Kingi was born in Los Angeles, California and is the father of stuntman Henry Kingi, Jr.. His second marriage was to actress Lindsay Wagner – they had two more sons, Alex and stuntman Dorian Kingi. Kingi was nominated for two Taurus World Stunt Awards (for best work with a vehicle 2003 for Showtime and 2004 for Bad Boys II) and has won two awards (2004 for best work with a vehicle in Bad Boys II and 2005 for best specialty stunt in Taxi).