Biography
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 …
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Career Milestones
| Hosted syndicated talk show "The Jon Stewart Show" for nine months | ||
| Opened in Las Vegas for singer Sheena Easton | ||
| Raised in Trenton, NJ | ||
1986 | Moved to NYC and adopted stage name | |
1987 | Made stand-up debut at the Bitter End in NYC | |
1991 | Hosted Comedy Central's news, clips and interview show "Short Attention Span Theater" | |
1992 | Hosted MTV's short-lived interactive dramatization program "You Wrote It, You Watch It" | |
1993 | Hosted "The Jon Stewart Show" on MTV, featuring celebrity and musical guests | |
1994 | Appeared in the Nora Ephron comedy "Mixed Nuts," starring Steve Martin | |
1996 | Had role as Goldie Hawn's young lover in "The First Wives Club"; cut from released film | |
1998 | Announced to succeed Craig Kilborn as host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central | |
1998 | Starred in the teen thriller "The Faculty" and the comedy "Playing by Heart", both produced by Miramax | |
1999 | Began hosting "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central); also served as writer and co-executive producer; earned several Emmy nominations for Performing, Writing and Producing a Variety or Music Program from 2002 - 2010 | |
1999 | Played Adam Sandler's best friend in the comedy "Big Daddy" | |
2001 | Tapped to host the annual telecast of the Grammy awards | |
2002 | Again hosted the annual telecast of the Grammy awards | |
2002 | Landed supporting role in the Danny DeVito directed comedy "Death to Smoochy" | |
2005 | Produced the "Daily Show" spin-off "The Colbert Report" hosted by Stephen Colbert | |
2006 | Hosted the 78th Academy Awards | |
2007 | Made a cameo in the comedy feature "Evan Almighty" | |
2010 | Earned a Grammy nomination for the spoken word album The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth | |
2011 | Appeared as himself in "The Adjustment Bureau" | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 TV Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy | |
Awards
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2004 | Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in The 80th Annual Academy Awards |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2008 | Producers Guild of America Award for Television - Live Entertainment/Competition Series in The Colbert Report |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2009 | Producers Guild of America Award for Television - Live Entertainment/Competition Series in The Colbert Report |
2010 | Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2012 | Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – (Including Talk) Series in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2013 | Producers Guild of America Award for Live Entertainment and Talk Television in The Colbert Report |