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| Name | Jon Stewart |
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New York City, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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November 28, 1962
(61 years)
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| Contributor | Jake |
| Last Modifed | E Pluribus Unum
Oct 21, 2021 07:02pm |
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| Info | Jon Stewart is considered one of America's top social and comedic voices. From his anchor chair on COMEDY CENTRAL's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Stewart "has breathed new life into a show that hadn't even seemed to need it," said The New York Times. Since taking over as the host of "The Daily Show" in January, 1999, Stewart's presence has seen higher ratings and awareness for himself, as well as the network.
For the past four years, "The Daily Show" (including Stewart) has received numerous Emmy Award nominations and has been bestowed as winner for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program three times (2000, 2002, 2003) as well as winning back-to-back Emmys for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in 2002 and 2003. Jon himself was nominated for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program in both 2002 and 2003 as well.
In 2004, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" was also honored by the Television Critics Association by winning for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information, beating out traditional news shows in the category. In 2003, both Jon and the show won TCA Awards; Jon for Individual Achievement in Comedy and the show winning for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. In 2001, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" also received the prestigious Peabody Award for excellence in its "Indecision 2000" campaign coverage.
While it may be the conventional route for a stand-up comedian to sign a book deal and expound on their early days inside dingy comedy clubs, Stewart has gone the other way. Stewart's latest book (written with the writers at "The Daily Show"), AMERICA (THE BOOK): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, was released September 20th through Warner Books Publishing, and immediately topped The New York Times Best Seller List and stayed there for 6 weeks. It was also ranked #1 on the best-seller lists in The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today and San Francisco Chronicle.
His debut book, Naked Pictures of Famous People, (Rob Weisbach Books) is a collection of humorous what-if essays. Stewart has also written for several magazines including The New Yorker, Esquire and George.
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