Stephen Colbert

en.wikipedia.org · 29,838 words · saved by 1 readers

Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( kohl-BAIR; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014 and the CBS talk program The Late Show with Stephen Colbert beginning in September 2015.Colbert originally studied to be a dramatic actor, but became interested in improvisational theater while attending Northwestern University, where he met Second City director Del Close. Colbert first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago, where his troupemates included Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, comedians with whom he developed the sketch comedy series Exit 57. He wrote and performed on The Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the television series Strangers with Candy. He gained attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck Noblet.

Stephen Colbert - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American comedian, writer and television host (born 1964) This article is about the comedian. For the character he portrayed on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report , see Stephen Colbert (character) . Stephen Colbert Colbert in 2024 Born Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( 1964-05-13 ) May 13, 1964 (age 62) Washington, D.C. , U.S. Education Northwestern University ( BA ) Spouse Evelyn McGee ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. October 9, 1993</span>"}]]}'>1993 ) Children 3 Father James William Colbert Jr. Relatives Elizabeth Colb

Stephen Colbert

related reading