After winning a few contests, he quit his job as a shoe salesman and embarked on a career in comedy.

His performance in big shows has led him to be in feature films such as Scary Movie 3, Along Came Polly, and Scary Movie 4. He is now going to executive-produce, write, and star in the show The Big House which has been given good reviews by critics.

In 2005, Kevin Hart won a Platinum Mic Viewers Choice Award at the BET Comedy Awards.