Doug Heffernan
| Doug Heffernan | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" (episode 1.01) |
| Last appearance | "China Syndrome" (episode 9.13) |
| Created by | David Litt |
| Portrayed by | Kevin James |
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| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | IPS Driver |
| Family | Joe Heffernan (father) Janet Heffernan (mother) Stephanie Heffernan (sister) Danny Heffernan (cousin) Stu Heffernan (uncle) Trudy Carlson-Heffernan (aunt) Sheila Heffernan-Rednester (aunt) Hank Rednester (uncle) |
| Spouse(s) | Carrie Heffernan (wife) |
| Children | Ming-Mei Heffernan (adopted) Baby Boy Heffernan (biological) |
| Relatives | Arthur Spooner (father-in-law) |
Douglas Steven "Doug" Heffernan is a fictional character in the American situation comedy The King of Queens. The character has also appeared in Everybody Loves Raymond, Becker, and Cosby. The character is portrayed by Kevin James, whose stand-up comedy provided the comedic themes and general style of the show. Doug, a , often immature "average joe", lives in Rego Park, Queens, with his wife Carrie Heffernan (Leah Remini), and his father-in-law Arthur Spooner (Jerry Stiller).
Doug is a delivery driver for the International Parcel Service (a fictional version of United Parcel Service), a job Doug acquired by pretending to work there after lying to then-girlfriend Carrie about having a job.
Doug was born on February 9, 1965, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, while his mother Janet (played by Jenny O'Hara) and father Joe (Dakin Matthews) were attending a friend's wedding there. He had been told by his parents that he had been born in New York City, and only discovered the truth as an adult, in the episode "Dog Shelter". He has one sister, a physical education teacher named Stephanie played by Ricki Lake.
Doug's father owned a small hardware store in Queens, and his mother was a homemaker. References in a number of episodes indicate that the Heffernan home was a Catholic one, although Doug seems to have strayed from this after moving out. He lived with his parents until 27, before he moved into Richie's apartment. It also appears that Doug's father Joe had wanted Doug to assume control over the hardware store when he came of age, but Doug showed little interest in this venture.
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