Jon Stewart
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Jon Stewart
Birth name
Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz
Born
(1962-11-28) November 28, 1962 (age 51)
New York City, New York, United States
Medium
Stand-up, television, film, books
Nationality
American
Years active
1987–present
Genres
Satire/political satire/news satire, observational comedy
Subject(s)
Mass media/news media/media criticism, American politics, current events, religion, Jewish culture, race relations, human sexuality, self-deprecation
Influences
George Carlin, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, David Letterman, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor
Influenced
Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Ed Helms, Rob Corddry, Bassem Youssef, Oliver Welke, John Oliver
Spouse
Tracey Lynn (McShane) Stewart (m. 2000; 2 children)
Notable works and roles
Host of The Daily Show
Host of The Jon Stewart Show
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012 The Daily Show
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 The Daily Show, 2013 The Colbert Report
Grammy Awards
Best Comedy Album
2005 America (The Audiobook): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
Best Spoken Word Album
2011 Earth (The Audiobook): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American political satirist, writer, director, television host, actor, media critic, and stand-up comedian. He is widely known as host of The Daily Show, a satirical news program that airs on Comedy Central.Stewart started as a stand-up comedian, but branched into television as host of Short Attention Span Theater for Comedy Central. He went on to host his own show on MTV, called The Jon Stewart Show, and then hosted another show on MTV called You Wrote It, You Watch It. He has also had several film roles as an actor. Stewart became the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central in early 1999. He is also a writer and co-executive-producer of the show. After Stewart joined, The Daily Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, resulting in his sixteen Emmy Awards.Stewart has gained acclaim as an acerbic, satirical critic of personality-driven media shows, in particular those of the U.S. media networks such as CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. Critics say Stewart benefits from a double standard: he critiques other news shows from the safe, removed position of his "fake news" desk. Stewart agrees, saying that neither his show nor his channel purports to be anything other than satire and comedy. In spite of its self-professed entertainment mandate, The Daily Show has been nominated for news and journalism awards. Stewart hosted the 78th and 80th Academy Awards. He is the co-author of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, which was one of the best-selling books in the U.S. in 2004, and Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race, released in 2010.
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