Gary Joseph Knipfing , better known by his screen name Gary Valentine, is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is the older brother of actor Kevin James.
Valentine was born in Mineola, New York, to Janet, who had worked in a chiropractors 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.
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