Jon Stewart

Acting · 1.5 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: November 28, 1962
From: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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 went on to host his own show on MTV, called The Jon Stewart Show, and then hosted another show on MTV called You Wrote It, You Watch It. He has also had several film roles as an actor. Stewart became the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central in early 1999. He is also a writer and co-executive-producer of the show. After Stewart joined, The Daily Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, which led to his first Emmy Award in 2001. Stewart has gained acclaim as an acerbic, satirical critic of personality-driven media shows, in particular those of the US media networks such as CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. Critics say Stewart benefits from a double standard: he critiques other news shows from the safe, removed position of his "fake news" desk. Stewart agrees, saying that neither his show nor his channel purports to be anything other than satire and comedy. In spite of its self-professed entertainment mandate, The Daily Show has been 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.

Works

77 films

20246.9

The Faculty

19986.6

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

20016.4

Evan Almighty

20075.6

Big Daddy

19996.5

The Adjustment Bureau

20116.8

Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem

20256.6

The Beaver

20116.4

Mixed Nuts

19945.4

Half Baked

19986.3

Playing by Heart

19986.6

Death to Smoochy

20025.9

The Aristocrats

20055.9

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

200910.0

The Great Buck Howard

20086.0

David Blaine: Real or Magic

20136.8

On the Beach

20006.2

Committed

20004.8

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

20237.2

Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

2023

The Secret Policeman's Ball

20127.6

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

19986.1

Inequality for All

20137.5

Last Laugh '05

20055.6

The Hitch

20146.4

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

20046.4

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

20126.8

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

2002

Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House

20087.0

The Last Laugh

20167.0

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

20035.3

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

20037.8

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

20116.5

Don Rickles: One Night Only

20147.6

The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special

19954.0

Doogal

20064.9

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

20225.9

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

20038.4

Vanilla Ice Archive

2012

Hero With A Thousand Faces

20166.8

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

20167.1

WWE SummerSlam 2015

20157.2

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

20217.5

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

20176.4

No Responders Left Behind

20217.0

Just for Laughs: Launching Pad

2009

Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute

20147.2

Give It Up for Greg Giraldo

20116.0

WWE SummerSlam 2016

20166.5

Since You've Been Gone

19984.7

George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy

19978.0

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

20222.5

The Occupation of the American Mind

20168.4

Riot on the Dance Floor

20149.0

Jon Stewart: Unleavened

19968.0

Wishful Thinking

19995.1

Downloaded

20136.5

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

20105.9

Skum Rocks!

20133.0

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

20047.0

Jon Stewart Has Left the Building

20157.7

Trump @War

20186.7

JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick

20147.6

Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown

20159.2

The Soul of America

20206.3

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

2002

Off the Record: The 9/11 Election

2003

Wordplay

20067.0

A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!

20086.9

Tickling Giants

20177.6

MTV's 25 Lamest Videos

19998.0

Twisted: A Balloonamentary

2007

Doc & Darryl

20166.8

The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show

1991

Walled Off

2024

Lab Leak Liars: How China and Authorities Deceived Us

2023

The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium: O'Reilly vs. Stewart 2012

20127.1