Jon Stewart trivia: 65 facts about the American comedian!

Jon Stewart has been through a lot of different roles in his life. He is an American comedian, host, activist and political commentator!

So let’s dive into some facts and trivia about his life and career!

1. His full name is Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz
2. He was born in November 28, 1962
3. He is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, activist, political commentator, actor, and television host
4. He hosted The Daily Show, a satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 1999 to 2015
5. Stewart started as a stand-up comedian
6. But branched into television as host of Short Attention Span Theater for Comedy Central
7. He went on to host The Jon Stewart Show
8. And then You Wrote It, You Watch It, both on MTV
9. Jon Stewart has also had appeared in several films
10. Such as Big Daddy (1999) and Death to Smoochy (2002)
11. But did few cinematic projects after becoming host of The Daily Show in 1999
12. He was also a writer and co-executive producer of the show
13. After Stewart joined, The Daily Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim
14. And during his tenure, The Daily Show won 22 Primetime Emmy Awards
15. Stewart is known as an outspoken, humorous critic of personality-driven media shows
16. In particular those of the U.S. media networks
17. Such as CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC
18. Critics say Stewart benefits from a double standard
19. He critiques other news shows from the safe, removed position of his “news satire” desk
20. Stewart asserts that neither his show nor Comedy Central purport to be anything other than satire and comedy
21. In spite of its self-professed entertainment mandate, The Daily Show has been nominated for news and journalism awards among its accolades
22. Stewart hosted the 78th and 80th Academy Awards
23. He is the co-author of America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction
24. Which was one of the best-selling books in the U.S. in 2004
25. And Earth (The Book): A Visitor’s Guide to the Human Race, released in 2010
26. Jon Stewart was born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz on November 28, 1962,[4][5] in New York City
27. His parents are Marian, a teacher and later educational consultant,,and Donald Leibowitz, a professor of physics at The College of New Jersey and Thomas Edison State College
28. Stewart’s family are Jewish immigrants to America from Poland, Ukraine and Belarus
29. One of his grandfathers was born in Manzhouli
30. He is the second of four sons
31. With older brother Lawrence and younger brothers Dan and Matthew
32. Stewart’s parents divorced when he was eleven years old
33. And Stewart was largely estranged from his father
34. Because of his strained relationship with his father, which in 2015 he described as “still ‘complicated'”, he dropped his surname
35. And began using his middle name, Stuart
36. He had his surname legally changed to Stewart in 2001
37. Stewart and his brother Lawrence, who was previously the Chief Operating Officer of NYSE Euronext, grew up in Lawrenceville, New Jersey
38. There they attended Lawrence High School
39. According to Stewart, he was subjected to anti-Semitic bullying as a child
40. Stewart grew up in the era of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal
41. His first job was working with his brother at a Woolworth’s store
42. Stewart graduated in 1984 from The College of William & Mary in Virginia
43. There he played on the soccer team and initially majored in chemistry before switching to psychology
44. While at William & Mary, Stewart became a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
45. But later disassociated himself from the fraternity and left after six months.
46. His soccer coach would later describe him as a “good player” with “high energy”
47. After college, Stewart held numerous jobs
48. Such as a contingency planner for the New Jersey Department of Human Services, a contract administrator for the City University of New York, a puppeteer for children with disabilities, a soccer coach at Gloucester High School in Virginia, a caterer, a busboy, a shelf stocker at Woolworth’s, a bartender at the Franklin Corner Tavern, and a bartender at the legendary City Gardens in Trenton, New Jersey
49. Stewart is Jewish by ethnicity but is irreligious
50. While making the 1997 film Wishful Thinking, a production assistant on the film set Stewart up on a blind date with Tracey Lynn McShane
51. They dated for four years
52. jonStewart proposed to her through a personalized crossword puzzle created with the help of Will Shortz, the crossword editor at The New York Times
53. They married in 2000
54. On June 19, 2001, Stewart and his wife filed a joint name change application and legally changed both of their surnames to “Stewart”
55. With the help of in vitro fertilization, the couple has two children
56. In 2000, when he was labeled a Democrat, Stewart generally agreed but described his political affiliation as “more socialist or independent” than Democratic
57. Stewart has voted for Republicans, the last time being in the 1988 presidential election when he voted for George H. W. Bush over Michael Dukakis
58. He is a vocal proponent for single-payer health care system
59. In 2013, Stewart and his wife bought a 12-acre (4.9 ha) farm in Middletown, New Jersey
60. It is called “Bufflehead Farm”
61. The Stewarts use it as a sanctuary for abused animals
62. In 2015 Stewart started a vegetarian diet for ethical reasons
63. His wife is a long-time vegan
64. In 2017, Stewart and his wife received approval to open a 45-acre (18 ha) animal sanctuary in Colts Neck
65. Yhat will be home to animals saved from slaughterhouses and live markets