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Stephen Colbert Biography
Birth Place:
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Profession
TV talk-show host, actor, writer, producer
Fast Facts
- Youngest of 11 children
- Is deaf in one ear
- Was the voice of Ace (and Steve Carell was Gary) on the animated "Ambiguously Gay Duo" sketches on Saturday Night Live
- Has an eclectic collection of Lord of the Rings merchandise, including a Gandalf for President button
- Popularized "truthiness" after making it the Word of the Day on the debut episode of The Colbert Report; the American Dialect Society named it the Word of the Year in 2005
- Delivered the 2006 commencement address at Illinois' Knox College, where he received an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts
- Also in 2006, Colbert spoke at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, where his humor, aimed not only at politicians but at the media, rubbed many the wrong way
- His bizarre, often hilarious 2007 book I Am America (And So Can You!), which he pushed shamelessly on The Colbert Report, was a bestseller
- Made a comical "attempt" to run for president in 2008
- Four episodes of The Colbert Report were taped in 2009 in Iraq
- He performed his typical, odd act there, explaining to the New York Times that, "If I tried to tailor my material to people in the Army, there'd be two things
- A, that'd be patronizing
- And B, I'd be wrong
- "
Awards
- 2021Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: nominated
- 2021Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: winner
- 2021Writers Guild Awards-Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials: nominated
- 2021Writers Guild Awards-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
- 2020Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: winner
- 2020Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: nominated
- 2020Writers Guild Awards-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
- 2019Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2019Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: nominated
- 2019Emmy-Outstanding Interactive Program: nominated
- 2019Writers Guild Awards-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
- 2018Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2017Emmy-Outstanding Variety Special: nominated
- 2017Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: nominated
- 2017Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2017Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: nominated
- 2017Writers Guild Awards-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
- 2016Emmy-Outstanding Variety Special: nominated
- 2016Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: nominated
- 2016Writers Guild Awards-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
- 2015Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: nominated
- 2015Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2015Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: nominated
- 2015Writers Guild Awards-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
- 2014Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: winner
- 2014Emmy-Outstanding Variety Series: winner
- 2014People's Choice Awards-Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host: winner
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: winner
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Variety Series: winner
- 2012Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2012Emmy-Outstanding Variety Series: nominated
- 2011Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2011Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2010Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2009Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2009Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2008Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: winner
- 2008Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2008Emmy-Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
- 2007Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2007Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
- 2007Emmy-Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
- 2006Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: winner
- 2006Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2006Emmy-Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
- 2005Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: winner
- 2004Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: winner
Relationships
- Edward Colbert -- Brother
- James Colbert -- Brother
- Jay Colbert -- Brother
- Louis Colbert -- Brother
- Paul Colbert -- Brother
- Peter Colbert -- Brother
- Thomas Colbert -- Brother
- William Colbert -- Brother
- Madeline Colbert -- Daughter
- Lorna Colbert -- Mother
- Mary -- Sister
- Morgan -- Sister
- John Colbert -- Son
- Peter Colbert -- Son