Where Is Stephen Colbert From?

Stephen Colbert, an American comedian, hails from Washington, D.C.

He grew up in the Maryland suburb of Bethesda and the South Carolina suburb of James Island.

He comes from a Christian Catholic family.

Stephen Colbert Education

Colbert was schooled at Charleston’s Episcopal Porter-Gaud School.

As a student, he took part in stage plays and wrote for the institution’s newspaper.

In his growing years, Stephen was diagnosed with deafness on his right ear, following a correctional eardrum surgery.

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Stephen Colbert Career

He is best known for 9 years as the host of the explanatory Comedy Central show The Colbert Report.

Since September 2015, Stephen has also been a humorous host on The Late Show.

Since September 2015, Stephen has been a humorous host on The Late Show.

He has hosted political talk shows like The O’Reilly Factor.

Following the conclusion of The Colbert Report, he took over as host of CBS’s Late Show from David Letterman.

Stephen earned nine Primetime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and three Peabody Awards in addition to hosting the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards.

He and Evelyn Colbert have been married since 1993 and have three children together.