Stephen Colbert
American comedian and writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (pronounced col-BEAR) (born May 13, 1964) is an American actor, comedian, and author. He is the current host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He was the host of The Colbert Report on Comedy Central from 2005 through 2014.[11] Colbert has used a special form of comedy called satire to make fun of politicians and the news media.
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Stephen Colbert | |
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Birth name | Stephen Tyrone Colbert[1] |
Born | (1964-05-13) May 13, 1964 (age 60)[2] Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Medium | Theatre, television, movies, books |
Nationality | American |
Years active | 1984–present |
Genres | Sketch comedy, news satire, improvisational comedy, character comedy, political satire, observational comedy, blue comedy |
Subject(s) | American culture, American politics, American conservatism, The Christian Right, political punditry, popular culture, current events, mass media/news media, egomania, xenophobia, anti-intellectualism, sexuality |
Influences | Don Novello, Maurice Sendak, Bill Cosby,[3] George Carlin,[4] Dean Martin,[5] Jon Stewart,[6] Steve Martin[7] Bill O'Reilly[8] |
Influenced | Rob Corddry,[9] Ed Helms,[9] Aasif Mandvi[10] |
Spouse | Evelyn McGee-Colbert (3 children) |
Notable works and roles | Host of The Late Show Chuck Noblet in Strangers with Candy Stephen Colbert in The Daily Show and The Colbert Report Writer, I Am America (And So Can You!) Co-writer, America (The Book) Phil Ken Sebben and Myron Reducto in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Professor Richard Impossible in The Venture Bros. |
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Website | ColbertNation.com |
Emmy Awards | |
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program 2004, 2005, 2006 The Daily Show 2008 The Colbert Report 2010 The Colbert Report 2013 "The Colbert Report" Outstanding Variety Series 2013 "The Colbert Report" | |
Grammy Awards | |
Best Comedy Album 2010 A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! | |
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