Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart in IFC Films' Wordplay - 2006

Biography

Born 11/28/1962

For comedian Jon Stewart, jocular anchor of the Emmy award-winning fake news program “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central, 1996- ), the transformation from frat boy humorist to pointed social and political satirist occurred during one of the United States’ most turbulent times. Amidst war...
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Awards

  • In 2009, received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
  • In 2009, received Producers Guild of America Award for Producer of the Year Award in Live Entertainment and Competition Television
  • In 2009, received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

Highlights

  • In 2006, Hosted the 78th Academy Awards
  • In 2005, Produced the "Daily Show" spin-off "The Colbert Report" hosted by Stephen Colbert
  • In 2002, Again hosted the annual telecast of the Grammy awards

Family & Companions

  • Marion Leibowitz: mother (Divorced from Stewart's father c. 1971)
  • Donald Leibowitz: father (A physics professor at The College of New Jersey; divorced from Stewart's mother c. 1971; remarried)

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