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Jon Stewart

  • Birthplace: Lawrence Township, New Jersey, USA
  • Birthday: November 28, 1962

For comedian Jon Stewart, jocular anchor of the Emmy award-winning faux news program "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central, 1996- ), the transformation from frat boy humorist to pointed social and political satirist occurred during one of the United States' most turbulent times. Amidst war, government absurdity, and an increasingly compliant national media, Stewart emerged from a then obscure cable channel to become one of the nation's lone voices of reason in a sea of 24-hour news blowhards and pandering politicians. Despite Stewa…more

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Credits

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Career Milestones

  • 2011

    Appeared as himself in "The Adjustment Bureau"

  • 2011

    Nominated for the 2011 TV Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy

  • 2010

    Earned a Grammy nomination for the spoken word album The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth

  • 2007

    Made a cameo in the comedy feature "Evan Almighty"

  • 2006

    Hosted the 78th Academy Awards

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Awards

  • 2011

    Grammy Award: Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

  • 2011

    Producers Guild of America Award: Producer of the Year Award in Live Entertainment and Competition Television

  • 2010

    Primetime Emmy Award: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

  • 2010

    Producers Guild of America Award: Producer of the Year Award in Live Entertainment and Competition Television

  • 2010

    Writers Guild of America Award: Outstanding Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series

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