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Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, political commentator, actor, and television host. The long-running host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central from 1999 to 2015, Stewart returned to the satirical news program in 2024. He hosted The Problem with Jon Stewart on Apple TV+ from 2021 to 2023. Stewart has received numerous accolades, including 22 Primetime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and five Peabody Awards. He was honored with the Bronze Medallion in 2019, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2022. Stewart started as a stand-up comedian but branched into television as host of Short Attention Span Theater for Comedy Central. He went on to host You Wrote It, You Watch It (1992–1993) and then The Jon Stewart Show (1993–1995), both on MTV, until The Jon Stewart Show was retooled, dropped by the network and moved to syndication. He has also appeared in several films, including Big Daddy (1999) and Death to Smoochy (2002). Stewart became host of The Daily Show in 1999, where he also was a writer and co-executive producer. Since he joined, The Daily Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, and during his tenure won numerous Emmy Awards and was nominated for news and journalism awards. Stewart hosted the 78th and 80th Academy Awards. He is the co-author of the best-selling satirical books America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction in 2004, and Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race in 2010. He executive produced The Colbert Report (2005–2014), The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015–2016), and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015–present). In February 2024, he returned to The Daily Show for Monday episodes, as well as in the role of an executive producer. After leaving The Daily Show, Stewart maintained a low profile in entertainment industry circles, but used his celebrity and voice in a sustained advocacy for 9/11 first responders and war veterans' health benefits. In 2019, he received the New York City Bronze Medallion for his "tireless advocacy, inspiration, and leadership (helping to) pass the permanent authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act". He continued using his platform as an advocate for veterans by being instrumental in helping pass the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, which expands healthcare access and funding to veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service including burn pits. Early life and education Stewart was born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz at Doctors Hospital in the Upper East Side of New York City. His father Donald Leibowitz (1931–2013) was an energy coordinator for the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, and his mother Marian Leibowitz (née Laskin) was a teacher and later an educational consultant. Stewart's family is Ashkenazi Jewish (Polish-Jewish, Ukrainian-Jewish, Belarusian-Jewish, and possibly Lithuanian-Jewish); his parents had immigrated to the United States from Europe. One of his grandfathers was born in Manzhouli, present-day China. He is the second of four sons, with older brother Lawrence and younger brothers Dan and Matthew. Stewart's parents divorced when he was eleven years old, and Stewart was largely estranged from his father. Due to his strained relationship with his father, he dropped his surname and began using his middle name alone, stating: "There was a thought of using my mother's maiden name, but I thought that would be just too big (of) a 'fuck you' to my dad.... Did I have some problems with my father? Yes. Yet people always view [changing my surname] through the prism of ethnic identity." He had his surname legally changed to "Stewart" in 2001. In 2015, he described his relationship with his father as "still complicated" in light of his father's death two years earlier. Stewart and his brother Lawrence, who was previously the chief operating officer of NYSE Euronext (parent company of the New York Stock Exchange), grew up in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Stewart has stated that he experienced much antisemitism as a child, having been bullied frequently due to his Jewish identity. He describes himself in high school as "very into Eugene Debs and a bit of a leftist." Stewart grew up in the era of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal, which inspired in him "a healthy skepticism towards official reports." His first job was working with his brother at a Woolworth's store, and has jokingly said that being fired by Lawrence was one of the "scarring events" of his youth. He has also credited renowned television producer Norman Lear as someone who "raised me." After graduating from Lawrence High School in 1980, Stewart attended the College of William & Mary, where he initially majored in chemistry before switching to psychology. While at William & Mary, Stewart became a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, but eventually began disassociating himself from them, leaving the fraternity altogether after six months. "My college career was waking up late, memorizing someone else's notes, doing bong hits, and going