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 Stephen Tyrone Colbert (pronounced "col-BEAR") was born on May 13, 1964 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the son of Lorna Elizabeth (Tuck) and James William Colbert, Jr., a doctor and medical school dean at Yale, Saint Louis University, and MUSC. He is the youngest of eleven children, and is of Irish Catholic background.Stephen studied acting at Northwestern and performed with the Second City comedy troupe in Chicago before teaming up with fellow cast members Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello to create the sketch comedy Exit 57 (1995) for Comedy Central. During its two-season run in the mid-1990s, it garnered five CableACE nominations for best writing, performing, and comedy series. After the demise of Exit 57 (1995) from 1997 (until his departure in October 2005), Stephen was a correspondent on The Daily Show (1996), then hosted by Craig Kilborn. Initially billed as "The New Guy," Stephen became the show's longest-running correspondent before getting his own show, The Colbert Report (2005), which has done well in its slot following The Daily Show (1996).At the time he left The Daily Show (1996), Stephen had been its longest-running and most diverse correspondent. In addition to his role as Senior Political Correspondent, he was one of the hosts of "Even Stepheven," a point-counterpoint assault featuring co-correspondent Steve Carell, and the host of "This Week in God," a recurring segment in which he reported on all things theological with the assistance of the "God Machine."Stephen helped The Daily Show (1996) win numerous Emmy and Peabody Awards and contributed to "America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction" (Warner Books) which immediately topped the New York Times bestseller list and stayed there for 15 consecutive weeks.His personality, intelligence, and leftist political satire could only have led him to The Colbert Report (2005), a half-hour nightly platform for him to give his tongue-in-cheek take on the issues of the day, and more importantly, to tell you why he thinks everyone else's take is just plain wrong.His other notable credits include serving as both writer and cast member on The Dana Carvey Show (1996), writing for Saturday Night Live (1975), and providing the voice of Ace in Robert Smigel's "Ambiguously Gay Duo," which originated on The Dana Carvey Show (1996) and was a semi-regular feature in Smigel's "TV Funhouse" segment on SNL. He was also featured on "Mr. Goodwrench" commercials (2003-2005).Stephen lives in northern New Jersey with his wife and three children.
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Stephen Tyrone Colbert (pronounced "col-BEAR") was born on May 13, 1964 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the son of Lorna Elizabeth (Tuck) and James William Colbert, Jr., a doctor and medical school dean at Yale, Saint Louis University, and MUSC. He is the youngest of eleven children, and is of Irish Catholic background.Stephen studied acting at Northwestern and performed with the Second City comedy troupe in Chicago before teaming up with fellow cast members Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello to create the sketch comedy Exit 57 (1995) for Comedy Central. During its two-season run in the mid-1990s, it garnered five CableACE nominations for best writing, performing, and comedy series. After the demise of Exit 57 (1995) from 1997 (until his departure in October 2005), Stephen was a correspondent on The Daily Show (1996), then hosted by Craig Kilborn. Initially billed as "The New Guy," Stephen became the show's longest-running correspondent before getting his own show, The Colbert Report (2005), which has done well in its slot following The Daily Show (1996).At the time he left The Daily Show (1996), Stephen had been its longest-running and most diverse correspondent. In addition to his role as Senior Political Correspondent, he was one of the hosts of "Even Stepheven," a point-counterpoint assault featuring co-correspondent Steve Carell, and the host of "This Week in God," a recurring segment in which he reported on all things theological with the assistance of the "God Machine."Stephen helped The Daily Show (1996) win numerous Emmy and Peabody Awards and contributed to "America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction" (Warner Books) which immediately topped the New York Times bestseller list and stayed there for 15 consecutive weeks.His personality, intelligence, and leftist political satire could only have led him to The Colbert Report (2005), a half-hour nightly platform for him to give his tongue-in-cheek take on the issues of the day, and more importantly, to tell you why he thinks everyone else's take is just plain wrong.His other notable credits include serving as both writer and cast member on The Dana Carvey Show (1996), writing for Saturday Night Live (1975), and providing the voice of Ace in Robert Smigel's "Ambiguously Gay Duo," which originated on The Dana Carvey Show (1996) and was a semi-regular feature in Smigel's "TV Funhouse" segment on SNL. He was also featured on "Mr. Goodwrench" commercials (2003-2005).Stephen lives in northern New Jersey with his wife and three children.
