• Name: Stephen Colbert
  • Date of Birth: May 13, 1964
  • Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Mini-bio: Comedian Stephen Colbert was born in 1964 in South Carolina and studied philosophy at the all-men's private liberal arts school Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. Moving to Chicago to study theater a... read moret Northwestern, he got involved at Second City, where he met fellow comedians Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello. The three of them moved to New York to create the sketch comedy show Exit 57, originally aired on Comedy Central. As a writer for The Dana Carvey Show, Colbert got the chance to write for Saturday Night Live for several seasons. While working on SNL, he met up with animator Robert Smigel and provided voices for TV Funhouse's "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" (along with the voice of Steve Carrell). Colbert has also provided voices on the puppet show Crank Yankers and the Cartoon Network series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.Colbert is probably best known as a senior correspondent for The Daily Show on Comedy Central. He joined the show in 1997 when Craig Kilborn was still the host and held on when Jon Stewart took over in 1999. That same year, Colbert teamed with Sedaris and Dinello to create Strangers With Candy, an after-school special parody of sorts on Comedy Central. In addition to writing and producing, Colbert starred as history teacher Mr. Noblet. The team also collaborated on a book called Wigfield: The Can-Do Town That Just May Not published by Hyperion. Projects for 2004 include Strangers With Candy: The Movie. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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Stephen Colbert mini-bio:

He was born in Washington, D.C. on May 13, 1964 and shortly after moved to Charleston, SC. He is the youngest of 11 children. He graduated from Northwestern University. He started in 2nd City Improv, and gradually increased his skills. He then was recruited by Jon Stewart to be a correspondent for The Daily Show. After eight years, he began hosting his own show, The Colbert Report. He has been in a few movies,and appeared in several various television shows, including contributing to some of his own. He and his family live in Montclair, NJ.


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Stephen Colbert Information:
Eye color: Brown
Height: 5' 10 1/2"
Notable feature(s): Glasses, right ear sticks out a little
Education: Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Knox College, Graduated from Northwestern University.
Family: Youngest of 11 children: James ("Jimmy"), Edward ("Eddie"), Mary, William ("Billy"), Margo, Thomas ("Tommy"), Jay, Elizabeth ("Lulu"), Paul, Peter, and Stephen. Father (James W. Colbert), Paul, and Peter died in plane crash in 1974. Married Evelyn McGee, has 3 children: Madeline, Peter, John.
Resides in: Monclair, New Jersey
Religious affiliations: Roman Catholic
Political affiliation: Self-described Democrat, plays a Right-wing Republican
Personal interests/hobbies: Played Dungeons & Dragons, likes science fiction, and The Lord of the Rings
Charities: Started the Stephen Colbert AmeriCone Dream Fund for proceeds from Ben & Jerry's AmeriCone Dream. Gives/Gave donations to: Yellow Ribbon Fund, Autism Speaks, Collaboration Foundation, Charity Folks, Comic Relief, First Book, Global Fund for Women, Parkinson Society Maritime Region, Save The Children.
Causes: Veterans/Service Member Support, Homelessness, Disaster Relief, Creative Arts, Human Rights, Mental Challenges, Abuse, AIDS, Children, Economic/Business Support, Health,Miscellaneous, Poverty, Women
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