>>> I DON'T FEEL LIKE MY KID'S
PRIVATE SCHOOL RESPECTS MY LEVEL OF CELEBRITY.
I DROP MY KIDS OFF. TEACHERS COME RUNNING OUT.
WE WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD BE THE GREETER AT THIS YEAR'S FAIR.
I GAVE HER A LOT OF TIME FOR HER TO SAY I'M [ BLEEP ].
SHE NEVER SAID IT. PARENTS GOT KIDS THAT GO THERE
THAT ARE FORMER ACTORS. CARLTON FROM "THE FRESH PRINCE."
THAT'S YOUR GREETER. >> THAT WAS KEVIN HART IN A
NETFLIX SPECIAL HE SHOT LAST YEAR AT HOME IN HIS LIVING ROOM.
I WOULD TELL YOU THE NAME OF THE SHOW, BUT IF I DID, I'M SURE
THEY WOULD TAKE US OFF THE AIR. HE HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR HIS
ENERGY. IT'S FITTING HE HARDLY SLOWED
DOWN DURING THE PANDEMIC. HE HAS A NEW BABY GIRL AND A
PODCAST AND A BOOK. HE IS FROM PHILLY.
HE SOLD OUT ARENAS ON HIS COMEDY TOURS AND MOVIE THEATERS WITH
BLO BLOCKBUSTERS.
HE IS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST OF HIGHEST EARNING COMEDIANS AHEAD
OF JERRY SEINFELD. WILLIE CAUGHT UP WITH KEVIN FOR
A SITDOWN FROM HUNGARY WHERE HE IS SHOOTING A NEW MOVIE.
>> HOW YOU BEEN? WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> DRINKING MILK. GETTING TALL.
>> YOU IN BUDAPEST? >> YES, SIR.
LIVE FROM THE PEST. >> I THINK THAT'S NOT WHAT THEIR
TOURISM BUREAU CALLS IT. KEVIN HART HAS BEEN BUILT A
CAREER BY MAKING AUDIENCES LAUGH.
NOW THE SUPERSTAR COMEDIAN IS PROVING HE ALSO CAN MOVE THEM TO
TEARS. >> WHEREVER YOU ARE, I WANT TO
GO THERE. >> WHEREVER YOU ARE, I WANT GO
THERE, TOO. >> IN "FATHERHOOD" HE PLAYS A
SINGLE DAD RAISING HIS DAUGHTER AFTER THE SUDDEN DEATH OF HIS
WIFE. >> I WAS READY FOR THE KEVIN
HART EXPERIENCE. WITHIN TEN MINUTES, I WAS CHOKED
UP. >> THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME
TO EXPAND MY RESUME. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE SHOCKED
WHEN THEY SEE IT. WOW.
KEVIN HAS SOME DRAMATIC CHOPS. >> TWO KISSES.
ONE FROM MOMMY. ONE FROM ME.
>> I LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING A BLACK FATHER ON SCREEN
IN A POSITIVE LIGHT. MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE ON
DRUGS, OFF DRUGS, IN JAIL, OUT OF JAIL.
TO HAVE SOME POSITIVITY BEHIND IT AND MAYBE BE A PART OF
CHANGING THE STEREOTYPE. >> HE DELIVERERS THAT WITH THE
HELP OF ANOTHER FAMOUS DAD NAMED BARACK OBAMA.
IT'S CO-PRODUCED BY THE PRODUCTION COMPANY STARTED BY
THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY.
IS BARACK OBAMA CALLING YOU? >> I DID TALK TO BARACK.
I THINK IT'S JUST CRAZY THAT I CAN SAY I TALKED TO BARACK ON
THE PHONE COMFORTABLY. >> YOU CAN JUST DROP AND CALL
HIM BARACK, THAT'S A STATEMENT OF WHERE YOU ARE.
>> B-O, CALL HIM. WHAT'S UP?
>> I'M SURE HE LOVES THAT. >> HEY, KEVIN.
HEY, KEVIN, HOW YOU DOING? YOU TELL ME, B-O.
I'M GOOD. THAT'S HOW IT WENT DOWN.
THE REASON WHY THEY WANTED TO TAKE ON THE PROJECT WAS BECAUSE
OF THE STORY AND HAVING THEM SEE AND UNDERSTAND THE POSITIVE
MESSAGE BEHIND IT. I MEAN, THAT'S AS GOOD AS IT
GETS FOR ME. >> HART SPECIALIZES IN
POSITIVITY. HIS NEW BOOK "MARCUS MAKES A
MOVIE" IS ABOUT A BOY PUSHING THROUGH OBSTACLES TO CHASE A
DREAM. >> I WANTED TO MOTIVATE AND
INSPIRE OUR YOUTH TO SIMPLY UNDERSTAND THE WORD NO IS JUST A
WORD. COMING UP AS A KID, A YOUNG
ADULT, EARLY IN MY CAREER, I HEARD NO A LOT.