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Is deaf in his right ear.His father and two of his brothers died in a plane crash when he was ten years old. On September 11, 1974, they were on an Eastern Airlines DC-9 that crashed in dense fog during its approach to Charlotte, NC. Of the 82 people on board, 72 were killed. In its report, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that "the probable cause of the accident was the flight crew's lack of altitude awareness at critical points during the approach due to poor cockpit discipline in that the crew did not follow prescribed procedures".As a result of the plane crash that killed his father and two of his brothers, the Federal Aviation Administration established the "sterile cockpit" rule, which prohibits flight crews from engaging in any conversation or activities apart from their flying duties while the aircraft is below 10,000 feet.Is a huge "Lord of the Rings" fan and has an encyclopedic knowledge of the series. Specifically recited the entire biography of LOTR character Aragorn from memory when Viggo Mortensen appeared on The Daily Show (1996). Mortensen sent him a platter full of LOTR characters carved out of chocolate.As a result of an operation he had when he was young, he can fold his right ear inside out and can pop it out when he squints his eye.Teaches Sunday School every weekend at his church and teaches his own specific story of salvation and has the children learn spiritual songs.The youngest of 11 children, Stephen served as an altar boy for 11 years.While still a struggling actress, Jennifer Garner once babysat for Stephen and wife Evelyn's baby girl after they'd become acquainted playing cameo roles on The Competition (1996).In January 2008 he began a campaign on his show to have a portrait of his character hung in the "Treasures of American History" exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, DC (pieces shown in that exhibit included a top hat worn by' Abraham Lincoln, an original light bulb made by Thomas A. Edison, a Greensboro (NC) lunch counter that was the scene of a seminal civil rights sit-in, Lewis and Clark's compass, and Kermit the Frog). When the National Museum of American History refused the portrait, Colbert next offered it to the National Portrait Gallery (also a Smithsonian museum), which accepted it on a temporary basis and hung it between the bathrooms adjacent to the Hall of Presidents. After the portrait's term at the National Portrait Gallery was up, the National Museum of American History did agree to hang the portrait--next to a Dumbo car from the original Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride at Disneyland.Provided the voice of Ace for Saturday Night Live (1975)'s "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" segments. The voice of Gary is provided by fellow The Daily Show (1996) correspondent Steve Carell.Father, with wife Evelyn McGee, of three children: daughter Madeline Colbert, and sons Peter Colbert and John Colbert."Truthiness," a word he coined, was declared the Word of the Year 2005 by the American Dialect Society.Has stated that not all of his family members say "Colbert" the way he does. Some pronounce the latter syllable as "Burt".His surname is actually pronounced how it looks, "col burt", but he has preferred "cole-bear" since college since his family is part French and it sounds more sophisticated to his family.A new George Mason University study found that he had made 337 jokes about President Trump's first 100 days in office.[May 2017].Often sings and dances in television performances. He has said in interviews that he studied voice and ballet in college.He was briefly a correspondent on Good Morning America (1975).All of his three children have appeared on The Daily Show (1996).Worked alongside Louis C.K., Charlie Kaufman and Robert Smigel on the writing staff of The Dana Carvey Show (1996).Was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People.[2006].In the 1980s he attended Chicago's Northwestern University's theater & speech class with friend David Schwimmer.Was included in the Peabody Award given to Indecision 2002: Election Night (2002) for "offering biting political satire, these scintillating segments had something droll and amusing to say about almost everything and everyone associated with American politics and the presidential election".He and Ted Danson are distant relatives, as revealed on the PBS series, Puritans and Pioneers (2017).Received an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Knox College in Galesburg, IL, in 2006.Occasionally replaced Jon Stewart as anchor of The Daily Show (1996) while Jon was occupied with other things.His father was of seven-eighths Irish ancestry, with his other roots being English and German. His mother was of entirely Irish descent.His older sister, Elizabeth Colbert Busch (aka Lulu), is the 2014 South Carolina Democratic congressional candidate. Her Republican opponent will be Gov. Mark Sanford [April 2013].Voiced several characters on Comedy Central's Crank Yankers (2002).Received the final call back audition for SNL with Tracy Morgan in 1996.Is in the process of putting together news pieces about every congressional district in the United States.His siblings from oldest to youngest are: James Jr. ('Jimmy'), Edward ('Eddie/Ed'), Mary Colbert Denger, William ('Billy'), Margaret ('Margo'), Thomas ('Tommy'), Jay, Elizabeth ('Lulu'), Paul, and Peter. Stephen is the youngest of the eleven.Lent his voice to some attack ads that were used for