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Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States Regions Washington DC Metro Area, Southern US Gender Male
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Stephen is the host, writer and executive producer of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central as well as an accomplished author and actor. Recently, he starred as Harry in the New York Philharmonic presentation of Stephen Sondheim's "Company" along with Jon Cryer, Neil Patrick
Harris, Christina Hendricks, Patti LuPone and Martha Plimpton, among others.
"The Colbert Report" launched on October 17, 2005 and has received a prestigious Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting in 2008 and 18 Primetime Emmy nominations. In 2010, Stephen and his writing team won the show's second Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
"The Colbert Report" deployed to Iraq in June 2009 on a USO tour entitled "Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando" to tape and perform shows in front of the troops. "The Colbert Report" is the first TV show in USO history to produce a week of shows in a combat zone.
Stephen's book, I AM AMERICA (And So Can You!), spent 29 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller's List; debuting and occupying the #1 spot for 13 weeks. The Colbert Report opened 2010 updated for high-definition broadcast and sporting a brand-new set. Iconic items from the original set, including Stephen's "C" desk, interview table and portrait, were auctioned off to benefit the American Red Cross' Haiti Relief and Development effort.
Born and raised near Charleston, South Carolina, Stephen graduated from Northwestern University and quickly made a name for himself as a member of Chicago's famed Second City improv troupe where he met Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello. The threesome moved to New York City where they created and starred in "Exit 57," a half-hour sketch comedy series which ran for three seasons on Comedy Central. "Exit 57" received five CableACE nominations for Best Writing, Performing and Comedy Series.
Stephen reunited with Sedaris and Dinello to create Comedy Central's first-ever live-action narrative series, the cult hit "Strangers with Candy." Colbert's other on-camera appearances include shows such as HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and NBC's Law and Order: Criminal Intent." He was a cast member and writer on ABC's "The Dana Carvey Show," wrote for "Saturday Night Live" and was the voice of Ace on the "SNL" animated series "The Ambiguously Gay Duo." He was also the voice of the President of the United States in Dreamworks animated film, "Monsters Vs. Aliens."