>> WHAT'S YOUR MESSAGE TO THE KIDS WHO MIGHT READ THAT BOOK
WHO HEAR NO AT SCHOOL AND IN SPORTS OR MUSIC CAREER OR THEY
THINK THEY ARE FUNNY. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET WHERE
KEVIN HART IS. >> IT'S NOT ABOUT GETTING WHERE
I AM. IT'S ABOUT GETTING WHERE YOU
WANT TO BE. ALL I AM IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT'S
REACHABLE. WHAT'S OBTAINABLE?
WHAT I LEARNED IS THAT TALENT IS AMAZING TO HAVE.
HARD WORK IS GOING TO POSSIBLY BEAT TALENT EVERY DAY OF THE
WEEK. HARD WORK PLUS TALENT IS
UNDEFEATED. >> IN A YEAR WHEN THE REST OF
THE WORLD SLOWED DOWN, HART'S HUSTLE CONTINUED.
HE PERFORMED A HIT 2020 NETFLIX STANDUP SPECIAL FROM HIS OWN
LIVING ROOM. WITH HIS FAMILY GETTING READY
FOR BED UPSTAIRS. >> I'M NO LONGER COMFORTABLE
ANYWHERE ELSE BUT MY HOUSE. I DON'T [ BLEEP ] LIKE PEOPLE
ANYMORE. >> WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?
HOW DO YOU PUT TOGETHER AN ACT DIFFERENTLY THAN BEING IN
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, STANDING IN YOUR LIVING ROOM?
>> WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING INTIMATE.
ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
COVID. NEWS FLASH, I HAD IT.
IT WAS IN MY SYSTEM. >> IT WASN'T ABOUT THE
PERFORMANCE. IT WAS ABOUT ME BEING HONEST
ABOUT MY LIFE, THE PANDEMIC. >> WHEN IT FIRST HIT, I WANTED
TO PUT GAS IN ALL THE [ BLEEP ] CARS.
I BOUGHT EVERYTHING I SAW. I SPENT 20 GRAND.
>> THERE'S A COMFORT THAT COMES WITH BEING HONEST AND AWARE.
THAT WAS ABOUT ME HAVING THE REALIZATION THAT I'M GOOD.
>> DOES THAT COME WITH EXPERIENCE AND SUCCESS, TOO,
WHERE YOU ARE NOW, FRANKLY, CAN SAY, I DON'T NEED TO DO THAT
PROJECT BECAUSE I'M GOOD WITH WHO I AM AND WHERE I AM?
>> IT COMES WITH EXPERIENCE, SUCCESS AND A TRUE UNDERSTANDING
OF WHAT HAPPY IS. THERE'S A THING WHERE THIS IS
GOING TO MAKE ME HAPPY. IF I GET THIS, I WILL BE THE
HAPPIEST PERSON EVER. YOU GET IT.
YOU GO, IF I GET THIS, THIS IS GOING TO MAKE ME HAPPY.
THIS IS ALL I NEED. WHEN YOU REALIZE, IT'S ABOUT THE
PEOPLE, FAMILY, THE LOVE, THE CONNECTION, THINGS CHANGE.
>> EVERYTHING NEARLY CHANGED ONE NIGHT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019.
HART WAS A PASSENGER IN A SINGLE-CAR CRASH THAT LEFT HIM
WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. HOW MUCH OF THIS PERSPECTIVE
THAT I'M HEARING RIGHT NOW, KEVIN, COP SCOMES FROM EXPERIEN
THE CAR ACCIDENT YOU WERE IN AND BEING ABLE TO COME HOME AND SEE
YOUR WIFE AND KIDS AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING?
>> TONS. UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU ARE NOT
IN CONTROL, THAT'S A BIG DEAL. AT ANY POINT IN TIME, IT CAN BE
OVER. SNAP A FINGER.
OVER. I'M FORTUNATE AND LUCKY TO STILL
EXPERIENCE LIFE. >> I DON'T THINK MOST PEOPLE
APPRECIATE HOW SERIOUS YOUR INJURIES WERE.
YOU BROKE YOUR BACK. >> ALMOST PARALYZED.
>> ARE YOU RECOVERED TODAY? >> 100% RECOVERED.
I WAS VERY LUCKY TO STILL BE ABLE TO WALK.
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A COUPLE CENTIMETERS THAT SEPARATED ME
AND BEING PARALYZED. >> ONE YEAR AFTER THE CRASH AND
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, HART WELCOMED A NEW
MEMBER OF THE FAMILY, HIS SECOND CHILD WITH HIS WIFE.
RELISHING HIS FATHERHOOD. HOW IS YOUR BABY GIRL?
>> MAN, AMASZING. SO IN LOVE, AS I AM ALL MY KIDS,
OF COURSE. WE GOT A NEW BOSS IN THE
HOUSEHOLD. IT'S EXCITING.
ME SITTING DOWN AND GETTING TO REALLY TAP IN WITH MY WIFE AND
MY KIDS, IT WAS A REALLY GOOD THING FOR ME.
>> NOTHING LIKE PARENTHOOD. HIS MOVIE STARTS STREAMING ON
NETFLIX ON JUNE 18th. HIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE THIS
TUESDAY, JUNE 1st. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SUNDAY SITDOWN