Acting
Stephen Colbert
EN cinema · 71 credits
Born
13 May 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also known as Stephen T. Colbert · Stephen Tyrone Colbert
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Moment
as Stephen Colbert
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Despicable Me 4
as Perry Prescott (voice)
From Russia with Lev
as Self (archive footage)
There's Someone There
as Self (archival footage)
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
as Self (archive footage)
American Symphony
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dividers
as Self (archive footage)
Pickled
as Self
One World: Together at Home
as Self - Host
Becoming
as Self
Feels Good Man
as Self (archive footage)
Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020
as Self - Host
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Executive Producer
Days of Black and Yellow
as Self (archive footage)
There's Something in the Water
as Self (archive footage)
Trump @War
as Self (archive footage)
PACmen
as Self (archive footage)
Who Is Arthur Chu?
as Self - Host, Late Show with Stephen Colbert (archival footage)
HyperNormalisation
as Self (archive footage)
The True Cost
as Self
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
as Paul Peterson (voice)
Generation Like
as Self (archive footage)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Laketown Spy
Company
as Harry
50/50
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Monsters vs Aliens
as President Hathaway (voice)
The Love Guru
as Jay Kell
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
as Self (archive footage)
Playing Columbine
as Self (archive footage)
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
as Self - Host, Writer
Hype: The Obama Effect
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of The Colbert Report
as Self (archive footage), Writer
Strangers with Candy
as Chuck Noblet, Writer, Co-Producer, Creator
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
as Ace / Various Voices (voice)
The Great New Wonderful
as Principal Peersall
Bewitched
as Stu Robison
Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet
as Self - The Letter Z
Nobody Knows Anything!
as TV Newsman
Let It Snow
as Happy Successful Guy
Shock Asylum
Actor, Writer
Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour
as Dog Trainer