A popular journalist, a talented comedian, an ardent animal advocate - all this characterizes the personality of John Stewart. Throughout his life, he is engaged in creative activity, believing that it is she who allows him to remain forever young and cheerful. In addition, John is an exemplary family man. Together with his wife, he organizes shelters for pets, saving them from abuse.
Biography
John was born into a full-fledged family. His father, Donald Leibovitz, was a physics professor at college, and his mother, Marian Laskin, taught at school and was an educational counselor. However, a little later, the relationship between the boy's parents began to deteriorate. When John was only 11 years old, they decided to divorce. He began to live with his mother and practically did not communicate with his father, whom he considered a traitor for a long time. It was because of this that John subsequently abandoned his real surname, taking his middle name instead. In addition, John had a sibling, Lawrence, with whom he spent a lot of time as a child, playing football and hide and seek.
When the boy went to school, he was constantly persecuted by anti-Semitic bullying, because his entire family had Jewish roots. However, John rarely paid attention to it. He was madly into history, reading books and journalism. In high school, in parallel with his studies, the young man worked with his brother in a store, but soon he was fired due to insufficient focus on the work process.
After leaving school, John attended William and Mary College in Virginia, where he majored in chemistry first and then switched to psychology. His sports talent also manifested itself there, because the young man was one of the best players on the college football team. In 1984, Stewart's training ended, and he began to seek his destiny. Before finding himself, John changed many positions. He was both an emergency planner, an administrator at the City University of New York, a theater-goer, a football coach, and even a bartender.
Career
At school and college, all students and teachers noted that John has an incredible sense of humor and is able to amuse anyone. In 1986, Stewart remembered this fact and decided to try himself in the art of comedy. For a long time he could not muster the courage to go on stage, but his debut in the production of "Bitter End" amazed all viewers and critics.
Since then, John began to perform humorous scenes every night in various institutions. From the very beginning of his career, they began to invite him to television, but he believed that for this it was necessary to improve his acting skills. After 2 years of fruitful work, Stewart nevertheless accepted the offer of his first work on television as an author for the program "Hour of Comedy".
In 1993, John developed the concept of his own author's talk show for MTV. At the very beginning, the program brought great ratings, but a few years later, due to the appearance of other humorous programs, the John Stewart show lost its popularity. Therefore, in June 1995 it was canceled.
One of Stewart's biggest fans was David Letterman, who was the last guest on his show. It was he who invited John to appear on his "Late Show" program on CBS. Stewart's career began to go up again. As early as 1996, he organized a new talk show called Where Elvis This Week ?, featuring a half-hour weekly comedy program that aired Sunday night in the UK on BBC Two.
In 1999, Stewart began hosting The Daily Show on Comedy Central. In it, John's main task was to mix humor with the main news of the day, to ridicule politicians, newsmakers and the news media themselves. This show allowed him to win a total of twenty Emmy Awards.
He continued to work on The Daily Show over the years. During this time, John managed to interview politicians, actors, directors, and also demonstrate to the public his scientific erudition combined with comedic talent. In his speeches, he often expressed his own views on the political life of the country, often calling the main person of America criminals and embezzlers. It was for his sincerity and honesty that fans loved him so much.
In February 2015, John announced that he was leaving The Daily Show. A new period began in his career. Stewart partnered with HBO and began filming comedy videos for the channel. However, the program had to be closed in May 2017, as it did not bring material profit and was not popular. However, John continued his career as a journalist and comedian. He began to collaborate with various publications in America and create unique content for them.
Creation
In addition to his journalistic activities and humorous performances, John Stewart is engaged in writing. He wrote a number of popular books filled with comic plots and fantastic images. Several of his works have made it onto the famous New York Times bestseller list. Among the most popular works of the author are “Naked Pictures of Famous People”, “Earth”, “One Man, One Voice”, “I Am America”.
In addition, John became famous as a talented actor. He has starred in such iconic films as The First Wives Club, Big Daddy, The Pun, The Faculty, and The Bureau of Adjustment.
Personal life
Stewart met his love on the set of the movie Desired Thinking in 1997. He was supposed to play a blind date with Tracy Lynn McShane. John got used to the role so much that he experienced real feelings for the actress, who, in turn, reciprocated. The couple's marriage took place in 2000. With the help of in vitro fertilization, the couple had two children.
In 2013, John bought a large farm in New Jersey, where he and his family are engaged in raising wild animals. Later, in 2015, Stewart became a vegetarian. He did this for ethical reasons, since his wife had not eaten meat for a long time either. The couple has an immense love for animals. That's why they opened a shelter in Colts Neck in 2017, which is now home to pets rescued from slaughterhouses and live markets.
