On January 1st, 1998, a photograph of actor Kevin James on the set of The King Of Queens was published on Getty Images, taken by photographer Tony Esparzam for the CBS Photo Archive (shown below). The photo became a meme years later in September 2023.

Sep 24, 2023 · The biggest meme on "X/Twitter" right now is a photo of The King of Queens actor Kevin James smirking on the set of the '90s television show. In an odd turn of events, the Paul Blart: Mall Cop actor has become Twitter's main character , leading to a slew of funny memes that are captioning the image macro .

Oct 6, 2023 · Anyone who frequents X, formerly known as Twitter, knows this all too well thanks to the "Kevin James Smirking" meme that's been making the rounds. The picture originated on January 1, 1998,...

What Does The Kevin James Meme Mean? Anyone who frequents X, formerly known as Twitter, knows the “Kevin James Smirking” meme frequently pops up in user posts. This viral sensation actually...

Sep 28, 2023 · Kevin James is officially the King of Memes. This week, the 58-year-old actor went viral after one of his old headshots resurfaced. The photo, which is now seared into my memory, shows a...

Sep 27, 2023 · A stock photo of a smirking Kevin James from ‘King of Queens’ has become a meme overnight. How did this random image become Twitter’s new favorite meme?

Nov 8, 2024 · The Kevin James meme, aka the King of Queens meme, is a photo of the actor on set smirking and shrugging with his hands in his pockets.

Sep 25, 2023 · The most recent meme that blew up was of a photograph of a smirking Kevin James taken from the set of The King of Queens. This photo, which originated in 1998, has resurfaced lately as...

On September 21st, 2023, X [1] user @ChampagneAnyone posted a photograph of actor Kevin James on the set of The King of Queens holding his hands in his pockets, shrugging his shoulders and smirking, captioning it "me after 1 double rum and diet." The post (shown below) gained over 2,200 reposts and 24,200 likes in five days.

Using a Getty watermarked promotional photograph from sitcom The King of Queens, James is shown shrugging and smirking at the camera. This mildly cringey excerpt from the nineties time capsule has come to represent everything from feeling unjustified self-confidence, to mild embarrassment.