The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006), hosted by Jon Stewart.An alumnus of the Second City and Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, IL. Graduated from Northwestern University in 1986.Was number one on The New York Times Best Seller list. [October 2007].His show, The Colbert Report (2005), averages 1.2 million viewers.His father James was a immunologist.Friends with Jon Stewart.Early in his career Colbert auditioned unsuccessfully for 21 Jump Street (1987), Less Than Zero (1987) and Road House (1989), etc.Worked as a waiter for 5 years as a young man.Wrote the book "Wigfield" with Strangers with Candy (1999) costars Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello.Most of the shows he has been a part of are on Comedy Central. These shows are Exit 57 (1995), The Daily Show (1996), Strangers with Candy (1999), and The Colbert Report (2005).Is a big fan of author Flannery O'Connor, "The Enduring Chill" being his favorite of her books.He was nominated for the 2017 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts category. |
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Stephen Tyrone Colbert (pronounced \"col-BEAR\") was born on May 13, 1964 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the son of Lorna Elizabeth (Tuck) and James William Colbert, Jr., a doctor and medical school dean at |
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Is deaf in his right ear.His father and two of his brothers died in a plane crash when he was ten years old. On September 11, 1974, they were on an Eastern Airlines DC-9 that crashed in dense fog during its approach to Charlotte, NC. Of the 82 people on board, 72 were killed. In its report, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that "the probable cause of the accident was the flight crew's lack of altitude awareness at critical points during the approach due to poor cockpit discipline in that the crew did not follow prescribed procedures".As a result of the plane crash that killed his father and two of his brothers, the Federal Aviation Administration established the "sterile cockpit" rule, which prohibits flight crews from engaging in any conversation or activities apart from their flying duties while the aircraft is below 10,000 feet.Is a huge "Lord of the Rings" fan and has an encyclopedic knowledge of the series. Specifically recited the entire biography of LOTR character Aragorn from memory when Viggo Mortensen appeared on The Daily Show (1996). Mortensen sent him a platter full of LOTR characters carved out of chocolate.As a result of an operation he had when he was young, he can fold his right ear inside out and can pop it out when he squints his eye.Teaches Sunday School every weekend at his church and teaches his own specific story of salvation and has the children learn spiritual songs.The youngest of 11 children, Stephen served as an altar boy for 11 years.While still a struggling actress, Jennifer Garner once babysat for Stephen and wife Evelyn's baby girl after they'd become acquainted playing cameo roles on The Competition (1996).In January 2008 he began a campaign on his show to have a portrait of his character hung in the "Treasures of American History" exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, DC (pieces shown in that exhibit included a top hat worn by' Abraham Lincoln, an original light bulb made by Thomas A. Edison, a Greensboro (NC) lunch counter that was the scene of a seminal civil rights sit-in, Lewis and Clark's compass, and Kermit the Frog). When the National Museum of American History refused the portrait, Colbert next offered it to the National Portrait Gallery (also a Smithsonian museum), which accepted it on a temporary basis and hung it between the bathrooms adjacent to the Hall of Presidents. After the portrait's term at the National Portrait Gallery was up, the National Museum of American History did agree to hang the portrait--next to a Dumbo car from the original Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride at Disneyland.Provided the voice of Ace for Saturday Night Live (1975)'s "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" segments. The voice of Gary is provided by fellow The Daily Show (1996) correspondent Steve Carell.Father, with wife Evelyn McGee, of three children: daughter Madeline Colbert, and sons Peter Colbert and John Colbert."Truthiness," a word he coined, was declared the Word of the Year 2005 by the American Dialect Society.Has stated that not all of his family members say "Colbert" the way he does. Some pronounce the latter syllable as "Burt".His surname is actually pronounced how it looks, "col burt", but he has preferred "cole-bear" since college since his family is part French and it sounds more sophisticated to his family.A new George Mason University study found that he had made 337 jokes about President Trump's first 100 days in office.[May 2017].Often sings and dances in television performances. He has said in interviews that he studied voice and ballet in college.He was briefly a correspondent on Good Morning America (1975).All of his three children have appeared on The Daily Show (1996).Worked alongside Louis C.K., Charlie Kaufman and Robert Smigel on the writing staff of The Dana Carvey Show (1996).Was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People.