How did Kevin Hart and his brother get through childhood with a dad like that completely unscathed? Ask the actor that question, and he'll give all the credit to his mom, Nancy, who found the strength to lead the family when her former partner could not. 

"The reason I am the way I am is because my mom was strong," Hart told People. "It may have affected my mom, but my mom was such a strong woman she said, 'Look, regardless of whatever your father's doing and where he is, I have a job to do raising you, you're going [to] do what you're supposed to do and you're going to grow up to be two intelligent men.'"

Sadly, Nancy passed away in 2007, without ever seeing her son perform live. That reportedly had more to do with her beliefs rather than a lack of effort on her part. "She was religious," Hart told Variety. "There was going to be drinking and alcohol and smoking stuff. She didn't want to go around that mess. She didn't like to be in environments that were not conducive to her spiritual growth."

After Nancy lost her battle with cancer, Hart went through her things and came across a box filled with newspaper clippings about his work. "Anything I'd ever done, she had it," Hart told People. "She never missed anything."

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