Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an
American actor, comedian, activist, writer, producer, director,
political commentator and television host. He hosted The Daily Show, a
satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 1999 to 2015.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
The Jon Stewart Show and then You Wrote It, You Watch It, both on MTV.
Stewart also has appeared in several films, such as Big Daddy (1999)
and Death to Smoochy (2002), but did few cinematic projects after
becoming host of The Daily Show in 1999. He also was a writer and
co-executive producer of the show. After Stewart joined, The Daily
Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, and during his
tenure, it won 22 Primetime Emmy Awards, 2 Grammy Awards and also was
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.Since leaving The
Daily Show, Stewart has mostly maintained a low profile in
entertainment industry circles, but has used his celebrity and voice
in a sustained advocacy for 9/11 first responders, and also for war
veterans' health benefits.
American actor, comedian, activist, writer, producer, director,
political commentator and television host. He hosted The Daily Show, a
satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 1999 to 2015.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
The Jon Stewart Show and then You Wrote It, You Watch It, both on MTV.
Stewart also has appeared in several films, such as Big Daddy (1999)
and Death to Smoochy (2002), but did few cinematic projects after
becoming host of The Daily Show in 1999. He also was a writer and
co-executive producer of the show. After Stewart joined, The Daily
Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, and during his
tenure, it won 22 Primetime Emmy Awards, 2 Grammy Awards and also was
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.Since leaving The
Daily Show, Stewart has mostly maintained a low profile in
entertainment industry circles, but has used his celebrity and voice
in a sustained advocacy for 9/11 first responders, and also for war
veterans' health benefits.
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