Name
Stephen Colbert
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1964-05-13 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.
Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the critically acclaimed sketch comedy series Exit 57.
Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck Noblet. It was his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show, however, that first introduced him to a wide audience.
In 2005, he left The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to host a spin-off series, The Colbert Report. Following The Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report is a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as The O'Reilly Factor. Since its debut, the series has established itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert three Emmy Award nominations and an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006. Colbert was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2006. His book I Am America (And So Can You!) was No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.
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- 2021 Move Fast & Vape Things as Self
- 2005 The Great New Wonderful as Principal Peersall
- 2008 The Love Guru as Jay Kell
- 2005 Bewitched as Stu Robison
- 2006 Strangers with Candy as Chuck Noblet
- 2023 Lab Leak Liars: How China and Authorities Deceived Us as Self
- 2023 Money Shot: The Pornhub Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2008 Lord, Save Us from Your Followers as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 Playing Columbine as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 Monsters vs Aliens as President Hathaway (voice)
- 2008 A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! as Self - Host
- 2023 Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
- 2023 Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 Late Night Nightmare as Self
- 2005 Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet as Self - The Letter Z
- 2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman as Paul Peterson (voice)
- 2010 The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear as Co-Host
- 2014 Generation Like as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 Let It Snow as Happy Successful Guy
- 2011 Company as Harry
- 2011 Revenge of the Electric Car as Self
- 2011 50/50 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Laketown Spy
- 2007 Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed as Self
- 2023 Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
- 2023 American Symphony as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024 Despicable Me 4 as Perry Prescott (voice)
- 1997 Shock Asylum
- 2004 Nobody Knows Anything! as TV Newsman
- 2012 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2014 Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special as Self
- 2016 HyperNormalisation as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale as Self - Host
- 2024 Toby Keith: American Icon as Self
- 2007 The Best of The Colbert Report as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show as Self
- 2018 Trump @War as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase as Self
- 2006 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse as Ace / Various Voices (voice)
- 2012 Shut Up and Play the Hits as Self
- 2019 Days of Black and Yellow as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 Rush: Retrospective 3 Video Collection as Self
- 2020 One World: Together at Home as Self - Host
- 2020 Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2019 There's Something in the Water as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine as Self
- 2011 Conan O'Brien Can't Stop as Self
- 2020 Becoming as Self
- 2020 Feels Good Man as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 as Self - Host
- 2015 The True Cost as Self
- 2005 Last Laugh '05 as Self
- 2024 From Russia with Lev as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 Pickled as Self
- 1997 Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour as Dog Trainer
- 2023 The Dividers as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 There's Someone There as Self (archival footage)
- 2008 Hype: The Obama Effect as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 Hero With A Thousand Faces as Self
- 2017 PACmen as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 The Moment as Stephen Colbert
- 2025 The Truth About Jussie Smollett? as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World as Self
- 2026 The Last Laugh: Stephen Colbert
- 2005 Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' as Self
- 2005 Why I Love 'Bewitched' as Self
- 2017 Who Is Arthur Chu? as Self - Host, Late Show with Stephen Colbert (archival footage)
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Dandliker - Dentist (voice)
- 2000 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ( 39 episodes ) as Phil Ken Sebben / Myron Reducto (voice)
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 22 episodes ) as Self
- 1995 Exit 57 ( 12 episodes )
- 1999 Strangers with Candy ( 30 episodes ) as Chuck Noblet
- 1996 Spin City ( 1 episode ) as Frank
- 2003 The Wrong Coast ( 13 episodes )
- 2004 The Venture Bros. ( 2 episodes ) as Professor Impossible (voice)
- 1947 Meet the Press ( 1 episode )
- 2002 ChalkZone ( 1 episode )
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2015 StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as James Bennett
- 1996 The Dana Carvey Show ( 8 episodes ) as Various Characters
- 2021 Girls5eva ( 1 episode ) as Alf Musik
- 1999 Random Play ( 6 episodes )
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 2005 The Office ( 1 episode ) as Broccoli Rob
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Colby Krause (voice)
- 2005 The Colbert Report ( 1447 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1816 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2012 Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 The Ambiguously Gay Duo ( 12 episodes ) as Ace / Dr. Brainio (voice)
- 2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm ( 1 episode ) as Tourist Man
- 2012 The Mindy Project ( 1 episode ) as Father Michael
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Co-Host
- 2021 Teenage Euthanasia ( 1 episode )
- 2014 BoJack Horseman ( 2 episodes ) as Mr. Witherspoon (voice)
- 2013 Rick and Morty ( 1 episode ) as Zeep Xanflorp (Voice)
- 2000 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ( 1 episode ) as Civilian #1 / Juror (voice)
- 2000 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ( 1 episode ) as Pirate (voice)
- 2000 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ( 1 episode ) as FBI (voice; uncredited)
- 2000 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ( 1 episode ) as Fed #2 (voice)
- 2022 George Carlin's American Dream ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 MythBusters ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2023 Carol & the End of the World ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 2018 Citizen Rose ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest
- 2011 Billy on the Street ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2012 Inside Comedy ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 Explained ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- Soon Saturday TV Funhouse ( 1 episode ) as Grimy / Ace (voice)
- 1998 Whose Line Is It Anyway? ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2010 Conan ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 Be My Guest with Ina Garten ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 Today with Jenna & Sheinelle ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1949 The Emmy Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 Elsbeth ( 1 episode ) as Scotty Bristol
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2025 SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night ( 1 episode )
- 2017 At Home with Amy Sedaris ( 1 episode ) as Stephen Colbert
- 1975 People's Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 2026 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy ( 10 episodes ) as Digital Dean of Students (voice)
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 23 episodes ) as Self - Correspondent
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Ace (voice) (uncredited)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Matthew Walsh / Ace (voice)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Corporal (uncredited)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 9 episodes ) as Ace (voice)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Dad (voice)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as George Clooney / Steve Thomas (voice)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Geraldo Rivera (voice)
- 2025 RTL Tonight ( 1 episode ) as Self (Video footage)
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2017 Velshi ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self -Correspondent
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Ace / Dr. Brainio (voice)
