Kevin Hart has a busy career and home life.
When heâs not selling out comedy shows or starring in blockbuster movies, the Ride Along actor is at home spending time with his wife and four children. Hart shares his older children, daughter Heaven, 19, and son Hendrix, 17, with his ex-wife, Torrei Hart. After divorcing Torrei in 2011, Hart married Eniko Hart. They went on to welcome son Kenzo, 6, and daughter Kaori, 4.
Although having four kids (and a couple of dogs) at home can make the house feel âloud,â the comedian wouldnât have it any other way.
âWeâre in love with being parents, weâre in love with all the little ones that we have now. I mean, we got teenagers and two toddlers, man. Itâs the perfect separation of age,â Hart shared in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. âItâs the perfect household. Itâs everything that you would think it is plus more.â
Due to the demands of his multi-faceted career, Hart admittedly missed out on quality family time in the past. However, the COVID-19 pandemic allowed him to âtruly tap into fatherhood.â
âBecause of my job, Iâve never been home for this many weeks â or weeks, period,â he told PEOPLE in January 2021. âNever have I been able to eat dinner with my family and talk to my family as much as Iâve been able to through the course of this pandemic.â
He added the experience made him realize âsome of the things that I missed, some of the things that I didnât put as much value on that I probably should.â
Another perspective-changing moment came after his 2019 car accident, in which he suffered major back injuries and endured a long recovery process. In a later interview with Menâs Health, Hart shared that he has been more focused on spending time with his kids since the accident.
âHonestly, thereâs a lot that I wasnât doing,â he told the outlet. âNow Iâm doing a lot of little things that are important. Iâm sitting with the kids before and after dinner. We are doing Taco Tuesdays, Mexican food Thursdays, Chinese food Sundays. We got movie night twice a week.â
In March 2024, Hart was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was joined at the ceremony by his four kids and Eniko, whom he mentioned in his acceptance speech.
âMy wife, my kids, my foundation. I canât do what I do without the right foundation,â the comedian said. âTo my kids, Iâm your dad. There is no me without you. There is no life in me without you. I breathe for you. I live for you.â
Hereâs what to know about Kevin Hartâs four children: Heaven, Hendrix, Kenzo and Kaori.
Heaven Leigh Hart, 19
Hart welcomed his first child with ex-wife Torrei on March 22, 2005.
Heaven seems to have inherited her dadâs sense of âsillyâ and she dreams of following in his footsteps, although Hart made her wait until she was 18 to pursue comedy.
âMy daughter wants to be an entertainer so bad, Iâm just holding her back til sheâs 18,â Hart said of Heaven in 2016. âI made a daddy decision to hold her back til sheâs of age and then we can pursue whatever dream we want.â
While waiting for the opportunity, Heaven practiced her comedy skills on her dad. âMy daughter [Heaven] makes me laugh daily, because she thinks sheâs ultra cool. Sheâll text and call me âGâ and âOld raggedy back Jackâ because I hurt my back. That always makes me laugh,â Hart told PEOPLE in August 2022.
After getting a few lessons from her dad, Heaven passed her driving test in 2021, which Hart celebrated on Instagram. Alongside a selfie of the father-daughter duo driving in the car, he wrote, âMy little girl is growing up.â As a surprise for her 16th birthday, the comedian gifted his daughter a Mercedes-Benz GLC SUV.
In February 2022, Hart told Ellen DeGeneres that Heaven wanted to go to college out of state. âIâve been trying to manipulate her like, âMaybe you need a place here in L.A. âcause the schools here are just better,â â he joked. âSheâs talking about New York.â
He added, âI love that sheâs growing up, thatâs my best friend, my heart. And itâs a little emotional. I see myself realizing that that time is coming for her to leave the house and I donât like it.â
Their father-daughter relationship also includes holding each other accountable. On a Fatherâs Day episode of Red Table Talk, Hart opened up to host Will Smith about his daughterâs reaction to his cheating scandal. The comedian admitted that the teen âwas toughâ on him.
âItâs very hard to bother me, but when your child shows disappointment, shows emotion, shows âI donât understand why,â and youâve gotta have those conversations, well, now the head drops for the first time,â he said. âAnd now youâve realized that thereâs a different emotional chord that can be pulled on you that nobody else has the privilege of ever touching.â
Hart continued: âAnd my daughter touched on that chord, man, you know, when me and my wife went through what we went through, and the whole cheating display ⌠my talk with Heaven. Goddamn. Goddamn, that was one like no other. Getting my daughter back. Getting my daughter to understand that I was sorry, that I made a mistake. ⌠That was real.â
In May 2023, Hart proved that his oldest is all grown up by sharing photos of Heaven in her prom dress. In one photo, the teen posed in a green gown while her dad smiled in shorts and a T-shirt.
âI have no wordsâŚjust pure joy,â the actor wrote in the caption. âMy little girl looked unbelievable yesterday. Where does the time go.â
Later that month, Heaven graduated from high school.
âI am so proud of my little girl. Dream big damn it!!!!!â Hart captioned a series of photos from his daughterâs graduation party.
In August, Hart posted a sweet message on Instagram dedicated to Heaven, whom he appeared to have just dropped off for her first semester of college.
