Stephen Colbert Biography
Stephen Colbert is a stand-up comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host from the United States. From 2005 to 2014, he hosted the satirical Comedy Central program The Colbert Report, and beginning in September 2015, he hosted the CBS talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
How Old is Stephen Colbert? -Age
He is 57 years old as of 13 May 2021. He was born in 1964 in Washington, D.C., United States. His real name is Stephen Tyrone Colbert.
Stephen Colbert Family
Colbert is the youngest of eleven children raised in a Catholic household. He spent his childhood in Bethesda, Maryland. He grew up on James Island, a Charleston suburb in South Carolina. Colbert’s siblings are James III, Edward, Mary, William, Margo, Thomas, Jay, Elizabeth, Paul, Peter, and Stephen, in descending order of age. His father, James William Colbert Jr., was an immunologist and medical school dean at Yale University, Saint Louis University, and, finally, the Medical University of South Carolina, where he was the school’s first vice president of academic affairs beginning in 1969. Lorna Elizabeth Colbert, Stephen’s mother, was a stay-at-home mom.
He has 15/16ths Irish ancestry, and one of his paternal great-great-grandmothers was of German and English ancestry. His surname was originally pronounced /kolbrt/ KOHL-bâ€TMr/ kohl-BAIR in English, but his father preferred /kosl skohl-bair. Colbert attended Hampden–Sydney College and Northwestern University, where he majored in philosophy and theater. He briefly fronted A Shot in the Dark, a Rolling Stones cover band, as a teenager. He became obsessed with fantasy role-playing games, particularly Dungeons & Dragons. He suffered severe inner ear damage as a result of surgery to repair a severely perforated eardrum.
Stephen Colbert Wife
Colbert is married to Evelyn “Evie” McGee-Colbert, the daughter of prominent Charleston civil litigator Joseph McGee. The couple married in 1993. His wife appeared with him in an episode of Strangers with Candy as his mother, as well as in the film (as his wife Clair). The couple has three kids. They are residents of Montclair, New Jersey.
Stephen Colbert Political Views
Although according to his own admission, he was not particularly political prior to joining the cast of The Daily Show, Colbert described himself as a Democrat in a 2004 interview. In an interview at the Harvard Institute of Politics’ Kennedy School of Government, he stated that he has “no problems with Republicans, just Republican policies.”
Colbert supports the implementation of Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All plan, calling it a “sensible fix to Obamacare.” When asked about his position on abortion, Colbert declared himself to be pro-choice. Colbert has stated that his views on the intersection of faith and politics are similar to those of Cesar Chávez.
What is Stephen Colbert Net Worth?
He has an estimated net worth of $75 million.
Stephen Colbert Salary
He earns an annual salary of $15 million.
Why is Stephen Colbert’s ear deformed?
He’s been deaf since he was a child when surgery to repair a perforated eardrum caused damage to his inner ear. Because he is unable to scuba dive, his condition has diverted him from an early interest in marine biology. However, as he demonstrated in an interview with his predecessor on the Late Show, David Letterman, he can now tuck that ear inside itself and pop it free at will.
Where Is Stephen Colbert this week
Colbert appeared in several recurring segments for The Daily Show, including “Even Stevphen” with Steve Carell, in which both characters were expected to debate a specific topic but instead raged at each other. Colbert frequently hosted “This Week in God,” a report on religious news topics presented with the assistance of the “God Machine.” As part of The Daily Show’s award-winning coverage of the 2000 and 2004 U.S. presidential elections, Colbert filed reports from the floor of the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention; many from the latter were included in their The Daily Show: Indecision 2004 DVD release.
Other signature segments include “Grouse Hunting in Shropshire,” in which he reported on the “gayness” of British aristocracy, his mock lionization of a smoking-rights activist and apparent chain smoker, and his cameo appearances during his phony presidential campaign. Colbert filled in as anchor on several episodes of The Daily Show when Jon Stewart was unavailable, including the entire week of March 3, 2002, when Stewart was scheduled to host Saturday Night Live.
Following Colbert’s departure from the show, Rob Corddry took over the “This Week in God” segments, though a recorded sample of Colbert’s voice was still used as the God Machine’s sound effect. Later episodes of The Daily Show repurposed older Colbert segments as “Klassic Kolbert.” Colbert won three Emmys for his work on The Daily Show as a writer in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
