File:Jon-stewart-cropped-portrait-2025.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Jon Stewart
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jonathan "Jon" Stewart, Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, Jonathan Stewart
American comedian, writer, producer, activist, and television host
Jon Stewart is an American comedian and television host who has also worked as a writer, producer, and activist throughout his career. He is notable for bringing comedy and commentary together on television in ways that have influenced how audiences engage with news and current events.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Film & TV
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…
Known for
- 9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later — Self2026
- The Pete Davidson Show — Self2026
- Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem — Self (archive footage)2025
- IF — Robot (voice)2024
- Walled Off — Self (archive footage)2024
- John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. — Self2024
- Chris Rock: Road To Live Special — Self2023
- Lab Leak Liars: How China and Authorities Deceived Us — Self2023
- Albert Brooks: Defending My Life — Self2023
- Bupkis — Jon Stewart2023
via TMDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- television producer
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- American English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Student of
- Uta Hagen
- Image
- Jon Stewart MFF 2016.jpg
- Height
- 170
- Number of children
- 2
Show 10 more facts
- Commons category
- Jon Stewart
- date of birth
- 1962-11-28
- topic's main category
- Category:Jon Stewart
- birth name
- Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz
- pseudonym
- Jon Stewart
- Commons gallery
- Jon Stewart
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- social media followers
- 1591907
- different from
- Jon Stewart
- name in native language
- Jon Stewart
Sources (15)
via Wikidata · CC0
~40 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, progressive political commentator, actor, and television host. Stewart is known as the host of the satirical news program The Daily Show on Comedy Central from 1999 to 2015 and part-time since 2024. He hosted The Problem with Jon Stewart on Apple TV+ from 2021 to 2023. Stewart has received numerous accolades, including 24 Primetime Emmy Awards, 2 Grammy Awards, and 5 Peabody Awards. He was honored with the Bronze Medallion in 2019 and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2022.
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 You Wrote It, You Watch It (1992–1993) and then The Jon Stewart Show (1993–1995), both on MTV, until The Jon Stewart Show was retooled, dropped by the network and moved to syndication. He has also appeared in several films, including Big Daddy (1999) and Death to Smoochy (2002). Stewart became host of The Daily Show in 1999, where he also was a writer and co-executive producer. After he joined, The Daily Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, and during his tenure won numerous Emmy Awards and was nominated for news and journalism awards.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jon Stewart” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.