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| | '''Jon Stewart''' (born '''Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz''' on November 28, 1962) is an [[American]] [[liberal]] [[comedian]], whose hosting of the [[Oscars]] in 2008 set the modern record for its '''''smallest''''' number of viewers: it "drew the worst ratings ... of the modern era. Whoever came because of Stewart was more than offset by those who tuned out."<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/11/billy-crystal-what-if-the-oscars-want-to-stay-old.html</ref> | | '''Jon Stewart''' (born '''Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz''' on November 28, 1962) is an [[American]] [[liberal]] [[comedian]], whose hosting of the [[Oscars]] in 2008 set the modern record for its '''''smallest''''' number of viewers: it "drew the worst ratings ... of the modern era. Whoever came because of Stewart was more than offset by those who tuned out."<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/11/billy-crystal-what-if-the-oscars-want-to-stay-old.html</ref> |
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| − | Stewart appeared in several bad movies, including "Big Daddy," "The Faculty" and the Academy Award nominated "Death To Smoochy." Because his movies almost always do very badly (critically and financially) people say that there is a "Jon Stewart Curse" that he brings to all his movies. | + | Stewart appeared in several bad movies, including "Big Daddy," "The Faculty," "Half Baked," and "Death To Smoochy." Because his movies almost always do very badly (critically and financially) people say that there is a "Jon Stewart Curse" that he brings to all his movies. |
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| | Jon Stewart has described himself as "more of a [[socialist]] or an [[independent]] than a Democrat."<ref>http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0012/15/lkl.00.html</ref> [[Roger Ailes]] mentioned that Stewart told him he is an [[atheist]].<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2010/11/18/roger-ailes-says-jon-stewart-told-him-hes-atheist-and-socialist#ixzz15j5QaQnF Roger Ailes Says Jon Stewart Told Him He's an Atheist and a Socialist, Newsbusters.org, November 18, 2010]</ref> He is best known as the host of [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]'' and for his political satire. | | Jon Stewart has described himself as "more of a [[socialist]] or an [[independent]] than a Democrat."<ref>http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0012/15/lkl.00.html</ref> [[Roger Ailes]] mentioned that Stewart told him he is an [[atheist]].<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2010/11/18/roger-ailes-says-jon-stewart-told-him-hes-atheist-and-socialist#ixzz15j5QaQnF Roger Ailes Says Jon Stewart Told Him He's an Atheist and a Socialist, Newsbusters.org, November 18, 2010]</ref> He is best known as the host of [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]'' and for his political satire. |
| | ==Early Life== | | ==Early Life== |
| | Stewart was born in Lawrenceville, [[New Jersey]]. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1984, where he studied psychology and played on the men's soccer team. | | Stewart was born in Lawrenceville, [[New Jersey]]. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1984, where he studied psychology and played on the men's soccer team. |
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| − | Stewart has also appeared in several films including ''[[Big Daddy]]'', ''[[The Faculty]]'', ''[[Half Baked]]'' and ''[[Death To Smoochy]]''. He was the host of the 2006 and 2008 [[Academy Award]]s.
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| | ==Family== | | ==Family== |
| | Stewart lives with his wife Tracey Stewart (née McShane) in New York City. They have two children. | | Stewart lives with his wife Tracey Stewart (née McShane) in New York City. They have two children. |