WASHINGTON (AP) – Kevin Hart, who rose from the open mics and comedy clubs of his native Philadelphia to become one of the country’s most recognisable performers, will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a gala performance yesterday at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Hart, 44, made his movie debut in the 2002 film Paper Soldiers and came to mainstream fame through a string of scene-stealing cameos in hits such as 2005’s The 40-Year-Old-Virgin.
Now in its 25th year, the Mark Twain Prize annually honours performers who have made a lasting impact on humour and culture.