âIâm not crying [youâre] crying,â Hart captioned a picture of himself with three of his children in what looked to be a college dorm room. âSo proud of my daughterâŚ.I canât even say little girl anymore because you have blossomed into the most amazing young woman ever!!!!!â
A year later, Hart told PEOPLE that Heavenâs college move-in day was âa very proud moment, a proud day, for me as a father.â
âAll you can do is do your job as a parent, and when they leave, hope that those things that you try to teach have applied in some way, some shape, some form,â he said. âIf they have, youâll be fine.â
Hendrix Hart, 17
Hart and Torreiâs son, Hendrix Hart, was born on Nov. 8, 2007. Over the years, Hendrix had been a longtime fixture in the Jumanji actorâs stand-up routines.
Hart calls his son his âbest friendâ and even had the then-8-year-old serve as his best man at his wedding to Eniko in 2016.
To celebrate the teenâs birthday in 2021, Hart took him to a Los Angeles Lakers game. After the game, Hendrix received some epic gifts from the NBA players, including sneakers from stars Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony, as well as a jersey from Anthony Davis.
The comedian also beamed with pride as he congratulated Hendrix on his eighth-grade graduation.
âThe flyest/coolest kid that I know⌠Iâm so proud of you son,â he wrote alongside a picture of Hendrix wearing a suit against a backdrop of balloons. âCongrats on conquering this stage of life ⌠so many stages left to go ⌠at this rate and pace u are poised and positioned to conquer them all. Love you champ ⌠u make ur father proud daily!!!!!â
Kenzo Kash Hart, 6
Hart and Eniko welcomed their first child together, Kenzo Kash Hart, on Nov. 21, 2017. The proud dad announced the news on Twitter, writing, âGod is truly amazing ⌠Kenzo Kash Hart was born at 1:45am. He is healthy & already smiling. Thank you all for your prayers!!!! We love & appreciate ya #Harts.â
On his 3rd birthday in 2020, Hart gave his younger son a shout-out on Instagram and shared some of Kenzoâs nicknames.
âHappy B Day to the coolest 3yr old on the planet,â Hart wrote. âDaddy & Mommy love you to death Zo Aka Bear Aka Hot feet Aka Heavy head aka pitter pater aka prince Zo aka Little Burger King because you have to have it your way.â
The Philadelphia native has passed his love for the Philadelphia Eagles onto his kids, especially Kenzo. On Jan. 29, 2023, Kenzo accompanied his dad and older siblings, Heaven and Hendrix, to the Eagles game against the San Francisco 49ers, which they ultimately won â earning the team a spot in the 2023 Super Bowl.
Hart posted photos from their seats on Instagram and in them, Kenzo is beaming while sporting a Reggie White jersey. A few days later, after the Eagles lost the Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs, Hart posted a video of himself FaceTiming a tearful Kenzo. In the video, Kenzo can be heard saying, âBut Iâm still sad a little bit,â to which Hart responds: âDaddy is sad too, but you know what Zo? Weâre Eagles fans. Weâre Eagles fans till we die.â
He captioned the adorable video, âWe are Hurting in the Hart Household đŠ âŚ.Still love my city and my team!!!!! Thank you for an amazing season đŚ âŚ.. We will be back next year!!!!!! My little man was crushed.â
Kaori Mai Hart, 4
Kaori Mai Hart, Hart and Enikoâs daughter, was born on Sept. 29, 2020. The mom of two shared the news on social media, calling her newest addition âa little bit of heaven sent down to earth.â
During an interview with Extra, Hart opened up about the birth of his fourth child and shared that he was trying to ânot be the jaded dad.â
âThis is baby No. 4. In the delivery room, do you cry? No. Youâve seen it, you know the routine,â he said, joking, âIâm taking the stuff out the doctorâs hands â âGive it to me, let me cut the umbilical cord. Put her under the heat lamp, I got it,â â he continued. âOnce you get home and you really get a look at everybody together, thatâs when it sets in ⌠When you look and you go, âWow, weâre a family of six. When you throw the dogs in, itâs eight.â For me, itâs [about] creating and building a legacy within my family that lives with or without me.â
The Harts celebrated Kaoriâs 1st birthday with a pink-themed bash, and it seems their youngest is already under her dadâs influence.
On The Ellen DeGeneres Show in February 2022, Hart revealed that Kaori recently started speaking and had already picked up some of his âbad habits.â
âSheâs got a couple words sheâs put together. First of all, dada. Dada was the first one even if it wasnât, I would say it was,â he shared. âAnd sâ. She said sâ ⌠Iâm not celebrating it. Iâm not saying it because Iâm proud, but yeah sâ is a good one.â The comedian added, âWeâve been spending a lot of time together and my babyâs picked up some bad habits. Sheâll be okay, itâs fine.â
Kaori is also learning how to FaceTime her dad while he is away for work, although she hasnât quite mastered it yet.
âMy daughter Ori makes me laugh daily,â Hart told PEOPLE in July 2022. âSheâs talking a little bit now, but her new thing on FaceTime is she doesnât know how to hold the phone out so you can see ⌠so she just walks with it.â
He continued, âItâs all over the place. It genuinely makes me laugh â her inability to just look at the phone â but sheâll run with it, sheâll want to show you stuff, but she doesnât know that sheâs not showing you.â
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