Biography
Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American political satirist, writer, 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, which led to his first Emmy Award in 2001.
Stewart has gained acclaim as an acerbic, satirical critic of personality-driven media shows, in particular those of the US 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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self 92
Movies 80
TV Shows 47
Voice 4
Director 2
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Producer 1
IF (2024)
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023)
2002://complicated (2023)
Bupkis (2023)
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special (2023)
Lab Leak Liars Exposed (2023)
Good Night Oppy (2022)
WWE This Is Awesome (2022)
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival (2022)
Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (2022)
George Carlin's American Dream (2022)
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up (2022)
MSNBC Prime (2022)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes (2021)
The Problem With Jon Stewart (2021)
No Responders Left Behind (2021)
Eli's Places (2021)
NYC Epicenters 9/11➔2021½ (2021)
The Soul of America (2020)
Irresistible (2020)
Some Good News (2020)
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (2020)
Desus & Mero (2019)
Trump @War (2018)
The Shop (2018)
2 Dope Queens (2018)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017)
Tickling Giants (2017)
WWE SummerSlam 2016 (2016)
Doc & Darryl (2016)
Weiner (2016)
The Last Laugh (2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016)
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016)
The Occupation of the American Mind (2016)
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
WWE SummerSlam 2015 (2015)
Jon Stewart Has Left the Building (2015)
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015)
JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick (2014)
Rosewater (2014)
Don Rickles: One Night Only (2014)
The Hitch (2014)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Riot on the Dance Floor (2014)
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013)
Skum Rocks! (2013)
Downloaded (2013)
All the President's Men Revisited (2013)
Inequality for All (2013)
The Rumble in the Air: Conditioned Auditorium (2012)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012)
Gravity Falls (2012)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (2012)
Inside Comedy (2012)
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (2011)
The Beaver (2011)
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo (2011)
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (2010)
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education (2010)
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad (2009)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)
Important Things with Demetri Martin (2009)
George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (2009)
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! (2008)
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House (2008)
The Great Buck Howard (2008)
Phineas and Ferb (2007)
Evan Almighty (2007)
Wordplay (2006)
Doogal (2006)
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg (2005)
Last Laugh '05 (2005)
The Colbert Report (2005)
The Aristocrats (2005)
Catscratch (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party (2004)
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)
Off the Record: The 9/11 Election (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (2003)
Night of Too Many Stars (2003)
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (2002)
Death to Smoochy (2002)
Last Call with Carson Daly (2002)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Primetime Glick (2001)
On the Beach (2000)
Committed (2000)
Wishful Thinking (1999)
Big Daddy (1999)
Playing by Heart (1998)
The Faculty (1998)
Since You've Been Gone (1998)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
Half Baked (1998)
The View (1997)
George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy (1997)
Where's Elvis This Week? (1996)
Jon Stewart: Unleavened (1996)
Spin City (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special (1995)
NewsRadio (1995)
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder (1995)
Mixed Nuts (1994)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
The Jon Stewart Show (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
You Wrote It, You Watch It (1992)
Real Mature (1991)
The Simpsons (1989)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Sesame Street (1969)
The Oscars (1953)
Dennis Miller Live
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1962-11-28 (61 years old)
Birth NameJonathan Stuart Leibowitz
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States of America
ReligionJudaism
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJonathan Stuart Leibowitz
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, Orwell Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program, Peabody Awards
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