Jon Stewart
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
123
Gender
Male
Birthday
1962-11-28 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Jon Stewart
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.
Known For
The Simpsons
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
American Dad!
Sesame Street
Saturday Night Live
The Colbert Report
Phineas and Ferb
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Nanny
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
60 Minutes
Gravity Falls
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Spin City
NewsRadio
IF
The Larry Sanders Show
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Desus & Mero
The Oscars
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
The Adjustment Bureau
The Faculty
Catscratch
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Evan Almighty
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Last Call with Carson Daly
Big Daddy
The Shop
Inside Comedy
Some Good News
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Mixed Nuts
The Great Buck Howard
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
Primetime Glick
Bupkis
Doc & Darryl
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Playing by Heart
WWE This Is Awesome
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
The Problem with Jon Stewart
WWE SummerSlam 2016
WWE SummerSlam 2015
Half Baked
Wordplay
The Playboy Murders
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
The Emmy Awards
George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
Wishful Thinking
The Beaver
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
Death to Smoochy
Mark Twain Prize
George Carlin's American Dream
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
On the Beach
Tickling Giants
2 Dope Queens
Lab Leak Liars: How China and Authorities Deceived Us
Skum Rocks!
Since You've Been Gone
The Soul of America
The Aristocrats
Inequality for All
The Last Laugh
Don Rickles: One Night Only
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
Last Laugh '05
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Committed
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
The Occupation of the American Mind
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Walled Off
Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Trump @War
Doogal
The Jon Stewart Show
Vanilla Ice Archive
The Grammys
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Night of Too Many Stars
You Wrote It, You Watch It
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
The Hitch
Off the Record: The 9/11 Election
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick
Downloaded
Jon Stewart: Unleavened
Riot on the Dance Floor
Jon Stewart Has Left the Building
The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium: O'Reilly vs. Stewart 2012
No Responders Left Behind
Hero With A Thousand Faces
