Talk:Steve Harvey

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Where did Steve go to High School? Steve Harvey went to a school that embraced obtaining the 2nd place trophy for its competitions. This comes from a history rooted deeply in a misunderstanding that "1st Runner-Up" was more impressive that "1st Place" because there are more words on the trophy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.226.73.151 (talk) 04:28, 22 December 2015 (UTC)


 * You know what, he actually mentioned the name of his high school in The Original Kings of Comedy, but I forget the name of the school. But I do remember him saying "Class of 1974", or as he says, "Seventy-fo'". User:Lesanichelle 19:39, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

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Split section to The Steve Harvey Morning Show
I believe this should be split into a separate sectionFrank0051 (talk) 18:46, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

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Birthyear
Was Steve born in 1956 or 1957? The years keep getting changed back and forth. Some say he graduated high school in 1974, others say 1975. Which are the correct years? Hotwine8 01:41, 15 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I recall him saying that he graduated high school in 1974, in the Original Kings of Comedy show. Keekee 19:07, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 1957 birthyear graduated in 1975 2A00:5400:E338:F041:31D0:878B:C0AB:384A (talk) 09:03, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

On a recent appearance in late January 2007 on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", Steve Harvey mentioned that he had just turned 50. So, the year should be 1957. Hotwine8 18:08, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Sharvey.jpg
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Relationship with Tyler The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt?
Page seems to say that he is the father of both Tyler the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt. The cited websites seem to state that the children are Jason and Wynton. This may be an act of vandalism (??) since Tyler the Creator is noted to have a public hatred for Steve Harvey. BetacommandBot (talk) 05:33, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately this page has been subject to multiple vandalism edits and corrected multiple times. -- Absolon S. Kent (chat),

Atheism controversies
I've noticed a minor edit war going on between 2 editors over this section. I would like to add my two cents to the conversation, and encourage the editors to discuss the matter on the talk page, rather than engage in serial reversions.

For what it's worth, I agree with Absolon that Wikipedia policy, specifically WP:NPOV requires that the facts be reported without bias. I believe that the text of this section, as originally written, adhere to the policy. Absolon changed the header of the section from "Religious Intolerance" to "Atheism controversies." I accept that edit and do not contest the fact that the new header is more in line with policy.

However, Grumpy Atheist is also correct. The text shows that Mr Harvey is an unapologetic bigot and shows an unashamed ignorance of very basic science, of which he is clearly uninterested and scornful. He commits the fallacy of argument from ignorance, (ie. "I don't understand it, so it can't be true") and remains blissfully unaware of it. This man deserves to be mocked and ridiculed.

That being said, it must be left to the reader to come to that conclusion. Wikipedia should only report the facts, not the interpretation of those facts. So, dear editors, I would advise restraint from further editing of this section, unless further citations can be provided. Windyjarhead (talk) 18:27, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I remember seeing that interview on CNN, and his saying something to the effect off 'we come from monkeys, but monkeys are still around?'. The article doesn't mention that, but it does refer to his argument - atheists are just 'idiots'. - 124.191.144.183 (talk) 13:08, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Commenting on this as the thread was still unarchived: two sources in this section are suboptimal and are not attributed: one is a blog entry, the other an opinion category (op-ed) article. — Paleo  Neonate  – 22:59, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I tried looking for better sources without success, so have removed the entry for now... — Paleo  Neonate  – 23:42, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/steve-harvey-talk-show-misogyny/ daily dot confirms the athiesm comments and is considered a reliable source on wikipedia list. Theres also a youtube clip of his comments https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=az0BJRQ1cqM — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dragonfangxl (talk • contribs) 07:36, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Even with the Daily Dot, this is not something we should add based on WEIGHT and NOTNEWS. If we add this, then let's add everything else he says that is covered by a reliable source. Not something likely to happen per NOT. --CNMall41 (talk) 16:50, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

How can you say it was not news, the existance of the news article and the fact that it happened on CNN would indicate it was news, and its something thats brought up in nearly every discussion of Steve Harvey. There is a video on youtube discussing it with 3.2 million views, clearly it has weight, it is newsworthy, and its backed up by reputable sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuVeSRLi2Fw — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dragonfangxl (talk • contribs) 07:52, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

What happened to this section?
I came here to read about Steve Harvey because he's rumored to be about to be appointed to something by Donald Trump. But there's no mention in the article of anything Harvey might have done ever to have gotten any political or public notice. The only indication that he's ever done or said a word of any public significance is this trace of an argument over a section that does not exist today. It looks fishy. Lucy Kemnitzer (talk) 23:20, 13 January 2017 (UTC)Lucy Kemnitzer

Vital information
Anyone know how tall and weight? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.121.16.240 (talk) 23:35, 3 December 2013 (UTC) "He grew up in "a poor neighborhood, in a poor house" and was motivated to succeed because of it. "I was sick and tired of being poor; I was just exhausted," he admitted. It's a sentiment that was especially strong during the holidays. Because his family didn't have the money to go all out for Christmas, they'd drive to the suburbs just to check out their decorations."

Read More: https://www.nickiswift.com/1439170/tragic-truth-steve-harvey/ he was soon sleeping in his 1976 Ford Tempo, using public bathrooms to clean up, and keeping his food (mostly bologna sandwiches) in a cooler. "That was an ugly period, just very painful," he told People at another time.

