How did Steve Harvey performed stand-up for the first time?
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Steve’s first name isn’t Steve, Its Broderick Stephen Harvey, He was named after actor Broderick Crawford Broderick Stephen Harvey.
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Steve grew up on a farm, he was the son of a coal miner and a Sunday school teacher. His family moved to a farm in Cleveland, Ohio where they grew their own food and survived on a small income.
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In 1985, 27-year-old Steve performed stand-up for the first time as part of an amateur night competition at a Cleveland nightclub.
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He won the competition, then after Harvey quit his job as an insurance salesman and began doing comedy for $25 per-night.
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In his early days in stand-up, Steve was once homeless, Harvey used to shower in hotel bathrooms and swimming pools between bookings.
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After 8 years as a struggling comic, Harvey was offered national TV exposure on Showtime At The Apollo in 1993.
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After a successful season on Showtime At The Apollo, Harvey headlined his own sitcom in 1994.
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In Me And The Boys, Steve was a widowed father of three sons who ran a video store in Dallas.
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The series was a ratings hit between Full House and Home Improvement, but ABC chose to cancel it after one season.
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