to soccer practice", he later said. He was a three-year starter in 1981, 1982 and 1983 with the Tribe men's soccer team. He had 10 goals and 12 assists on a squad that went 40–15–9 (.695) in his three seasons with the program. He is listed as Jon Leibowitz in official William & Mary Athletics records. The former head coach of the Tribe men's soccer team from 1971 to 2003, Al Albert, describes Jon as "athletic and feisty and quick" and added that he "wasn't the most technical or clinical player, but he could make things happen." He graduated from William & Mary in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts. Twenty years later, the college awarded him an honorary Master of Arts degree. After college, Stewart held numerous jobs: a contingency planner for the New Jersey Department of Human Services, a contract administrator for the City University of New York, a puppeteer for children with disabilities, a soccer coach at Gloucester High School in Virginia, a caterer, a busboy, a shelf stocker at Woolworth's, a bartender at the Franklin Corner Tavern (a blue-collar bar in Lawrence, NJ), and a bartender at the City Gardens nightclub in Trenton, New Jersey. He has said that working at City Gardens was a pivotal moment for him: "finding this place City Gardens was like, 'Oh, maybe I'm not a giant weirdo. Maybe there are other people who have a similar sense of yearning for something other than what they have now.' I think it inspired a lot of people, man. It was a very creative environment. It was a place of great possibility." Career 1986–1992: Standup and early career With a reputation for being a funny man in school, Stewart returned to New York City in 1986 to try his hand at the comedy club circuit, but could not muster the courage to get on stage until the following year. He made his stand-up debut at The Bitter End, where one of his comed.... Discover the Jon Stewart popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jon Stewart books.
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Macbeth
Harold BloomFrom Harold Bloom, the greatest Shakespeare scholar of our time, comes a portrait of Macbeth, one of William Shakespeare’s most complex and compelling antiheroesthe final volume in...
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The Book of Pslams
God, David Javerbaum, JESUS & The Holy GhostJust in time for the Apocalypse comes a new Biblical scripture from God and thirteentime Emmy Award–winning comedy writer David Javerbaum.3,000 years ago, King David wrote The Book...
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Sick in the Head
Judd ApatowNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE A.V. CLUB Includes new interviews!From the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer o...
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How to Live to 100
Ariane Sherine & David ConradIf you're reading this, you probably want to live to a hundred.And why wouldn't you want to live a superlong life, if you could remain in good health? You'd get to meet your greatg...
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Julie Walters
Bryony Sutherland & Lucy EllisFrom her BAFTAwinning television work, such as My Beautiful Son, to her big screen debut alongside Michael Caine in Educating Rita, her starring in Billy Elliot (both of which earn...
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Infidel
Ayaan Hirsi AliOne of today’s most admired and controversial political figures, Ayaan Hirsi Ali burst into international headlines following the murder of Theo van Gogh by an Islamist who threate...
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Profiles in Ignorance
Andy BorowitzNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER Andy Borowitz, “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS Sunday Morning), brilliantly “chron...
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Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
Belmont & Belcourt BiographiesJonathan Stuart Leibowitz and Stephen Colbert have led amazing lives and have changed the comedy world forever. This book follows both men's lives from their humble beginnings to b...
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The Way I Heard It
Mike RoweIn this New York Times bestselling mustread, executive producer and host of Dirty Jobs Mike Rowe presents a delightfully entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favor...
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The Mind Tree
Tito Rajarshi MukhopadhyayWellreceived on initial publication, The Mind Tree is truly an enthralling read. Although he is severely autistic and nearly nonverbal, Tito’s ability to communicate through his ex...
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Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe
Danny WallaceDanny Wallace wanted to write about a place so special and so crucial to our existence that it had never before been tackled: the Centre of the Universe. But then he realised that ...
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Do Unto Animals
Tracey Stewart & Lisel Ashlock#1 New York Times bestseller and USA Today bestseller The more we know about the animals in our world and the better we care for them, the better our lives will be. Former veterina...
