Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart (born November 28, 1962 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American comedian, actor, and producer, best known as host of The Daily Show and for his role in the cult film Half Baked.
He was born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz and graduated from the College of William and Mary, where he played on the men's soccer team.
In 1993, Stewart started hosting The Jon Stewart Show on MTV, the first talk show on that network. Stewart had earlier hosted the unsuccessful You Wrote It, You Watch It on MTV, which invited viewers to send in their stories to be acted out.
In 1999, Stewart began hosting The Daily Show on Comedy Central when Craig Kilborn left the show.
He has had roles in in several television series and movies. He makes fun of his film appearances, as they have largely been in movies considered to be flops.
He married his wife Tracey in 2000; the couple had their first child, Nathan Thomas, on July 3, 2004.
Bibliography
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction (Warner Books, 2004) ISBN 0446532681
- Naked Pictures of Famous People (Rob Weisbach Books, 1998) ISBN 0688155308
External links
- IMDB Entry on Jon Stewart
- Jon Stewart Intelligence Agency (fan club)
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Are you Ok? monologue (First broadcast after September 11, 2001) in Realvideo
- Interview with Stewart on NPR's Fresh Air (September 30, 2004)