Biography
From the time he first had ambitions to perform, Stephen Colbert had wanted to not just play, but be Hamlet. Indeed, the comedian famous for his well-intentioned yet poorly informed idiot persona on the fake news program, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central, 1996- ) and later as anchor of "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central, 2005- ), first thought of himself as a serious thespian-in-the-making. So consumed was he with the notion …
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Career Milestones
| Became involved in the improvisation troupe ImprovOlympic | ||
| Took improv classes at Second City in Chicago, IL | ||
1995 | Performed and served as a writer on "Exit 57" (Comedy Central) | |
1996 | Briefly served as a writer for "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) | |
1996 | Voiced the character Ace in Robert Smigel's "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" on "SNL" (NBC) | |
1996 | Worked as a cast member and writer on "The Dana Carvey Show" (ABC) | |
1997 | Appeared as a correspondent on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) | |
1999 | Wrote and executive produced "Strangers with Candy" (Comedy Central); also co-starred with Amy Sedaris | |
2001 | Performed as the voice of law firm founder Phil Ken Sebben and prosecuting lawyer Reducto on Cartoon Network's "Harvey Birdman," part of Adult Swim lineup | |
2002 | Provided character voices on Comedy Central's "Crank Yankers" | |
2003 | Co-authored the novel Wigfield with ex "Strangers With Candy" co-stars Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello | |
2005 | Appeared in and co-wrote "Strangers With Candy" the feature film based on the short-lived comedy series | |
2005 | Appeared in the big screen adaptation of "Bewitched" as Stu Robinson | |
2005 | Hosted "The Daily Show" spin-off "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central); earned several Emmy nominations for Performance, Writing and Producing a Variety, Musical Program or Special (2006 - 2010) | |
2006 | Signed a seven-figure deal with Warner Books to pen his own comedy riffing on the current state of affairs in the vein of "The Daily Show's" 2004 bestseller America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction | |
2007 | Released satirical book I Am America (And So Can You!) | |
2008 | Earned Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word for the album I Am America (And So Can You!) | |
2009 | Earned Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All | |
2009 | Voiced The President of the United States in computer-animated 3-D feature "Monsters vs. Aliens" | |
2010 | With Jon Stewart, staged the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" in Washington, DC; event spoofed Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally and Al Sharpton's "Reclaim the Dream" rally | |
2011 | Established political committee Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, also known as the Colbert Super PAC | |
2012 | Published second "Colbert Report" book titled America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't | |
Awards
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 Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Daily Show With Jon Stewart |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in The Colbert Report |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Colbert Report |
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 Colbert Report |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Colbert Report |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in The Colbert Report |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Colbert Report |
2008 | Producers Guild of America Award for Television - Live Entertainment/Competition Series in The Colbert Report |
2009 | Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2009 | Producers Guild of America Award for Television - Live Entertainment/Competition Series in The Colbert Report |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Colbert Report |
2012 | Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy/Variety – (Including Talk) Series in The Colbert Report |