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Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, author, and producer, best known as host of The Daily Show. The popularity of this late-night show has earned Stewart renown as "the most trusted name in fake news", and he has been called a "Walter Cronkite" for a younger generation. Jon Stewart: Our Generation's Walter Cronkite? He has also gained attention as an outspoken critic of established news media sources.
Personal background
Jon Stewart was born in New York City. He attended Lawrence High School, and is pictured on the Hall of Honors there. While growing up in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, he unofficially dropped his last name, Leibowitz, and altered the spelling of his middle name from "Stuart" to "Stewart." He often jokes this is because people had difficulty with the pronunciation of Leibowitz or it "sounded too Hollywood" Stewart has implied that the name change was actually due to a strained relationship with his father, a physicist named Ares, who left the family in 1971 and with whom Stewart no longer has any contact [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/6539433. He was a member of the school's band as a French horn player, and has said he was subjected to considerable harassment from some of his classmates as he was the only Jewish student. He describes his high school self as "very into Eugene Debs and a bit of a leftist." More on [ Jon Stewart ]
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