As the long-time host of Family Feud, Steve Harvey seems genuine in how he engages with the contestants. A huge family man off screen, the award-winning actor, comedian and businessman, says he \u201cworks to leave a legacy\u201d for his large, blended family, which is his \u201creason why.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Harvey\u2019s not entertaining the world, he\u2019s a doting husband, dad to seven children and grandpa to eight grandchildren, the most recent addition born in October 2023.Born in 1957 in West Virginia, Steve Harvey, 66, is known for his sharp comedy and verbal prowess as a comedian, actor and long-time host of the TV gameshow, Family Feud.<\/p>\n
In addition to his numerous accolades, and a 2015 Miss Universe blunder where he announced the wrong winner, Harvey is prolific in Hollywood and the patriarch of a big family.<\/p>\n
\u201cFamily is my reason why, I work to leave a legacy and hopefully the world a better place for them,\u201d Harvey said.In 1982 while working as an insurance salesman, the star of Judge Steve Harvey welcomed twins Brandi and Karli, 41, with then-wife Marcia (divorced in 1994), whom he also shares Broderick, 32.<\/p>\n
Years later, while married to his second wife, Mary Shackelford (1996 to 2006), he had another son, Wynton, now 26.<\/p>\n
In 2007, Harvey wed Marjorie Harvey and adopted her three children, Morgan, 38, Jason, 31 and Lori, 25.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re dealing with a blended family, everyone is coming from a place of broken,\u201d Marjorie shared with People in 2016. \u201cWe knew this was right, now we\u2019re mom and dad to everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
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