{"id":40524,"date":"2023-09-23T06:13:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T06:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/23\/leah-remini-kevin-james-celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-king-of-queens\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T06:13:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T06:13:07","slug":"leah-remini-kevin-james-celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-king-of-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/23\/leah-remini-kevin-james-celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-king-of-queens\/","title":{"rendered":"Leah Remini &#038; Kevin James Celebrate 25th Anniversary of \u2018King of Queens\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/leah-remini\/\" title=\"Leah Remini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Leah Remini<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/kevin-james\/\" title=\"Kevin James\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kevin James<\/strong><\/a> are looking back at the legacy of <strong><em>The King of Queens<\/em><\/strong> to mark the show\u2019s 25th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The two actors, who played Doug and Carrie Heffernan alongside the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/jerry-stiller\/\" title=\"Jerry Stiller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jerry Stiller<\/strong><\/a> as Carrie\u2019s dad Arthur, took to social media to pay tribute to the hit sitcom.<\/p>\n<p><em>The King of Queens<\/em> launched on September 21, 1998, and ran until 2007.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to read both Leah and Kevin\u2019s tributes to the show\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-1952211\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin <\/strong>shared the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CxeAyaRunFc\/\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CxeAyaRunFc\/&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original poster<\/a> for the show alongside a sweet caption, shouting out the fans of the series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c25 years ago today, we aired. I am so incredibly blessed to have taken this ride with the insanely talented @leahremini and Jerry Stiller. I love you both so much. and thank you to the GREATEST FANS in the world. LOVE YOU!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>Leah <\/strong>reflected on her acting journey to the sitcom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis week marks the 25th anniversary of the <em>King of Queens<\/em>. By the time I signed on as Carrie Heffernan, I had been to hundreds of auditions, was cast in many pilots and some short-lived series, and was finally offered <em>The King Of Queens<\/em>,\u201d she started.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leah <\/strong>went on in her post on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahRemini\/status\/1704954146657571112\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeahRemini\/status\/1704954146657571112&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>, \u201cAs soon as production started on season one, I knew I was home, and I am blessed to say I was part of a truly special show that went on for nine seasons and 207 episodes and still lives on successfully in syndication. Our cast was amazing\u2026Kevin James, Jerry Stiller, Gary [Valentine], Patton [Oswalt], Victor [Williams], Nicole [Sullivan]. They all made me laugh every day. Our gifted guest and recurring cast made the show what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with the cast, crew, and our awesome and dedicated writers and producers was a dream come true for an actress,\u201d she continued, before doing the same as Kevin and giving fans credit for making the show a success for them, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to let you all know that I see the comments where you say that you fall asleep every night to <em>The King of Queens<\/em>, that it got you through a rough day and tough times in your lives, that you laughed for the first time in your day watching us, or that you watch several episodes a day, or that you and your family bond over watching the episodes in syndication,\u201d <strong>Leah <\/strong>wrote. \u201cOne fan commented that her family is a three-generation <em>King of Queens<\/em> household: her mom watches it, she watches it, and now her daughter watches it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means the world to me, and I\u2019m so grateful for this experience that lives on and on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can stream all nine seasons of <em>The King of Queens<\/em> on Peacock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2023\/09\/23\/leah-remini-kevin-james-celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-king-of-queens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leah Remini and Kevin James are looking back at the legacy of The King of Queens to mark the show\u2019s 25th anniversary. The two actors, who played Doug and Carrie Heffernan alongside the late Jerry Stiller as Carrie\u2019s dad Arthur, took to social media to pay tribute to the hit sitcom. 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