Why Kevin is "Famous"

Chris Rock was wrong.

Broken Record - He's not just a trailblazer on the big screen. Hart has also smashed several records on the stand-up circuit. Not only is he one of an elite group of comics to sell out Madison Square Garden, his movie Let Me Explain was the highest-grossing stand-up film since Eddie Murphy's Raw. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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"I'm Famous You're More..." - If you recall the moment from the last episode of Real Husbands, Chris Rock tells Kevin flat out that he's "Black famous." We decided to take a look the reasons Kevin is actually, well, famous.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Class Clown: Kevin Hart - This time last year, following the runaway success of his independently-distributed concert film Laugh at My Pain, the mainstream was just starting to recognize the name Kevin Hart. Now, he's a bonafide movie star and a must-have party guest because, well, he tends to be the life of the party. Kanye West, Jay-Z and Chris Rock are just some of the A-listers who have him on speed dial.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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He Was At Like Every Award Show - He hosted a few (BET Awards 2011, VMA's 2012) and made appearances at several other awards shows, including the Spike TV Guy Awards. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

He Was on Modern Family - Keivn has a recurring role on the hit series. You may recall that one of the stars of the show, Ed O'Neill, did a special guest appearance during season 1 of Husbands. (Photo: ABC)

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He Was on Modern Family - Keivn has a recurring role on the hit series. You may recall that one of the stars of the show, Ed O'Neill, did a special guest appearance during season 1 of Husbands. (Photo: ABC)

He's in a Movie With DeNiro and Stallone - Though Grudge Match has yet to be released, let's be serious--he's in a hilarious movie that half references Stallone and DeNiro's respective characters from the boxing movies that they were in (Stallone in Rocky and DeNiro in Raging Bull). Not to mention they're legends.  (Photo: Warner Bros.)

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He's in a Movie With DeNiro and Stallone - Though Grudge Match has yet to be released, let's be serious--he's in a hilarious movie that half references Stallone and DeNiro's respective characters from the boxing movies that they were in (Stallone in Rocky and DeNiro in Raging Bull). Not to mention they're legends.  (Photo: Warner Bros.)

Ride or Die - Proving his box office might, Hart busted through January and MLK 2014 weekend records with his latest release, Ride Along. The film, which also stars Ice Cube, grossed a whopping $39 million in its opening weekend. He struck box office gold again with About Last Night and Think Like a Man Too. (Photo: Quantrell D. Colbert/Universal Pictures)

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He's Also in Like 3 Other Movies - Expect to see another Kevin Hart media run in the very near future as he will be in various movies throughout this year and next including Ride Along with Ice Cube. (Photo: Quantrell D. Colbert/Universal Pictures)

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He Was Also in This Is The End - Which had like every contemporary comedian in it.(Photo: Columbia Pictures)

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He Was Also in This Is The End - Which had like every contemporary comedian in it.(Photo: Columbia Pictures)

He Hosted SNL - You can only host SNL if you're like, "famous."(Photo: Kevin Hart via Instagram)

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He Hosted SNL - You can only host SNL if you're like, "famous."(Photo: Kevin Hart via Instagram)

Rihanna @badgalriri - Rih Rih can hold her own amongst the guys. The "Right Now" singer chills with her Roc Nation boss Jay Z and funny man Kevin Hart.(Photo: Instagram via Rihanna)

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He's Cool With Jay Z and Rihanna - What says famous more than an IG pic with both of them?(Photo:Rihanna via Instagram)

Photo By Photo: Instagram via Rihanna

He Was on Leno, Ellen and Conan - During the Husbands' media blitz earlier this year he did rotations on every major talk show. Despite Chris clowning on him, in real life Kevin Hart really is that famous. (Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)

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He Was on Leno, Ellen and Conan - During the Husbands' media blitz earlier this year he did rotations on every major talk show. Despite Chris clowning on him, in real life Kevin Hart really is that famous. (Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)