Harvey was homeless for three years, he had to steal gas for his car to make it to comedy shows. "It was crushing," he admitted. "I realized, 'You're on your own. You have nothing or no one.'" At a point, he was living on $50 a week and was ready to give up. "I sat down and started crying, but a voice said, 'If you keep going, I'm going to take you places you've never been,'"

Read More: https://www.nickiswift.com/1439170/tragic-truth-steve-harvey/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by BraedenDozier23 (talk • contribs) 19:17, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 21 December 2015
Original text: ===2015 Miss Universe Error=== Correct as: ===2015 Miss Universe===

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Misspelling hoax?
There is a claim here that Harvey misspelled the country names of Columbia and the Philippines in a tweet apologizing for his Miss Universe mix-up. However, the source supporting the claim actually shows the tweet which has correct spelling of the names. This makes me wonder if the misspelling claim is just a hoax.Tvx1 21:51, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

One Job
Where's the bit about him f*king up the Miss Universe pageant? Steve declaring the wrong contestant the grand champion all I can remember about him so I am declaring bias on this wikipedia page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.231.32.64 (talk) 05:10, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Steve Harvet listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Steve Harvet. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so.  O.N.R.  (talk) 01:56, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

Commentary in controversies
It is always a contentious issue when dealing with "controversies" in Wikipedia so I will simply start a discussion here as opposed to bludgeoning the page itself. It seems like a lot of these are commentary he has made during his hosting career which is what he does for a living. For WP:NPOV and balance, what should/shouldn't be included? For instance, do we include his comments about the recent Super Bowl? Do we include his positive commentary? Who decides which is included since the term "controversy" is subjective? I don't really have an opinion at this point but would like to hear feedback from others. --CNMall41 (talk) 19:51, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 February 2020
In his occupation section in the infobox, his occupation of "Comedian" accidentally has a lowercase "C" at the beginning of it were it should be capitalized. Could some one fix that please. 2600:1000:B049:FC68:A0DC:7907:9A73:8100 (talk) 14:03, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done DarthFlappy (talk) 15:12, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 November 2020
"an African version of the Family Feud" in the 4th paragraph could be made into a hyperlink thank points here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Feud_Africa I just don't have permission to do so. FortKnoxSC (talk) 02:38, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done — IVORK Talk 04:18, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 January 2021
Could anyone please fix his occupations around in the first sentence of the article? Yes, we all know that he’s a comedian, but he’s most notable a television presenter. Is there by any chance someone could fix that?

As shown here:

"is an American comedian, television presenter, actor, broadcaster, author, game show host and businessman" to "is an American television presenter, comedian, actor, broadcaster, author, game show host and businessman" 73.61.18.228 (talk) 21:14, 25 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done. His notability as a television presenter seems to be supported by how the reliable sources cited in this article describe him, as well being the bulk of his Career section and the first in his list of occupations in the infobox. Volteer1 (talk) 05:24, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 June 2021
"In 2014 he had roles in the films Johnson Family Vacation and You Got Served". This appears to be a mistyped year, as "Johnson Family Vacation" and "You Got Served" were both released in 2004. This is also supported by the previous and next statements mentioning 2003 and 2005, respectively. Trickyturtle777 (talk) 12:22, 22 June 2021 (UTC)


 * ✅ lukini  (talk &#124; contribs) 17:15, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 October 2021
In the first sentence that talks about his occupations, there is an en dash that is missing between the word "stand up comedian", could anyone fix it by any chance? As shown here: "standup comedian" to "stand–up comedian"

P.S. Also, he still does stand–up comedy from time to time, because the term "former" should also be removed. 73.61.19.62 (talk) 20:35, 18 October 2021 (UTC)


 * I corrected the dash, although to be honest I'm not sure about his current careers, so I will allow another editor to make the judgement on the rest of your edit. I Am Chaos (talk) 23:29, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * ❌ for the last bit. The article discusses Harvey's last stand-up gig, and while I found an article saying he'd like to return, I don't see any more news of this. IP, please provide reliable sources for this claim. ◢  Ganbaruby!   (talk) 00:55, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Its Family Feud South Africa NOT Family Feud Africa
In the Introductory paragraph it states that Steve Harvey is a host of Family Feud Africa which is false.Steve is the host of Family Feud South Africa. Calling "Family Feud South Africa" Family Feud Africa is the same as calling "The X factor:UK" The X factor:Europe.It reads ignorant as you're comparing a production in a country to a whole continent.The second biggest continent at that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.184.225.106 (talk) 23:50, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 April 2022
The last sentence in the second paragraph doesn't seem right. It reads: "His last standup show in 2012." while it should be "His last standup show was in 2012." AmitToren (talk) 07:15, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Done GoPats6745 (talk) 09:25, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

on his faith and child's name
This personal interview mentions that one of his child's name is Ali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J5dhOFPlM0 which is not mentioned in the Personal life section. 220.210.136.170 (talk) 00:13, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * See WP:BLPNAMES. We do not publish the names of non-notable children of celebrities.  General Ization  Talk  00:14, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Children
Should be he has 7 children (4 biological, 3 adopted) not step children since he adopted them all. 68.39.195.127 (talk) 00:40, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

He has 7 grandchildren now 216.30.159.245 (talk) 23:05, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Tax
$22m in unpaid back https://youtube.com/shorts/hSNO7Otu4Ss?feature=share Electricmaster (talk) 00:34, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 December 2023
Change the first word in the title of Steve Harvey’s book, currently listed inaccurately as Leap: Take the Leap of Faith… to Jump: Take the Leap… A Google search for the same will justify need for this change, e.g. Jump: Take the Leap of Faith to Achieve Your Life of Abundance https://g.co/kgs/BuR8jZ. Thank you! 71.204.247.238 (talk) 06:51, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Lewcm Talk to me! 10:00, 10 December 2023 (UTC)