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Is Stephen Colbert a Republican? ›

Although, by his own account, he was not particularly political before joining the cast of The Daily Show, Colbert has described himself as a Democrat according to a 2004 interview.

Evelyn McGee-Colbert

Stephen Colbert / Spouse (m. 1993)

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Stephen Colbert / Daughter

Colbert and his wife, fellow South Carolinian Evelyn McGee-Colbert, have been married since 1993 and are the parents of three children: Madeleine, a member of the Yale College Class of 2018; Peter; and John, a member of the Yale College Class of 2025. The family lives in New Jersey.

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This renowned talk show host and comedian has suffered from hearing loss in his right ear since childhood. Colbert's condition stemmed from surgery to remove a tumor from his ear, but he has not been shy about treating his hearing loss with a hearing aid.

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Why does Stephen Colbert pronounce his name like that? ›

New host of the "Late Show" Stephen Colbert pronounces his last name like many French words — "Cole-bear," with a silent "t" on the end. Surprisingly, though, his father didn't. Up until Stephen, the Colbert family, of both Irish or French nationality, said "Cole-bert."

Final Q1 2024 Nielsen data has arrived, and a familiar offering has held steady at the top of the late-night ratings heap: CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

He hosted The Colbert Report from 2005 to 2014, and since 2015, he has been hosting The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where his salary is reportedly $15 million a year.

Before the success of his own program, Colbert was the much-beloved and longest-tenured correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. His performance career began in Chicago with the famed Second City improv troupe and has spanned sketch comedy, television drama, animated film and live-action narrative.

In an interview, Colbert said, "I love my Church, and I'm a Catholic who was raised by intellectuals, who were very devout. I was raised to believe that you could question the Church and still be a Catholic. What is worthy of satire is the misuse of religion for destructive or political gains.

The Northwestern University and Second City alumnus, who was raised Catholic, said he was walking down the street here at age 22 when someone handed him a copy of the New Testament with Proverbs and Psalms. “(I) had lost my faith in God, to my own great grief,” Colbert told the Rev.

Salary and Contract

In October 2019, he signed a contract extension with CBS Corp. that kept him on the network until 2023 at the very least. With the new contract, his annual salary was boosted to $15 million. In mid-2023, Colbert signed a three-year contract extension.

They wed in October 1993, before the talk show host became a household name. While raising their three children — Madeleine, Peter and John — Colbert and Evie have also collaborated on a production company, Spartina Productions. Plus, in recent years, Evie has worked on The Late Show.