Stephen Colbert
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Colbert in 2016
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| Birth name | Stephen Tyrone Colbert |
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May 13, 1964 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Medium | Television, theatre, film, books |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Genres | Political/news satire, improvisational comedy, character comedy, musical comedy, deadpan, sketch comedy |
| Subject(s) | American culture, American politics, American conservatism, The Christian Right, political punditry, popular culture, , mass media/news media, egomania, xenophobia, anti-intellectualism, sexuality |
| Influences | Don Novello, Maurice Sendak, Bill Cosby,George Carlin,Dean Martin,Jon Stewart,Steve MartinBill O'Reilly,David Letterman |
| Influenced | Rob Corddry,Ed Helms,Aasif Mandvi,James Corden |
| Spouse | Evelyn McGee-Colbert (m. 1993) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relative(s) | Elizabeth Colbert Busch (sister) |
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| Website | colbertlateshow |
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (/koʊlˈbɛər/, né: /ˈkoʊlbərt/; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, media critic, and television host. He currently hosts The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a late-night television talk show on CBS.
Colbert had originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the sketch comedy series Exit 57. Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck Noblet. His work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show first introduced him to a wide audience.
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