Stephen Colbert is an American TV show host, actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his talk show, ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‘ (2015-present). He also hosted ‘The Colbert Report,’ a sardonic comedy, from 2004 to 2014. He started his career as a theatre actor, and performed in experimental plays. He co-created the sketch comedy show ‘Exit 57’ (1995-1996). He made brief appearances in shows such as ‘Strangers with Candy’ (1999-2000), ‘Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law’ (2001-2007), and ‘The Wrong Coast’ (2004), before he was hired on trial basis in the show ‘The Colbert Report,’ in 2005. He was a significant part of the show for 1400 episodes, as the host, writer, executive producer, and co-creator. He made his film debut in the 2003 film ‘Nobody Knows Anything!’ (2003). His other films include ‘Bewitched’ (2005), ‘The Love Guru’ (2008), ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ (2013), and ‘Too Funny to Fall’ (2017).
This is the second movie the in three part film series The Hobbit based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s book of the same name. In the movie, Bilbo Baggins continues his pursuit, with Wizard Gandalf and fellow dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield, to retake the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from dragon Smaug.
Strangers with Candy is a comedy film which tells the story of Jerri Blank, a former high school dropout who is released from prison at the age of 46. She returns to her childhood home, and discovers that her mother has passed away, and her father has got married again to a hateful woman named Sara. To make matters worse, she now has an arrogant half-brother and her father is in a coma. She decides to resume her life at where she left it, and decides to re-join her high-school.
Narcissistic actor, Jack Wyatt ,is asked to play the role of Darrin in the movie version of the 1960s sitcom Bewitched. He convinces a completely unknown and inexperienced Isabel to play the other lead, Samantha. Little does he know Isabel is an actual witch and he is about to be bewitched into love.
The Love Guru is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of an American who has been brought up by gurus in India, as he tries to become the world’s top love guru, after he returns to the US. His first challenge is to help a professional hockey player who is going through romantic troubles, as his wife left him for a rival athlete.
After being rejected by a potential owner, a talking dog named Mr Peabody, embarks on a life dedicated to science, technology and athletics. Eventually, he also adopts a son named Sherman.
Far away in space, an unknown planet explodes sending a meteorite towards earth which strikes a bride just before her wedding ceremony. Her appearance changes, the authorities take charge of her and soon she finds herself in a secret facility with monsters of all shapes and sizes.
Stephen Colbert Awards
| The Daily Show | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | 2005 |
| The Daily Show | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | 2004 |
| The Colbert Report | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | 2014 |
| The Colbert Report | Outstanding Variety Series | 2014 |
| The Colbert Report | Outstanding Variety Series | 2013 |
| The Colbert Report | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | 2013 |
| The Colbert Report | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series | 2010 |
| The Colbert Report | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | 2008 |
| The Daily Show | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | 2006 |
| Winner | Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host | 2014 |
| Winner | Best Spoken Word Album | 2014 |
| A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! | Best Comedy Album | 2010 |
