Kevin Hart is branching out from his typical slapstick comedy roles, for a more serious one. His latest starring role is in a drama called Fatherhood. The movie is about a man’s life as a single father after his wife dies only hours after giving birth. The true-life story of Kevin Hart’s character was inspired by a Minnesota man and his daughter.

Kare 11 reports that Matt Logelin lost his wife, Liz, 27 hours after she gave birth to their daughter, Maddy, in 2008. Liz suffered a pulmonary embolism. In a matter of hours, Matt experienced one of life’s greatest joys and most devastating tragedies. The new dad expected to go home with his happy little family. Instead, he and Maddy were forced to go home without Liz, and face life without her.

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