3 things we learned from Kevin Hart on ’60 Minutes’

Kevin Hart shed some light on his monumental profession, personal life and work as a comedian on Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes.” Directed by Anderson Cooper, this episode is a revealing and intimate portrait of the favored comic book, and we share the highest three things we learned from watching it.

Hart is 5-foot-5. Yes, officially.

The first query Cooper asked Hart was widely commented on: How tall is Kevin Hart, really? How Hollywood reporter As Cooper points out, he explains that GQ once said he was 5 feet 5 inches tall, the Los Angeles Times said he was 5 feet 4 inches, and “elsewhere” said he was 5 feet 2 inches.

“Well, this place sucks,” Hart joked to Cooper. “GQ finally made it. (I’m) 150 cm tall, like in shoes, like in sneakers. Now if I put the boot on I can reach 5’5″ and a half.

Breaking through his often self-deprecating type of humor, Hart continued, “It’s about talking about things that you’re not afraid to laugh about about yourself.”

“I’m really sure that the laughter I hear doesn’t necessarily mean you’re laughing at me like I’m a joke. You laugh at the experience,” he said. (*3*)

Wanda Sykes helped him at his worst

Hart also addressed the controversy surrounding the 2019 Oscars ceremony, which he was scheduled to host. Following backlash over homophonic comments he made on social media and once they resurfaced in sets, Hart stepped down. Although he initially didn’t apologize before eventually relenting, Hart credits Sykes with helping with the “understanding” that got here.

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“Then the understanding came thanks to the best light bulb of all time,” Hart explained. “Wanda Sykes said: ‘There are people today who feel hurt by comments just like the ones you made then, and there are also individuals who say it’s OK to post comments like that today based on what you probably did then. » It was presented to me in such a way that I could not ignore it.

“In moments of despair,” he added, “if given the opportunity, great understanding and education can come from it.”

Is Hart a billionaire?

Cooper continued to ask the query many have often wondered about Hart, currently the highest-paid comedian within the industry: Is he a billionaire?

“None of your business,” Hart responded to the query. “Man, are you trying to rob me?”

“I mean, I hope so, and even if I don’t do it or if I don’t, I think the better part of what I’ve done is to create something that can become a new norm for other people in the entertainment industry, for other people in entertainment , true,” he added. “Not just being part of the business, but learning and understanding how to be a business.”

Check out the complete “60 Minutes” segment on Hart Here.