Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1962-11-28 (Age: 64)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography (77)
Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
2025
Walled Off
2024
IF
2024
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
2023Lab Leak Liars: How China and Authorities Deceived Us
2023
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
2022
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
No Responders Left Behind
2021
The Soul of America
2020
Trump @War
2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
Tickling Giants
2017
