Jon Stewart
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
Actor
as Self (The Daily Show)
as Self (The Daily Show)
as Self (archive footage)
as Robot (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Jon Stewart
as Self (archive footage)
as Jon Stewart (archive footage)
as Self
as Carl "Rocky" Price
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Phone a Friend
as Self
as Self - Illustrious Guest
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (The Daily Show)
as Self
as Himself
as Self - Host
as Self
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as Self (archive footage)
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as Self (archive footage)
as Jon Stewart (Appearance)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
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as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
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as Self
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as Judge Kitty Kitty Meow Meow Face-Shwartstein (voice)
as Himself
as Self
as Jon Stewart
as Self
as Jon Stewart
as Co-Host
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Jon Stewart
as Jon Stewart
as Mr. Random (voice)
as Self
as Zeebad (voice)
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as Jon Stewart (voice)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Godfrey (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
as Marion Frank Stokes
as Self
as Reg Hartner
as Crewman Burns
as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
as Henry
as Kevin Gerrity
as Trent
as Prof. Edward Furlong
as Todd Zalinsky
as Host
as Enhancement Smoker
as Self
as Jon Stewart
as Mitch Parker
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
as Andrew
as Rollerblader
as Self - Guest
as Host
as Jon Stewart
as Jon Stewart (voice)
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer
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as Executive Producer
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as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Writer
as Screenplay
as Screenplay
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
Creator
as Creator
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Director
as Director
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