Doctor Stephen Tyrone Colbert, DFA is a three-Time Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor, and writer, known for his satirical style and deadpan comedic delivery.
Colbert originally studied to be a dramatic actor, but became interested in improvisational theater 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 TV 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 to host its newly-created
spinoff series,
The Colbert Report. Following from
The Daily Show's news-parody concept,
The Colbert Report styles itself as a parody of such personality-driven political opinion shows as
Bill O'Reilly's
The O'Reilly Factor. Since its debut the series has been successful, earning
Colbert three Emmy nominations and an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the
White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in its first year, in addition to establishing itself as
one of Comedy Central's highest rated series.
Colbert was named one of
Time Magazine's 100 most influential
people in 2006.
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