---
name: "Jon Stewart"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jon-stewart"
fi1m_id: "jon-stewart"
imdb_id: "nm0829537"
tmdb_id: 12219
wikidata_id: "Q211987"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 November 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T01:47:07.654210+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jon Stewart

## Identity

Jon Stewart

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jon-stewart
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jon-stewart
- **IMDb ID:** nm0829537
- **TMDB ID:** 12219
- **Wikidata ID:** Q211987
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stewart, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211987, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829537/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12219

Actor. Born 28 November 1962 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 November 1962, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Also known as:** Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, جان استوارت
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 18 Emmys (18 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 73 (2), 2010s 64 (1), 2020s 56 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 65 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1, Romance 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $553m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stewart, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211987, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829537/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12219

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Big Daddy*](https://film.one/film/big-daddy.md) (55)

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## Biography

Jon Stewart, born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz on 28 November 1962 in New York City, is an American actor, comedian and television host.

He began performing stand-up comedy in the late 1980s and later hosted television programmes including Short Attention Span Theater and The Jon Stewart Show. His film roles include appearances in *The Faculty* (1998), *Big Daddy* (1999) as Kevin, and *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back* (2001).

Stewart hosted *The Daily Show* from 1999 and has provided voice performances in series such as *The Simpsons* (2008) and *Gravity Falls* (2012). He has also appeared in *Evan Almighty* (2007) and *The Adjustment Bureau* (2011).

*Sources: imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *IF* (2024), Fi1m 56, as Robot (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/if.md)
- *The Adjustment Bureau* (2011), Fi1m 64, as Jon Stewart — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adjustment-bureau.md)
- *Big Daddy* (1999), Fi1m 55, as Kevin — [page](https://film.one/film/big-daddy.md)
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), Fi1m 91, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)

