Jon Stewart
Acting
- Born:
- 1962-11-28
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
The Pete Davidson Show
Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
Walled Off
IF
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Bupkis
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Lab Leak Liars: How China and Authorities Deceived Us
The Playboy Murders
WWE This Is Awesome
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
George Carlin's American Dream
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
The Problem with Jon Stewart
No Responders Left Behind
The Soul of America
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Some Good News
Desus & Mero
Trump @War
The Shop
2 Dope Queens
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Tickling Giants
Hero With A Thousand Faces
WWE SummerSlam 2016
Doc & Darryl
The Last Laugh
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
The Occupation of the American Mind
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
WWE SummerSlam 2015
Jon Stewart Has Left the Building
JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick
Don Rickles: One Night Only
The Hitch
Riot on the Dance Floor
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Skum Rocks!
Downloaded
Inequality for All
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium: O'Reilly vs. Stewart 2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Vanilla Ice Archive
Gravity Falls
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Inside Comedy
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
The Beaver
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo
The Adjustment Bureau
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House
The Great Buck Howard
Phineas and Ferb
Evan Almighty
Twisted: A Balloonamentary
Wordplay
Doogal
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
Last Laugh '05
The Colbert Report
The Aristocrats
Robot Chicken
American Dad!
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Off the Record: The 9/11 Election
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Night of Too Many Stars
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Death to Smoochy
Last Call with Carson Daly
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Primetime Glick
Democracy Now!
On the Beach
On the Beach
Committed
Wishful Thinking
Big Daddy
MTV's 25 Lamest Videos
Mark Twain Prize
Playing by Heart
The Faculty
Since You've Been Gone
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Half Baked
The View
George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy
Jon Stewart: Unleavened
Spin City
The Daily Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
NewsRadio
Mixed Nuts
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
The Nanny
The Jon Stewart Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
You Wrote It, You Watch It
The Larry Sanders Show
The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show
The Simpsons
Saturday Night Live
Sesame Street
60 Minutes
The Grammys
The Oscars
The Emmy Awards