Jon Stewart and his Comedic Life Quiz

Answer: New York City, New York

Even though Jon was born in 1962 in New York City, he grew up in Lawrence, New Jersey. He was born to a physicist(father) and an educational consultant (mother). He has an older brother named Larry.

Answer: soccer

Jon played on the men's soccer team at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia where he studied psychology. Jon was also a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity but left after six months.

Answer: Crossfire

On October 15th, 2004, Jon Stewart was on "Crossfire" with Tucker Carlson. Jon had said that "Crossfire" had failed to educate viewers that politics was a serious topic. Tucker Carlson fought back with Jon Stewart's interview with John Kerry. I think Tucker Carlson forgot that Jon Stewart is a comedian on the Comedy Central network.

Answer: Naked Pictures of Famous People

"Naked Pictures of Famous People"(1998) did not actually include naked pictures of famous people but is a book of short stories. Some of the stories are political satire while others are Jon's ideas on how to save religion.

Answer: Old School

Jon did did not appear in "Old School" (2003). In "Death to Smoochy" (2002), he played Marion Frank Stokes. This movie was about revenge and while wickedly acted, was definitely weird. In "Evan Almighty" (2007), Jon appeared as a TV show host (with a background looking similar to "The Daily Show") where he was making fun of Evan making an ark. "Playing by Heart" (1998) was a great movie where Jon played Trent, boyfriend of Gillian Anderson.

Answer: Jim Carrey

Steve Carell,Stephen Colbert and Samantha Bee all got their start on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart".

Jim Carrey was on the show "In Living Color" from 1990 - 1994 well before Jon Stewart was well known on television.

Answer: Excellence in Radio and Television broadcasting

Jon and his show won in 2000 with the topic "Indecision 2000" and "Indecision 2004" in 2004 for "The Jon Stewart Show". Jon certainly enjoys his political satire. Obviously others enjoyed his honest view of the political process awarding him the most prestigious award honouring him in the field of broadcast journalism.

Answer: The Larry Sanders Show

Jon had a role on "The Larry Sanders Show" (starring Garry Shandling) where he played a replacement for Larry Sanders. This show appeared from 1992 to 1998. The show was about a talk show where they interviewed celebrities.

Answer: 2001

Jon and his team have won numerous Emmy awards. In 2005, he was able to add a Grammy to his list as the Best Comedy Album for the audio version of his book America.

Answer: David Letterman

"The Jon Stewart Show" was cancelled in June 1995. David Letterman was the last guest. It was Letterman who signed Stewart with his production company, Worldwide Pants.