Stephen Colbert
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Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the Comedy Central news satire show The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014, and the CBS talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since September 2015.
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Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and television presenter. Born on May 13, 1964, in Washington, D.C., he has worked in the entertainment industry since 1984. His career encompasses genres such as satire, surreal humor, and improvisational theatre. Colbert is a member of the Democratic Party and has three children. He received his education at Hampden–Sydney College and Northwestern University.
Colbert has authored sixteen works, including *Wigfield*, *Does This Taste Funny?*, *Stephen Colbert's midnight confessions*, *I Am America (And So Can You!)*, and the *World Central Kitchen Cookbook*. He has been recognized with several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording, a Writers Guild of America Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He speaks English as his native language and works in Washington, D.C.
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- 13 May 1964
- Works
- 16
Top works
- Wigfield
- Does This Taste Funny?
- Stephen Colbert's midnight confessions
- I Am America (And So Can You!)
- World Central Kitchen Cookbook
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- television producer
- Position held
- writer
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Student of
- Del Close
- Image
- Stephen Colbert MFF 2016.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
- Residence
- New York City
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- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
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- English language
- member of
- Writers Guild of America, East
- contributed to creative work
- Saturday Night Live
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Stephen Tyrone Colbert (/koʊlˈbɛər/ kohl-BAIR; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the Comedy Central news satire show The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014, and the CBS late-night talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from 2015 to 2026.
Born into a Catholic family in Washington, D.C. and raised in South Carolina, Colbert originally studied to be a dramatic actor, but became interested in improvisational theater while attending Northwestern University, where he met Second City director Del Close. Colbert first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago. Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, comedians with whom he developed the sketch comedy series Exit 57, were in his troupe. Colbert performed on The Dana Carvey Show (1996) and wrote for the show, before collaborating again with Sedaris and Dinello on the sitcom Strangers with Candy (1999–2000).
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