'The King Of Queens': 15 Surprising Facts About The Series!
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'The King of Queens'
The popular TV show, The King of Queens, aired from 1998 until 2007. The story revolves around the overweight UPS driver "Doug" who is married to the legal secretary "Carrie". Her father, "Arthur", eventually moves into their basement. The main topics of the series are "Doug's" weight issues, the marriage between "Doug" and "Carrie" and their nagging housemate "Arthur". In our gallery, you can find out a couple of fun facts about the series that you might not yet know!
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Leah Remini
In The King of Queens, "Carrie Spooner" actually has a sister named "Sara". Lisa Rieffel played this role in the first six episodes. Initially "Carrie's" sister even was meant to be one of the lead roles. However, after the sixth episode, "Sara" was completely written out of the series. Later on, "Carrie" is even called a only child every once in a while.
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Kevin James
Kevin James real name is actually Kevin George Knipfing, as his father descends from German ancestors!
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Anne Meara
In the series finale of 'The King Of Queens', "Arthur Spooner" (Jerry Stiller) marries the mother of "Spence". What a beautiful ending, considering "Spence's" mother is played by Anne Meara — who was married to Jerry Stiller in real life as well. The couple led a happy marriage for entire 61 years, until Anne died in May of 2015.
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Leah Remini and Angelo Pagan
Angelo Pagan was actually featured in The King of Queens several times alongside Leah Remini. No matter what role he played - they always had great chemistry. No surprise! Angelo and Leah have been happily married since 2003 and are proud parents of a daughter.
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Jerry Stiller and Ben Stiller
Jerry Stiller portrayed "Arthur Spooner", the father of "Carrie" in the series . In fact, Jerry Stiller also had famous offspring in real life: Jerry was the father of actor, director and producer Ben Stiller! Ben Stiller and his sister Amy even had a couple of small guest roles on The King of Queens.
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Kevin James and Steffiana de la Cruz
Kevin James' wife Steffiana de la Cruz also appeared in The King of Queens for several times - for example as a masseuse, a manicurist or a barkeeper. James also helped his wife get a part in Paul Blart - Mall Cop.
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'The King of Queens' Cast
On the set of The King of Queens the actors were actually allowed to bring their dogs to work - but only, if these were well behaved!
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Gary Valentine and Nicole Sullivan
Gary Valentine played "Doug's" cousin "Danny Heffernan" in the series. However, the similarity is not without any reason: In real life, the two actors are actually brothers!
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Leah Remini
Leah Remini, also known as "Carrie Heffernan" was a member of Scientology from the age of nine and left the Church in 2013. Over the years, she raised millions of Dollars for the organization and actively solicited new members.
She left Scientology owing to policies that forbid members from questioning the management of the Church’s leader David Miscavige, which she believes to be corrupt.
Remini now passionately fights against Scientology’s practices and is outspoken about her past with the controversial organization. She published her memoir 'Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology' in 2015 and is the presenter for the show Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, which has been airing since 2016 on A&E.