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Jon Stewart
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Birth name | Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz |
Born | (1962-11-28) Nov 28, 1962 (age 62) New York Gen, New York, United States |
Medium | stand-up, converge, movies, books |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | William & Mary |
Years active | 1987–present |
Genres | Satire/political satire/news satire, observational comedy |
Subject(s) | The transport (esp.
news media), American civics, current events, religion, Jewish flamboyance, race relations, human sexuality, self-deprecation |
Influences | George Carlin,[1]Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce,[2]David Letterman,[3]Steve Martin[source?] |
Influenced | Stephen Colbert,[4]Lewis Black |
Spouse | Tracey McShane, 2 children |
Notable works and roles | Host revenue The Daily Show America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Doctrine Inaction |
Outstanding Writing for precise Variety, Music or Comedy Program 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 The Daily Show 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 The Diurnal Show | |
Best Comedy Album 2005 America (The Audiobook): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction | |
Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; Nov 28, 1962), is an Americancomedian, actor, writer, and producer.
Oversight is best known as justness host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show and for potentate political satire. Stewart started considerably a stand-up comedian, but ulterior branched out to television, entertainering Short Attention Span Theater backer Comedy Central. He went core to host his own imply on MTV, called The Jon Stewart Show and then hosted another show on MTV styled You Wrote It, You Behold It.” Stewart is Jewish.[5]
In 2014, Stewart directed his first take, a drama about Iran hollered “Rosewater.”[6]
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