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Stephen Colbert
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report,…
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Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits. Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed 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 critically acclaimed 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. It was his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show, however, that first introduced him to a wide audience. In 2005, he left The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to host a spin-off series, The Colbert Report. Following The Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report is a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as The O'Reilly Factor. Since its debut, the series has established itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert three Emmy Award nominations and an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006. Colbert was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2006. His book I Am America (And So Can You!) was No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.
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The Moment
Movie Stephen Colbert
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2026
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
TV show Digital Dean of Students (voice)
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2025
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
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2025
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
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2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
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2024
From Russia with Lev
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2024
Toby Keith: American Icon
Movie Self
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2024
Despicable Me 4
Movie Perry Prescott (voice)
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2024
There's Someone There
Movie Self (archival footage)
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2024
Elsbeth
TV show Scotty Bristol
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2024
After Midnight
TV show Executive Producer
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2023
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
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2023
Carol & the End of the World
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American Symphony
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2023
Late Night Nightmare
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2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
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Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
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Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
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The Dividers
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
Pickled
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2022
Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News
TV show Executive Producer
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2022
George Carlin's American Dream
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2022
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
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2022
Fairview
TV show Executive Producer
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2021
Tha God's Honest Truth with Charlamagne Tha God
TV show Executive Producer
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2021
Move Fast & Vape Things
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2021
Teenage Euthanasia
TV show
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2021
Girls5eva
TV show Alf Musik
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Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Movie Executive Producer
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2020
Feels Good Man
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
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2020
Becoming
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2020
One World: Together at Home
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2020
Tooning Out the News
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