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Laughing Legends
Jeffrey Gurian, Richie Tienken & Chris RockOnce in a lifetime a venue comes along that changes show business dramatically, that fosters growth and camaraderie, experimentation and freedom. The Comic Strip is one of those pl...
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Jon Stewart
Belmont & Belcourt BiographiesJonathan Stuart Leibowitz was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey. Upon graduating college, he worked a few odd jobs until he finally decided to move to New York and pur...
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The Loudness
Nick CourageHenry Long doesn’t have a heart.Since the Tragedies, he doesn’t have much: just an annoying lowwatt buzz from his makeshift transplant, skinny arms, and a dusty library attic from ...
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The Nutty Years of the Jon Stewart Presidency In a Nutshell
Beth SchaeferThis mock term paper is the highlight of Beth Schaefer's book Grade A Papers: The Slap Stack. This satirical essay pokes harmless, wacky fun at both political parties and a slew of...
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Too Much Information
Dave GormanIt’s hard to imagine a world where anything you could possibly want to know about – and everything you don’t even know you want to know about – isn't accessible 24hours a day, seve...
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Soldier Girls
Helen Thorpe“A raw, intimate look at the impact of combat and the healing power of friendship” (People): the lives of three women deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, and the effect of their mili...
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The Mueller Report
Jason O. GilbertThe president has gotten himself into a bit of trouble. Maybe you heard?The entire country is waiting to see what former FBI director and current special counsel Robert Mueller has...
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Unseen
Reggie YatesFrom Grange Hill to Top of the Pops, Reggie Yates has been on camera nearly all of his life, but it’s as a documentary filmmaker – and a pretty fearless one at that – where he has ...
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Billions of Besties
Peggy Panosh & Susie AronsThis beautifully illustrated and joyful tribute celebrates famous friendships (both real and fictional) and proves that there is no relationship more important than friendship. Our...
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Your Country Is Just Not That Into You
Jimmy DoreWhy is your brotherinlaw concerned about the Estate Tax? Why do millionaire news reporters get everything wrong? Why are bloodsucking teachers bankrupting America? Jimmy Dore, the ...
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Truth in Advertising
John Kenney“F. Scott Fitzgerald said that there are no second acts in American lives. I have no idea what that means but I believe that in quoting him I appear far more intelligent than I am....
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Sit-Down Comedy
John Fleming & Malcolm HardeeTo satisfy the needs of the hundreds of thousands of people who pay good money to see standup every year, Malcolm Hardee ('the comedian's comedian' WHSmith Online; '...
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Not Funny
Jena FriedmanNATIONAL BESTSELLER“[A] hilarious and muchneeded book.” Samantha Bee, Emmy Award–winning comedian, author, and host of Full Frontal with Samantha BeeFor fans of the perceptive come...
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Newsfail
Jamie Kilstein & Allison KilkennyA “feisty, literate, and uncompromising” (Publishers Weekly) primer on the most urgent issues of our day, from the creators and cohosts of Citizen Radio, a listenersupported show w...
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The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book
Jerry SeinfeldA celebration of and behindthescenes look at Jerry Seinfeld’s groundbreaking streaming series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.In his streaming show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coff...
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Exit Stage Left
Nick DuerdenA SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN & TELEGRAPH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE MONTH GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE DAY FINANCIAL TIMES 'BEST SUMMER BOOKS 2022' PICK 'Incredibl...
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Farbenblind
Trevor NoahTrevor Noah kam 1984 im Township Soweto als Sohn einer Xhosa und eines Schweizers zur Welt. Zu einer Zeit, da das südafrikanische Apartheidsregime „gemischtrassige“ Beziehungen wei...
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Angry Optimist
Lisa RogakA New York Times Bestseller Since his arrival at The Daily Show in 1999, Jon Stewart has become one of the major players in comedy as well as one of the most significant liberal vo...
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The New Blue Media
Theodore HammA look at the journalists and satirists who’ve helped transform the political landscape in the twentyfirst century. The New Blue Media traces the rise during the Bush ye...