Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz on November 28, 1962) is an American liberal, nine-time Emmy-winning American comedian, satirist, actor, author, and producer. He describes himself as more of a socialist or an independent than a Democrat . Roger Ailes mentioned that Stewart told him he is an atheist. 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.

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 Awards.

Jon Stewart has co-written, along with other writers of The Daily Show, 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.

Family

Jon Stewart lives with his wife Tracey Stewart (née McShane) in New York City. They have two children.

Racism

Stewart mocks some people with whom he disagrees with ethnic or foreign sounding accents, including black and Chinese accents. He admitted this to Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. He has defended his racial attacks against Herman Cain, who is an African American, by saying it was just comedy. His racial biases are not just directed at conservatives. When President Barack Hussein Obama appeared on his show before the 2010 midterm elections, Stewart had the audacity to call the President "dude", which arguably was insulting less so towards Obama and more so towards the Office of the President. The fact that Obama did not call him out on this and the mere fact that Obama went onto the show displays how Obama has debased the respect of the office during his tenure. In contrast, Herman Cain did call Stewart out on his racism.

See Also

• The Daily Show
• Rally To Restore Sanity