Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962), is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known as the host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show and for his political satire. Stewart started as a stand-up comedian, but later branched out to television, hosting 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.” Stewart is Jewish.^[6]

Jon Stewart
Stewart performing at a 2008 USO show
Birth name	Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz
Born	(1962-11-28) November 28, 1962 (age 63) New York City, New York, United States
Medium	stand-up, television, movies, books
Nationality	American
Alma mater	William & Mary
Years active	1987–present
Genres	Satire/political satire/news satire, observational comedy
Subject(s)	The media (esp. news media), American politics, current events, religion, Jewish culture, race relations, human sexuality, self-deprecation
Influences	George Carlin,[1] Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce,[2] David Letterman,[3] Steve Martin[4]
Influenced	Stephen Colbert,[5] Lewis Black
Spouse	Tracey McShane, 2 children
Notable works and roles	Host of The Daily Show America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 The Daily Show Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 The Daily Show
Grammy Awards
Best Comedy Album 2005 America (The Audiobook): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

In 2014, Stewart directed his first movie, a drama about Iran called “Rosewater.”^[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Mixed Nuts	Rollerblader
1996	The First Wives Club	Elise's lover	scenes deleted
1997	Wishful Thinking	Henry
1998	Half Baked	Enhancement Smoker
	Since You've Been Gone	Todd Zalinsky	TV movie
	The Faculty	Prof Edward Furlong
	Playing by Heart	Trent
1999	Big Daddy	Kevin Gerrity
2000	The Office Party	Pizza Guy	short movie
	Committed	Party Guest	uncredited cameo
2001	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	Reg Hartner
2002	Death to Smoochy	Marion Frank Stokes
	The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina	Godfrey	voice
	It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie	Himself	scenes deleted
2006	The Magic Roundabout (Doogal in North America)	Zeebad	voice
	Wordplay	Himself	documentary
2007	Evan Almighty	Himself