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Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert

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Born May 13, 1964, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits. Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the critically acclaimed sketch comedy series Exit 57. Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck Noblet. It was his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show, however, that first introduced him to a wide audience. In 2005, he left The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to host a spin-off series, The Colbert Report. Following The Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report is a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as The O'Reilly Factor. Since its debut, the series has established itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert three Emmy Award nominations and an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006. Colbert was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2006. His book I Am America (And So Can You!) was No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (73)
  • 2026Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World — Self
  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest
  • 2025The Truth About Jussie Smollett? — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 2024From Russia with Lev — Self (archive footage)
  • 2024There's Someone There — Self (archival footage)
  • 2024Toby Keith: American Icon — Self
  • 2023American Symphony — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love — Self - Guest
  • 2023Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic — Self
  • 2023Lab Leak Liars: How China and Authorities Deceived Us — Self
  • 2023Late Night Nightmare — Self
  • 2023Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now — Self (archive footage)
  • 2023Money Shot: The Pornhub Story — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 2023The Dividers — Self (archive footage)
  • Be My Guest with Ina Garten — Self - Guest
  • George Carlin's American Dream — Self
  • 2022Pickled — Self
  • 2021Move Fast & Vape Things — Self
  • 2020Becoming — Self
  • 2020Feeding America Comedy Festival — Self
  • 2020Feels Good Man — Self (archive footage)
  • 2020One World: Together at Home — Self - Host
  • 2020Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine — Self
  • 2020Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 — Self - Host
  • 2019Days of Black and Yellow — Self (archive footage)
  • 2019There's Something in the Water — Self (archive footage)
  • Today with Jenna & Sheinelle — Self - Guest
  • Citizen Rose — Self
  • Explained — Self (archive footage)
  • 2018Trump @War — Self (archive footage)
  • 2017PACmen — Self (archive footage)
  • 2017Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show — Self
  • Velshi — Self (archive footage)
  • 2016Hero With A Thousand Faces — Self
  • 2016HyperNormalisation — Self (archive footage)
  • 2016Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale — Self - Host
  • StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson — Self
  • 2015The True Cost — Self
  • 2014Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special — Self
  • 2014Generation Like — Self (archive footage)
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Self
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
  • 201212-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief — Self
  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee — Self
  • Inside Comedy — Self
  • 2012Shut Up and Play the Hits — Self
  • 201150/50 — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Billy on the Street — Self
  • 2011Conan O'Brien Can't Stop — Self
  • 2011Revenge of the Electric Car — Self
  • Conan — Self
  • RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Special Guest
  • 2009Rush: Retrospective 3 Video Collection — Self
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
  • 2008Hype: The Obama Effect — Self (archive footage)
  • 2008Lord, Save Us from Your Followers — Self (archive footage)
  • 2008Playing Columbine — Self (archive footage)
  • 2007Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed — Self
  • 2005Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' — Self
  • 2005Last Laugh '05 — Self
  • 2005Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet — Self - The Letter Z
  • 2005Why I Love 'Bewitched' — Self
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
  • MythBusters — Self
  • 2002The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase — Self
  • Whose Line Is It Anyway? — Self
  • The View — Self - Guest
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
  • People's Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
  • Tony Awards — Self - Performer
  • Face the Nation — Self
  • The Emmy Awards — Self
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