▁Gary ▁Joseph ▁Kn ip f ing ▁( born ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ), ▁better ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁screen ▁name ▁Gary ▁Valent ine , ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁actor , ▁com ed ian , ▁and ▁writer . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁actor ▁Kevin ▁James . ▁He ▁star red ▁as ▁D anny ▁He f fer nan ▁in ▁The ▁King ▁of ▁Queens ▁( 1 9 9 8 - 2 0 0 7 ) ▁as ▁Kevin ▁James ' ▁( D oug ▁He f fer nan ' s ) ▁cousin . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Valent ine ▁was ▁born ▁Gary ▁Joseph ▁Kn ip f ing ▁in ▁Mine ola , ▁New ▁York , ▁to ▁Jan et , ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁chi rop ractor ' s ▁office , ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Valent ine ▁Kn ip f ing , ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁owned ▁an ▁ins urance ▁ag ency . ▁Valent ine ▁has ▁two ▁sib lings : ▁Kevin ▁George ▁Kn ip f ing , ▁known ▁as ▁Kevin ▁James , ▁an ▁actor ▁and ▁com ed ian , ▁and ▁Les lie ▁Kn ip f ing . ▁Gary ▁and ▁his ▁sib lings ▁were ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁faith . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Valent ine ▁got ▁his ▁start ▁in ▁show ▁business ▁on ▁the ▁stand up ▁comedy ▁stage . ▁After ▁an ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Com edy ▁Festival , ▁he ▁left ▁his ▁native ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁There ▁he ▁quickly ▁land ed ▁sp ots ▁on ▁various ▁talk ▁shows , ▁including ▁The ▁Late ▁Late ▁Show ▁with ▁Craig ▁Kil born