Stephen Colbert
Acting
- Born:
- 1964-05-13
- Place of birth:
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits. Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the critically acclaimed sketch comedy series Exit 57. Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck Noblet. It was his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show, however, that first introduced him to a wide audience. In 2005, he left The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to host a spin-off series, The Colbert Report. Following The Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report is a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as The O'Reilly Factor. Since its debut, the series has established itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert three Emmy Award nominations and an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006. Colbert was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2006. His book I Am America (And So Can You!) was No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Known For
Filmography
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
The Last Laugh: Stephen Colbert
The Moment
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
From Russia with Lev
Toby Keith: American Icon
Despicable Me 4
There's Someone There
Elsbeth
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Carol & the End of the World
American Symphony
Late Night Nightmare
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
The Dividers
Lab Leak Liars: How China and Authorities Deceived Us
Pickled
George Carlin's American Dream
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Move Fast & Vape Things
Teenage Euthanasia
Girls5eva
Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020
Feels Good Man
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Becoming
One World: Together at Home
There's Something in the Water
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Days of Black and Yellow
Trump @War
Explained
Citizen Rose
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
Velshi
PACmen
Who Is Arthur Chu?
Hero With A Thousand Faces
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
HyperNormalisation
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The True Cost
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special
BoJack Horseman
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Generation Like
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Rick and Morty
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
The Mindy Project
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Inside Comedy
Shut Up and Play the Hits
Billy on the Street
Revenge of the Electric Car
50/50
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Company
Conan
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Monsters vs Aliens
Rush: Retrospective 3 Video Collection
RuPaul's Drag Race
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Playing Columbine
Hype: The Obama Effect
The Rachel Maddow Show
The Love Guru
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
The Best of The Colbert Report
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Strangers with Candy
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
Last Laugh '05
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
The Colbert Report
Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet
Bewitched
The Great New Wonderful
The Office
American Dad!
Nobody Knows Anything!
The Venture Bros.
The Wrong Coast
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
MythBusters
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
ChalkZone
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Let It Snow
Random Play
Strangers with Candy
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour
The View
Shock Asylum
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Spin City
The Daily Show
The Dana Carvey Show
Exit 57
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Simpsons
Saturday Night Live
People's Choice Awards
Tony Awards
Face the Nation
The Emmy Awards
Meet the Press
Saturday TV Funhouse