Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

American comedian
more_vert
Jon Stewart
pencil

Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, filmmaker, political commentator, and television host. He hosted The Daily Show, a satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 1999 to 2015.

View details Hide details
expand_more
Jon Stewart was born on Wednesday, 28 November 1962 in Lawrence, NJ. His full name at birth was Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz. He is best known as a comic. Stewart's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Jon attended high school at Lawrence High School, Lawrence, NJ (1980). For university, he studied at BA Psychology, College of William and Mary (1984). He is considered to be politically left leaning and is affiliated with the Democratic Party (USA). His religion is listed as Jewish. He is 5' 7" (170 cm) tall with an average build. He has blue eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His net worth is reported to be $100,000,000 US dollars. Jon Stewart is 62 years old and his zodiac star sign is Sagittarius.

You can find people similar to Jon Stewart by visiting our lists Lawrence High School (New Jersey) alumni and Jewish American male comedians.

Full name at birth
Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz
edit
Claim to fame
Anchor of The Daily Show
edit
Date of birth
28 November 1962
edit
Place of birth
Lawrence, NJ
edit
Age
Occupation
Political Satirist, Writer, Director, Television Host, actor, media critic, and stand-up comedian
edit
Occupation category
edit
Nationality
edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height
5' 7" (170 cm)
edit
Build
edit
Hair color
edit
Eye color
edit
Gender
edit
Ethnicity
edit
Sexuality
edit
Religion
edit
Zodiac sign
Distinctive feature add_black distinctive feature
Pets
Stan (Cat) [1995]
add_black edit

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Net worth
$100,000,000 USD
edit
High school
Lawrence High School, Lawrence, NJ (1980)
add_black edit
University
BA Psychology, College of William and Mary (1984)
add_black edit
Talent agency
  • ICM Partners
  • Wme-Img
add_black edit
Political affiliation
edit
Political party
edit
Partner: Tracy McShane (Married) 4 children
1996-
Jon Stewart and Tracey Lynn McShane
GOP strategists hope the revelation of Kerry's wealth might debunk his status as a, quote, man of the people, and reveal him to be a bit of a fat cat. Unlike the President who '” as we all know '” before attending Andover and Yale, was a Cockney matchstick girl dying of tuberculosis.
  • Graduated from Lawrence High School in Lawrence, New Jersey, in 1980. In the yearbook, he was voted "Best Sense of Humor". He still occasionally returns for school fundraisers.
  • His biggest comedic influences were Woody Allen, Steve Martin, Lenny Bruce, and George Carlin.
  • Made his first television appearance as a child on a local Philadelphia children's show "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark". He appeared as a trumpet player for "The Lawrence Stage Band".
  • He studied psychology in college.
  • Met Stephen Colbert's wife Evelyn McGee before actually meeting co-star Colbert.

This page is the FamousFix profile for Jon Stewart. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.

On the Jon Stewart page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.

Terms of Use · Copyright · Privacy
Copyright 2006-2025, FamousFix · 1.39s