mark Twain Prize, which is awarded annually to one of the world’s greatest humorists.
Tiffany Haddish, Chris Rock, Chelsea Handler, Nick Cannon, and other celebrities joined Kevin and his family in celebrating their incredible achievement.
On Sunday, Kevin Hart attended the 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humour event with his family.
The 44-year-old comedian walked the Kennedy Centre red carpet with his wife Eniko, 39, and their four children: daughters Heaven, 19, and Kaori, three; sons Hendrix, 16, and Kenzo, six.Following a charming red carpet appearance with his delightful family, Kevin took the stage to accept the award to a resounding standing ovation.
‘To be honoured during this commemorative year feels surreal,’ the star said in a statement prior to the ceremony.
‘Comedy is my outlet for social commentary and life observations, and I am grateful to the Kennedy Centre for recognising my voice and cultural impact.’
According to the Kennedy Centre website, the Mark Twain Prize “recognises individuals who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished nineteenth-century novelist and essayist Samuel Clemens, colloquially known as Mark Twain.”
“As a social commentator, satirist, and character creator, Clemens was a fearless observer of society, delighting and informing onlookers with his uncompromising perspective on social injustice and personal folly.”
On October 20, 1998, Richard Pryor received the first Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center’s inaugural Celebration of American Humour.
Other previous winners include Jonathan Winters (1999), Carl Reiner (2000), Whoopi Goldberg (2001), George Carlin (2008), Bill Cosby (2009, rescinded in 2018), Tina Fey (2010), Will Ferrell (2011), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2018), Dave Chappelle (2019), and Jon Stewart (2022).
Kevin’s rise to fame began in Philadelphia’s comedy scene, where he honed his skills at local open mic nights and comedy clubs in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
His breakthrough came with the release of his first stand-up special, I’m a Grown Little Man, in 2009, which catapulted him to fame.
Hart’s career took off with subsequent successful specials such as Seriously Funny (2010) and Laugh at My Pain (2011), cementing his position as a comedy powerhouse.
By the mid-2010s, Hart had achieved mainstream success, starring in hit films like Think Like a Man (2012) and Ride Along (2014), cementing his reputation as one of the most recognisable and beloved comedians in the entertainment industry.
Kevin Hart received the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Centre.
The Ride Along actor has Kaori and Kenzo with Eniko, while he welcomed Heaven and Hendrix with his ex-wife Torrei Hart, whom he divorced in 2010.
