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<html> <head> <title>Jon Stewart</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/222/000022156/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0>Jon Stewart<img src="jonstewart2.jpg" height=227 width=190 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Jon Stewart">AKA Jonathan Stuart LeibowitzBorn: <a href="/lists/850/000106532/" class=proflink>28-Nov</a>-<a href="/lists/961/000105646/" class=proflink>1962</a> Birthplace: Lawrence, NJ Gender: Male Religion: <a href="/lists/875/000071662/" class=proflink>Jewish</a> Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: <a href="/lists/230/000069023/" class=proflink>Comic</a>, <a href="/lists/180/000068973/" class=proflink>Journalist</a>Nationality: United States Executive summary: Anchor, The Daily Show, 1999-2015Jon Stewart was a puppeteer for children in his spare time, and decided to take a shot at stand-up comedy. As a comedian, he had a borderline successful career in the New York area -- it paid, but he couldn't quit his day job. When The Comedy Channel (now Comedy Central) went on the air in 1989, Stewart landed two jobs there -- he wrote for Rachel Sweet's show, The Sweet Life, and hosted Short Attention Span Theater. When those shows were canceled, Stewart moved on to You Wrote It, You Watch It, The Jon Stewart Show, Where's Elvis This Week?, and a few small roles in forgettable movies. In a 1997 <a href="/people/339/000022273/">George Carlin</a> comedy special on HBO, Stewart interviewed Carlin about his 40-year career in comedy. The interview was serious in tone, and Stewart's respect for Carlin was clearly reciprocated -- his closing comment to Stewart was, "You are going to show us a lot, and I look forward to it". Stewart's big break came in a roundabout way in 1998 -- CBS told <a href="/people/395/000022329/">David Letterman</a>'s Worldwide Pants production company that <a href="/people/421/000022355/">Tom Snyder</a> had to go as host of The Late Late Show. <a href="/people/228/000025153/">Craig Kilborn</a> was tapped to replace Snyder, leaving Comedy Central's satirical newscast The Daily Show without an anchorman. With an announcement that "Craig Kilborn is on assignment in Kuala Lumpur", Stewart took over The Daily Show on 11 January 1999. Viewers generally agree that Stewart's version is more topical, more biting, and funnier than Kilborn's. It is also, day in day out, more critical about national and international news than many so-called "news" shows on "news" networks. On 15 October 2004, Stewart appeared on CNN's Crossfire with hosts <a href="/people/583/000050433/">Paul Begala</a> "from the left" and <a href="/people/765/000027684/">Tucker Carlson</a> "from the right". Instead of cracking a few jokes and promoting his book, Stewart asked Begala and Carlson why they waste half an hour a day, yelling at each other and encouraging their guests to yell, when they could be discussing the news. His admonishment caught the pundits off-guard: "You're doing theater, when you should be doing debate... What you do is not honest. What you do is partisan hackery... It's so painful to watch, because we need what you do. This is such a great opportunity you have here to actually get politicians off of their marketing and strategy... You have a responsibility to the public discourse, and you fail miserably." Several weeks later, in announcing that Carlson's services would no longer be needed, CNN president Jonathan Klein said, "I agree wholeheartedly with Jon Stewart's overall premise". He promised that CNN would be moving away from what he called "head-butting debate shows".Father: Donald Leibowitz (physicist) Mother: Marian Leibowitz (teacher) Brother: Larry Leibowitz (New York Stock Exchange executive) Girlfriend: <a href="/people/839/000025764/">Tawny Kitaen</a> (actress, dated 1995) Wife: Tracey Lynn McShane (veterinarian technician, m. 2000, one son, one daughter) Son: Nathan Thomas Stewart (b. 3-Jul-2004) Daughter: Maggie Rose Stewart (b. 5-Feb-2006)     High School: Lawrence High School, Lawrenceville, NJ (1980)     University: <a href="/edu/786/000068582/">BA Psychology, College of William and Mary (1984)</a>     <a href="/org/468/000041345/">Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity</a> (quit after six months)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2001, Outstanding Writing, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2003, Outstanding Writing, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2004, Outstanding Writing, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2005, Outstanding Writing, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2006, Outstanding Writing, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2009, Outstanding Writing, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2011, Outstanding Writing, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2003, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2004, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2005, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2006, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2007, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2008, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2009, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2010, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 2011, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, for The Daily Show (shared)     <a href="/honors/860/000044728/">Peabody</a> 2001, for Indecision 2000     <a href="/honors/860/000044728/">Peabody</a> 2005, for Indecision 2004     <a href="/honors/041/000111705/">George Orwell Award</a> 2005     <a href="/event/366/000218709/">Hernia Operation</a>     <a href="/event/986/000206368/">Changed Name</a> 2001     <a href="/lists/919/000095634/">Asteroid Namesake</a> 116939 Jonstewart     Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/862/000128478/">Former Smoker</a>, <a href="/lists/352/000083103/">Marijuana</a>, <a href="/lists/712/000075487/">Insomnia</a>     TELEVISION     <a href="/tv/714/000044582/">The Daily Show</a> Anchor (1999-2015)     <a href="/tv/796/000049649/">The Larry Sanders Show</a> Himself (1996-98)     <a href="/tv/764/000047623/">MTV</a>     FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR     <a href="/films/696/000384541/">Rosewater (29-Aug-2014)</a>     FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR     <a href="/films/519/000402310/">Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (12-Mar-2016)</a>     <a href="/films/855/000406634/">Weiner (24-Jan-2016)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/643/000386482/">The Muslims Are Coming! (12-Sep-2013)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/325/000270512/">The Beaver (16-Mar-2011)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/814/000274989/">Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (13-Mar-2011)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/153/000268346/">The Adjustment Bureau (3-Mar-2011)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/900/000226222/">A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! (23-Nov-2008)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/166/000203554/">The Great Buck Howard (18-Jan-2008)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/133/000140710/">Evan Almighty (21-Jun-2007)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/256/000133854/">Wordplay (6-Apr-2006)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/164/000113822/">Doogal (24-Feb-2006)</a> [VOICE]     <a href="/films/138/000099838/">The Aristocrats (Jan-2005)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/771/000133372/">The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (6-Aug-2002)</a> · Godfrey [VOICE]     <a href="/films/180/000263388/">Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (10-Mar-2002)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/495/000032399/">Death to Smoochy (28-Feb-2002)</a>     <a href="/films/498/000032402/">Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (24-Aug-2001)</a> · Reg Hartner     <a href="/films/513/000089246/">Barenaked in America (11-Sep-1999)</a> · Himself     <a href="/films/500/000032404/">Big Daddy (17-Jun-1999)</a> · Kevin     <a href="/films/264/000034162/">Playing by Heart (30-Dec-1998)</a>     <a href="/films/501/000032405/">The Faculty (12-Nov-1998)</a> · Mr. Furlong     <a href="/films/242/000062056/">Since You've Been Gone (18-Apr-1998)</a> · Todd Zalinsky     <a href="/films/496/000032400/">Half Baked (16-Jan-1998)</a> · Enhancement Smoker     <a href="/films/556/000088292/">Wishful Thinking (1997)</a> · Henry     <a href="/films/499/000032403/">Mixed Nuts (21-Dec-1994)</a> Author of books: Naked Pictures of Famous People (<tt>1-Oct-1998</tt>) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (the Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction (<tt>2004</tt>, with the writers of The Daily Show) Earth (the Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race (<tt>2010</tt>, with the writers of The Daily Show) <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;">New! <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=22156"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=22156">Jon Stewart</a></td> </tr> </table> Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript. 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