## Complete filmography (48)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *IF* (2024), as Robot (voice) — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/if.md)
- *Bupkis* (2023), series, as Jon Stewart
- *WWE This Is Awesome* (2022), series, as Jon Stewart (archive footage)
- *Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes* (2021), as Carl 'Rocky' Price
- *Irresistible* (2020), Director, Producer, Screenplay
- *WWE SummerSlam 2015* (2015), as Jon Stewart (Appearance)
- *Rosewater* (2014), Screenplay, Director, Producer
- *Gravity Falls* (2012), series, as Judge Kitty Kitty Meow Meow Face-Shwartstein (voice) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/gravity-falls.md)
- *The Beaver* (2011), as Jon Stewart
- *The Adjustment Bureau* (2011), as Jon Stewart — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adjustment-bureau.md)
- *The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear* (2010), as Co-Host
- *Important Things with Demetri Martin* (2009), series, Producer
- *The Great Buck Howard* (2008), as Jon Stewart
- *Phineas and Ferb* (2007), series, as Mr. Random (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/phineas-and-ferb.md)
- *Evan Almighty* (2007), as Jon Stewart
- *Twisted: A Balloonamentary* (2007), Actor
- *Doogal* (2006), as Zeebad (voice)
- *Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg* (2005), series, Actor
- *Robot Chicken* (2005), series, as Matt Trakker / Serpentor (voice)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Jon Stewart (voice)
- *The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina* (2003), as Godfrey (voice)
- *Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn* (2002), series, Actor
- *Death to Smoochy* (2002), as Marion Frank Stokes
- *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back* (2001), as Reg Hartner
- *On the Beach* (2000), as Crewman Burns
- *On the Beach* (2000), series, as Crewman Burns
- *Committed* (2000), as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Wishful Thinking* (1999), as Henry
- *Big Daddy* (1999), as Kevin — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/big-daddy.md)
- *Playing by Heart* (1998), as Trent
- *The Faculty* (1998), as Mr. Furlong
- *Since You've Been Gone* (1998), as Todd Zalinsky
- *Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!* (1998), as Host
- *Half Baked* (1998), as Enhancement Smoker
- *Jon Stewart: Unleavened* (1996), as Jon Stewart · Writer
- *Spin City* (1996), series, as Mitch Parker
- *Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist* (1995), series, as Jon (voice), Additional Writing
- *NewsRadio* (1995), series, as Andrew
- *Mixed Nuts* (1994), as Rollerblader
- *The Nanny* (1993), series, as Bobby
- *The Jon Stewart Show* (1993), series, as Creator
- *You Wrote It, You Watch It* (1992), series, as Host
- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, as Jon Stewart — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show* (1991), Actor
- *Real Mature* (1991), Writer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Jon Stewart (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Sesame Street* (1969), series, Actor
- *The Naturalized*, Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Jon Stewart](https://film.one/media/person/341794/gallery-45c5717e49e4.jpg) Jon Stewart — Montclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Jon_Stewart_MFF_2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Comedian Jon Stewart entertains during the USO Show at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea; the second stop on the annual Vice Chairman's USO Tour, April 23, 2018.](https://film.one/media/person/341794/gallery-7d467c758c24.jpg) Comedian Jon Stewart entertains during the USO Show at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea; the second stop on the annual Vice Chairman's USO Tour, April 23, 2018. — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/180423-D-SW162-2513.jpg/1280px-180423-D-SW162-2513.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Entertainers visit troops at the Kandahar USO on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan; the fourth stop on the annual Vice Chairman’s USO Tour, April 26, 2018. Comedi](https://film.one/media/person/341794/gallery-f9793a6283a4.jpg) Entertainers visit troops at the Kandahar USO on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan; the fourth stop on the annual Vice Chairman’s USO Tour, April 26, 2018. Comedi — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/180426-D-SW162-1390.jpg/1280px-180426-D-SW162-1390.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Entertainers visit troops at the Kandahar USO on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan; the fourth stop on the annual Vice Chairman’s USO Tour, April 26, 2018. Comedi](https://film.one/media/person/341794/gallery-ee1e7fe95b18.jpg) Entertainers visit troops at the Kandahar USO on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan; the fourth stop on the annual Vice Chairman’s USO Tour, April 26, 2018. Comedi — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/180426-D-SW162-1458.jpg/1280px-180426-D-SW162-1458.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jon Stewart](https://film.one/media/person/341794/gallery-33667087ba8c.jpg) Jon Stewart — Image via TMDB
- ![Jon Stewart](https://film.one/media/person/341794/gallery-7cb2e5532c6d.jpg) Jon Stewart — Image via TMDB
- ![Jon Stewart](https://film.one/media/person/341794/gallery-7acb73556d87.jpg) Jon Stewart — Image via TMDB
- ![Comedian Jon Stewart flexes for Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine during a show for troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan; the fifth stop on the annual Vice Chairm (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/341794/gallery-76814c914b32.jpg) Comedian Jon Stewart flexes for Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine during a show for troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan; the fifth stop on the annual Vice Chairm (2018) — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/180426-D-SW162-2161.jpg/1280px-180426-D-SW162-2161.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Comedian Jon Stewart meets members of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing visit U.S. and Coalition troops at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq; the sixth s (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/341794/gallery-b4faacebc4d3.jpg) Comedian Jon Stewart meets members of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing visit U.S. and Coalition troops at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq; the sixth s (2018) — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/180427-D-SW162-2628.jpg/1280px-180427-D-SW162-2628.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 18 won

- 2012: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2012: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2011: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2011: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2010: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2009: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2009: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2008: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2007: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2006: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2006: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2005: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2005: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2004: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2004: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2003: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2003: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (won), for *The Daily Show*
- 2001: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (won), for *The Daily Show*

### Other awards — 3 won

- Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2022: Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (won)
- New Jersey Hall of Fame 2015: New Jersey Hall of Fame (won)
- Orwell Award 2005: Orwell Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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