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 satirical
Comedy Central program The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014 and the
CBS talk program The Late Show with Stephen Colbert beginning in
September 2015.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, where his troupe mates included Paul
Dinello and Amy Sedaris, comedians with whom he developed the sketch
comedy series Exit 57. He 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 attention for
his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck
Noblet.Colbert's work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's
news-parody series The Daily Show gained him wide recognition. In
2005, he left The Daily Show to host The Colbert Report. Following The
Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report was a parody of
personality-driven political opinion shows including The O'Reilly
Factor, in which he portrayed a caricatured version of conservative
political pundits. The series became one of Comedy Central's
highest-rated series, earning Colbert an invitation to perform as
featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association
Dinner in 2006. After ending The Colbert Report, he was hired in 2015
to succeed retiring David Letterman as host of the Late Show on CBS.
He hosted the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2017.
is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator,
actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical
Comedy Central program The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014 and the
CBS talk program The Late Show with Stephen Colbert beginning in
September 2015.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, where his troupe mates included Paul
Dinello and Amy Sedaris, comedians with whom he developed the sketch
comedy series Exit 57. He 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 attention for
his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck
Noblet.Colbert's work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's
news-parody series The Daily Show gained him wide recognition. In
2005, he left The Daily Show to host The Colbert Report. Following The
Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report was a parody of
personality-driven political opinion shows including The O'Reilly
Factor, in which he portrayed a caricatured version of conservative
political pundits. The series became one of Comedy Central's
highest-rated series, earning Colbert an invitation to perform as
featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association
Dinner in 2006. After ending The Colbert Report, he was hired in 2015
to succeed retiring David Letterman as host of the Late Show on CBS.
He hosted the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2017.
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