Kevin Hart

2022 - 10 - 13

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Kevin Hart mourns dad's death: 'Thank you for everything' (Los Angeles Times)

Comedian Kevin Hart shared a series of photos of his late father, Henry Witherspoon, enjoying good times with his children and grandchildren.

... And because of that my relationship with my dad is amazing now, and my dad understands how I feel and how I look at things, and now my dad is focusing on being the best grandparent.” “But I know why I am the way that I am. “Oh, sorry, Kev,” Handler wrote. I know the effect that it’ll have on your child coming up. I know what that can do. because of that I now know what being present means. Among the well-wishers were actor Dwayne Johnson, comedian Hasan Minhaj, comedian Chelsea Handler, rapper Ludacris, actor Cedric the Entertainer and comedian Wanda Sykes. Thank you for everything….I’m a better father because of you ... “Love to you and the fam.” [ the “Jumanji” star](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-12-12/jumanji-next-level-review-dwayne-johnson-kevin-hart) shared [a picture](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjo2cP9LQu9/) of him and his dad with the caption, “RIP spoon.” “Gone but never forgotten….Give mom a hug for me….y’all did good man. We will all make you proud….”

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Kevin Hart reveals his dad died in touching tribute (Page Six)

Kevin Hart announced that his father, Henry Witherspoon, died in a touching Instagram tribute thanking him for "everything."

“I choose to go positive instead of negative a lot and because of that, my relationship with my dad is amazing now!” he shared. Hart continued, “I saw firsthand what not being present did and because of that, I now know what being present means. Hart is a father of four children. “My kids actually think I’m the coolest dad on the planet … “And my dad understands how I feel and how I look at things, and now my dad is focusing on being the best grandparent that he possibly can.” I know why I am the way that I am, my dad has a lot to do with that — the mistakes that my dad made, you know, the decisions to do drugs, being in and out of jail, in and out of our lives,” he shared

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Kevin Hart vows to make his late father 'proud' (Crow River Media)

Kevin Hart has vowed to make his late father "proud." The 43-year-old comedian lost his father Henry Witherspoon - who died at the age of 73 following a ...

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Kevin Hart Shares Heartbreaking News in Emotional Instagram Tribute (Parade Magazine)

Kevin Hart took to his Instagram to announce the death of his father alongside a heartfelt tribute.

"The mistakes that my dad made, you know, the decisions to do drugs, being in and out of jail, in and out of our lives. [Chelsea Handler](https://parade.com/news/chelsea-handler-announces-split-with-jo-koy) also chimed in, writing, "Oh, sorry, Kev. [Stranger Things](https://parade.com/1338183/jessicasager/stranger-things-season-5/) star, [Caleb McLaughlin](https://parade.com/news/caleb-mclaughlin-stranger-things-fandom-racism-bigotry), showed support for Hart, commenting a praying hand emoji and a red heart emoji. "My kids actually think I’m the coolest dad on the planet ... Thank you for everything….I’m a better father because of you 😢💪🏾🙏🏾 We will all make you proud…." "Gone but never forgotten….Give mom a hug for me….y’all did good man.

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Kevin Hart's father, Henry Witherspoon, dead at 73 (myfox8.com)

(WGHP) — Henry Witherspoon, the father of acclaimed comedian Kevin Hart, has died at the age of 73, according to UPI. Hart's troubled childhood relationship ...

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Kevin Hart mourns death of father, having forgiven his troubled past (PhillyVoice.com)

Comedian Kevin Hart's father, Henry Witherspoon, died this week at 73 years old. Hart, who grew up in North Philadelphia, has been open in recent years ...

"I understand that nobody's perfect, people are flawed, people make mistakes," Hart said of his dad in 2018. "I'm in a position where I'm blessed and I can provide," Hart told Stern. "I can say, 'Here, dad, here's a home, here's a car, here's some money. Hart and his older brother, Robert, ultimately convinced their dad to enter rehab, where he turned his life around and found a romantic partner. "If my dad hadn't been around and didn't do drugs, I may be handling my success differently," Hart said. ](https://soundcloud.com/howardstern/kevinhart_father?in=howardstern/sets/sternshow_01-12-16) Hart said his father used heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine while he was growing up.

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Kevin Hart reveals father's death in touching tribute: 'Love you dad' (ABC News)

Kevin Hart revealed on Oct. 13 that his father Henry Robert Witherspoon had died in a touching tribute about him on Instagram.

"So sorry Kev. "RIP spoon …..😢🙏🏾," he captioned the post. "Thank you for everything….I'm a better father because of you," he added. Keep making them proud brother," actor and comedian Marlon Wayans wrote. Gone but never forgotten….Give mom a hug for me….y'all did good man," Hart wrote, sharing several images of his father with his family over the years. Kevin Hart is mourning the loss of his father Henry Robert Witherspoon.

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And The Numbers Are In — This List Ranked Multi-Millionaire Kevin ... (Yahoo News)

The year 2011 was a special year for Kevin Hart.

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