[2006].In the 1980s he attended Chicago's Northwestern University's theater & speech class with friend David Schwimmer.Was included in the Peabody Award given to Indecision 2002: Election Night (2002) for "offering biting political satire, these scintillating segments had something droll and amusing to say about almost everything and everyone associated with American politics and the presidential election".He and Ted Danson are distant relatives, as revealed on the PBS series, Puritans and Pioneers (2017).Received an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Knox College in Galesburg, IL, in 2006.Occasionally replaced Jon Stewart as anchor of The Daily Show (1996) while Jon was occupied with other things.His father was of seven-eighths Irish ancestry, with his other roots being English and German. His mother was of entirely Irish descent.His older sister, Elizabeth Colbert Busch (aka Lulu), is the 2014 South Carolina Democratic congressional candidate. Her Republican opponent will be Gov. Mark Sanford [April 2013].Voiced several characters on Comedy Central's Crank Yankers (2002).Received the final call back audition for SNL with Tracy Morgan in 1996.Is in the process of putting together news pieces about every congressional district in the United States.His siblings from oldest to youngest are: James Jr. ('Jimmy'), Edward ('Eddie/Ed'), Mary Colbert Denger, William ('Billy'), Margaret ('Margo'), Thomas ('Tommy'), Jay, Elizabeth ('Lulu'), Paul, and Peter. Stephen is the youngest of the eleven.Lent his voice to some attack ads that were used for The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006), hosted by Jon Stewart.An alumnus of the Second City and Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, IL. Graduated from Northwestern University in 1986.Was number one on The New York Times Best Seller list. [October 2007].His show, The Colbert Report (2005), averages 1.2 million viewers.His father James was a immunologist.Friends with Jon Stewart.Early in his career Colbert auditioned unsuccessfully for 21 Jump Street (1987), Less Than Zero (1987) and Road House (1989), etc.Worked as a waiter for 5 years as a young man.Wrote the book "Wigfield" with Strangers with Candy (1999) costars Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello.Most of the shows he has been a part of are on Comedy Central. These shows are Exit 57 (1995), The Daily Show (1996), Strangers with Candy (1999), and The Colbert Report (2005).Is a big fan of author Flannery O'Connor, "The Enduring Chill" being his favorite of her books.He was nominated for the 2017 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts category. |
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Parodies of well-known political and media figures
Politically edged humor
His glasses
Delivers ridiculous lines of dialogue with complete seriousness and sincerity
Often raises one eyebrow |
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[on what he would like to ask former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean] The media tries to portray you as an angry candidate. Doesn't that piss you off?
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[To Howard Kurtz on CNN's Reliable Sources (1992) January 25, 2004] We have no desire to make anybody look like a blithering idiot, but we do love it when they do. Because we get it off the AP feed and, then, we don't have to write anything for the next five minutes. We can just roll the tape.
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[Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City, UT), January 23, 2004] Since there's not more news than there used to be, but there's way more time, and more channels doing it all the time, so that analysis has become much more than news . . . They really have to fill and they go, "(Expletive), we'll just have analysis for the next three hours," because there's no more new on the story. And then . . . the first person with a semi-cogent thought, they go, "(Expletive), I'll say that, too." And then that analysis becomes accepted dogma because analysis is the bulk of what you're getting. You're not really getting any more news.
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[The Union Leader (Manchester NH, January 25, 2004, when asked why people should watch The Daily Show (1996)] You shouldn't listen to us at all if you're looking for information. We don't take ourselves seriously on any level; we're just comedians . . . I'm a huge news junkie. I love what the news does. And we're a shadow, a reflection, of what's happening in the real news.
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[on his mock "crusade" against the Associated Press regarding his claim that coined the word "truthiness"] It's a sin of omission, is what it is. You're not giving people the whole story about truthiness. It's like [William Shakespeare] still being alive and not asking him what "Hamlet" is about. |
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Writer,Producer,Actor |
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(2003-05) TV commercials: Mr. Goodwrench/GM.
(2003) Novel (w/Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello): "Wigfield: The Can Do Town That Just May Not".
(2004) Contributed material to the best-seller "America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide To Democ |
| Spouse: |
Evelyn McGee (October 9, 1993 - present) (3 children) |
| Children: |
John ColbertPeter ColbertMadeline Colbert |
| Parents: |
Lorna Elizabeth Tuck
James William Colbert Jr |
| Relatives: |
Margo Colbert (Sibling)
James Colbert (Sibling)
Elizabeth Colbert Busch (Sibling)
Edward Colbert (Sibling)
William Colbert (Sibling)
Thomas Colbert (Sibling)
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