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Introduction -- Timeline: events in the life of Stephen Colbert -- Studio audience -- Baby of the family -- North to Chicago -- Days and nights at The improv -- The daily show -- A show of his own -- The bump -- The infamous white house correspondents dinner -- Hat in the ring -- Taking the show on the road -- Spinoffs -- Restoring sanity (and/or fear) -- Colbert v. Congress -- Hey, he can act! -- Whos the man?;Stephen Colbert may be just a comedian--One not all audiences find funny, especially among those who have been mercilessly lampooned by him--but there is no arguing that the condescending, bombastic, and largely ignorant pundit he plays on Comedy Central has brought awareness of current events and political happenings to a substantially larger portion of the American population ... this book examines his life story and details how he became one of the most influential people on current American culture--Publishers description.

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STEPHEN COLBERT A Biography Catherine M Andronik Copyright 2012 by - photo 1
STEPHEN COLBERT

A Biography

Catherine M. Andronik

Copyright 2012 by ABC-CLIO LLC All rights reserved No part of this - photo 2

Copyright 2012 by ABC-CLIO, LLC.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Andronik, Catherine M.

Stephen Colbert : a biography / Catherine M. Andronik.

p. cm. (Greenwood biographies)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-313-38628-2 (hardcopy : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-313-38629-9 (ebook) 1., Colbert, Stephen, 1964 2., Television personalities United States Biography. 3., Comedians United States Biography. I., Title.

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SERIES FOREWORD

In response to school and library needs, ABC-CLIO publishes this distinguished series of full-length biographies specifically for student use. Prepared by field experts and professionals, these engaging biographies are tailored for students who need challenging yet accessible biographies. Ideal for school assignments and student research, the length, format, and subject areas are designed to meet educators' requirements and students' interests.

ABC-CLIO offers an extensive selection of biographies spanning all curriculum-related subject areas including social studies, the sciences, literature and the arts, history and politics, and popular culture, covering public figures and famous personalities from all time periods and backgrounds, both historic and contemporary, who have made an impact on American and/or world culture. The subjects of these biographies were chosen based on comprehensive feedback from librarians and educators. Consideration was given to both curriculum relevance and inherent interest. Readers will find a wide array of subject choices from fascinating entertainers like Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga to inspiring leaders like John F. Kennedy and Nelson Mandela, from the greatest athletes of our time like Michael Jordan and Lance Armstrong to the most amazing success stories of our day like J. K. Rowling and Oprah.

While the emphasis is on fact, not glorification, the books are meant to be fun to read. Each volume provides in-depth information about the subject's life from birth through childhood, the teen years, and adulthood. A thorough account relates family background and education, traces personal and professional influences, and explores struggles, accomplishments, and contributions. A timeline highlights the most significant life events against an historical perspective. Bibliographies supplement the reference value of each volume.

INTRODUCTION

Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American comedian and actor who has built a following around the character he created a character who is also named Stephen Colbert. Since 2005, he has hosted an Emmy-winning television show, The Colbert Report, on the cable channel Comedy Central. Colbert's character is a satirical version of conservative political pundits like Bill O'Reilly. Colbert the real person claims two honorary doctorates and Jordanian knighthood, and he sometimes does add the titles Dr. and Dr., Sir to his name, though usually as a joke.

Colbert was born on May 13, 1964, the 11th and last child in his family. He grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. When he was 10 years old, his father and two brothers were killed in a plane crash as they were traveling to Connecticut to drop off the boys at boarding school. As all the other siblings were older, Stephen lived alone with his mother until he went away to college. Although the Colbert family is Catholic, Stephen attended Porter-Gaud School, a private Episcopal high school in Charleston. While in his teens, he became interested in drama and theater. For two years he attended Sydney-Hampden College in Virginia, an all-male institution, where he studied philosophy. Unhappy there, he transferred to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, as a communications/theater major. Though his intent was to become a serious dramatic actor, friends drew him into Chicago's rich world of improvisational theater. After graduation from Northwestern in 1986, he joined Second City, the premier American training ground for improvisational comedians. With Second City, he was in a traveling company with the late Chris Farley (of Saturday Night Live), Amy Sedaris, and Paul Dinello and served as understudy for future coworker Steve Carell.

Colbert found kindred spirits in Sedaris and Dinello. The three moved to New York, where they wrote and acted in several short-lived series for Comedy Central. Exit 57 looked at the weird and wacky lives of a group of young people. Strangers with Candy, their most successful endeavor, was about a problem teen who returns to high school decades later to get her diploma and is now a problem adult; it spawned a movie of the same title. If one watches the credits for Strangers with Candy, one might notice a certain Evelyn McGee aka Mrs. Stephen Colbert. McGee was also a Charleston native; the two met in 1990, married, and have raised a family of three very non-show-business children. Colbert was also involved in writing for the short-lived The Dana Carvey Show.

Among Comedy Central's programs in the late 1990s was The Daily Show, hosted at first by Craig Kilborn. The program was a send-up of real newscasts, complete with a team of correspondents. For a short time in the Kilborn years, those correspondents included Colbert. He also tried his hand at real news for ABC's Good Morning, America, where he covered humorous human interest stories. Only one of his pieces actually aired.

In 1999, Craig Kilborn left The Daily Show and was replaced by Jon Stewart, an actor and stand-up comedian who had previously hosted a talk show on MTV. Reluctantly, Colbert accepted an offer to rejoin the cast of The Daily Show. With the smart, biting wit of Stewart at the helm, the show skyrocketed to success. Colbert began developing his character, a poorly informed, high-status idiot, as a foil to Stewart. As many of

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