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'''Jon Stewart''' (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz on November 28, 1962) is an [[American]] [[liberal]], nine-time [[Emmy]]-winning [[American]] [[comedian]], [[satire|satirist]], [[actor]], [[author]], and producer. He 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 is Jewish by heritage.
'''Jon Stewart''' (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz on November 28, 1962) is an [[American]] [[liberal]], nine-time [[Emmy]]-winning [[American]] [[comedian]], [[satire|satirist]], [[actor]], [[author]], and producer. He 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 is Jewish by heritage.
==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.
==Career==
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.
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.
==Family==
==Family==
Stewart lives with his wife Tracey Stewart (née McShane) in New York City. They have two children.
==Books==
Jon Stewart has co-written, with other writers of ''The Daily Show'', ''[[America (The Book)|America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction]]'', which satirizes the American political system, and ''Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race''. Both are crude books full of sophomoric humor such as swearing, vulgarity, tasteless sexual references, and objectionable Photoshopped pictures. Both contain a heavy [[liberal]] slant.
==See Also==
==See Also==
*''[[The Daily Show]]''
*''[[The Daily Show]]''