Hollywood funnyman Kevin James has become a new father - his wife has given birth to their first son.

The Grown Ups star and his wife, Steffiana, welcomed Kannon Valentine James on Sunday in Boston, Massachusetts, reports USA Today.

The newborn is the couple's third child - they are also parents to daughters Sienna-Marie, five, and Shea, three.

James wed Steffiana in 2004.