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Jon Stewart

Birthday: 1962-11-28 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Stewart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
2021
No Responders Left Behind

as    Self

2021
The Problem With Jon Stewart

as    Self - Host

2020
The Soul of America

as    Self (archive footage)

2017
Tickling Giants

as    Himself

2016
Weiner

as    Self (archive footage)

2015
2015
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown

as    Self (archive footage)

2014
2014
The Hitch

as    Self (archive footage)

2013
Downloaded

as    Himself (Archive Footage)

2013
Inequality for All

as    Self (archive footage)

2006
Wordplay

as    Self

2006
Doogal

as    Zeebad (voice)

2003
Night of Too Many Stars

as    Self - Host