The son of coal miner Jesse Harvey and Eloise Vera, Steve Harvey was born Broderick Stephen Harvey in Welch, West Virginia. His first name, Broderick, is a tribute to Highway Patrol actor Broderick Crawford.
Harvey has experience working as a carpet cleaner, letter carrier, auto mechanic, boxer, and insurance salesman. He performed his first stand-up routine at Cleveland’s Hilarities Comedy Club on October 8, 1985. In the late 1980s, Harvey lived on the streets for three years.
Harvey had four biological children and three stepchildren out of his three marriages. From his first marriage to Marcia Harvey, he has two daughters, Brandi and Karli, and one son, Broderick Harvey Jr. Wynton is the name of Harvey’s second child from his second marriage to Mary Shackelford.
What is Steve Harvey’s story?
Harvey started off as a comedian. Early in the 1980s, he did stand-up comedy and hosted The Steve Harvey Show on The WB as well as Showtime at the Apollo. After appearing on the Kings of Comedy Tour, he later appeared in The Original Kings of Comedy. His most recent performance was in 2012.
Source: Billyvibes