Fan mail address
Steve Harvey
The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation
976 Brady Avenue NW
Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30318
USA
Address information
The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation
(Foundation)
976 Brady Avenue NW
Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30318
USA
Broderick Stephen Harvey, known as Steve Harvey, was born on January 17, 1957, in Welch, West Virginia. He is the youngest of five children in a modest, middle-class family. Harvey’s father worked as a coal miner, while his mother, Eloise, was a homemaker. The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, when Harvey was a child, and he grew up in a nurturing environment that emphasized hard work and resilience.
Harvey attended Glenville High School in Cleveland, where he developed an interest in public speaking and performing. After graduating in 1974, he went on to study at Kent State University, but he eventually dropped out to pursue a comedy career. His early years were marked by struggle and uncertainty as he tried to find his place in the entertainment industry.
Early Career and Stand-Up Comedy In the late 1970s, Harvey began performing stand-up comedy at local clubs in Cleveland. He faced many challenges, including financial instability and a lack of recognition, but he persevered. His big break came in 1985 when he participated in the “Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search,” which earned him a spot on the comedy circuit.
