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Kevin Hart’s reformed gangster brother now a pool table master

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Kevin Hart's pool player brother Robert Hart. Photo/talkSport
  • Robert’s life story is a lesson on life about reinvention from the hooks of bad decisions in life
  • Robert Hart is Kevin Hart’s elder brother
  • Robert was a drug dealer and a gangster

Did you know celebrated American actor has a brother, Robert Hart known for his exploits as a world-class pool player?

Robert’s life story is a lesson on life about reinvention from the hooks of bad decisions in life. Playing pool is the best thing that ever happened to him after an unceremonious exit from his family.

He admits his drug and gang dealings made his mother, Nancy take an unfamiliar route of emancipating himself from his family. He was a bad influence and letting him go was the only logical thing for her to do as a parent.

Robert, Kevin’s elder brother had a hard time growing up without a father figure. His dad Henry Hart was a jailbird for dealing in and using cocaine. His drug life would soon catch up with his eldest son and it was a big headache for his wife to raise two boys alone.

Tired and drained, Nancy took an unexpected decision when she moved to court seeking legal emancipation of his son. Then a young man, attempted to rob an elderly woman of her pocketbook and his mother was done with his thuggery life.

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Robert Hart. Photo/The Mirror

Robert now 51, did not see this coming and it was time for a fresh start after having a difficult relationship with his mother and brother. Kevin, an American comedian too, never liked his brother’s affiliation with Philadelphia’s criminal underworld.

WHAT DOES ROBERT HART DO FOR A LIVING?

Robert Hart is a professional pool player, something he figured out after losing his family identity due to his wayward ways. He always knew he was great in the pool but not at a professional level.

As a way to turn around his life from a criminal life, he dedicated his time to playing pool. Initially, he spent most of his time running drug errands and it was just a matter of time before it all caught up with him. Robert’s self-reflection pushed him away from crime.

Gradually, he emerged as a top contender for the World Nine Ball Tour, one of America’s prestigious pool table leagues. A big part of Robert Hart pool player exploits stretch to different world-class tournaments sanctioned by the World Pool Association (WPA).  One of them is the World Pool Championship, regarded as the ultimate international competition in professional pool playing.

Robert also plays under the Billiard Congress of America (BCA). It oversees famous competitions like the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship and the Mosconi Cup between the United States and Europe.

HOW OLD IS KEVIN HART’S BROTHER ROBERT HART?

Robert Hart pool player is 51, making him the eldest of the Hart brothers. Kevin, a global phenomenon in comedy and acting is 43. Growing up, he admits that his father’s absence made his mother limit his freedom too much.

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Kevin Hart and Robert Hart. Photo/AmoMama

At the same time, he adds that Nancy was easy on Kevin and he felt that this preferential treatment was undue. It took him years to understand that his mother was trying to shield him from crime because he exhibited all the signs of a gangster.

“My mum gave my brother a fair amount of freedom. Any mistakes you could make as a teenager, he made,” The Sun UK reports. “And then there was two. It was just me and my mum. The way that my mum saw it, she was too lenient on my brother. She figured if she could keep me off the streets, I wouldn’t turn out like him. We were not as close when we were younger.”

Despite the limited freedom, he still ended up being a criminal known in the streets of Philadelphia.

WHAT DOES KEVIN HART’S BROTHER DO TO HIM?

Although the Hart brothers weren’t close when growing up, Robert Hart pool player makes up for the formative years he detested his younger brother. He is as a good uncle to Kevin’s four children as he is on the table.

Robert spends most of his time with Hart whenever he is not on tour. The two get along well and he is happy about it. The American-born pool player hopes the British doubleheader will help him advance in the rankings as he aspires to become the top pool player in the world.

Teresa is a journalist with years of experience in creating web content. She is a wanderlust at heart, but an outgoing sports writer with focus on tennis, athletics, football, motorsports and NBA.

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