Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert in ThinkFilm's Strangers With Candy - 2006

Biography

Born 05/13/1964

From the time he first had ambitions to perform, Stephen Colbert had wanted to not just play, but be Hamlet. Indeed, the comedian famous for his well-intentioned yet poorly informed idiot persona on the fake news program, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central, 1996- ) and...
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Awards

  • In 2009, received Producers Guild of America Award for Producer of the Year Award in Live Entertainment and Competition Television
  • In 2008, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
  • In 2008, received Producers Guild of America Award for Producer of the Year Award in Live Entertainment and Competition Television

Highlights

  • In 2009, Voiced The President of the United States in the computer-animated 3-D feature, "Monsters vs. Aliens"
  • In 2008, Earned a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word for the album I Am America (And So Can You!)
  • In 2006, Signed a seven-figure deal with Warner Books to pen his own comedy riffing on the current state of affairs in the vein of the Daily Show's bestseller "America"

Family & Companions

  • Evelyn McGee: wife (Met in 1990; appeared with husband in the Comedy Central series, "Strangers with Candy" and in the film)
  • Madeline Colbert: daughter (Mother is Evelyn McGee)
  • Peter Colbert: son (Mother is Evelyn McGee)

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