Jon Stewart: Commencement Speech at the College of William and Mary (2004)

May 16, 2004 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0034L354U?ie=UTF8&tag=doc06-20&link...

Jon Stewart gave the 2004 commencement address at his alma mater, the College of William and Mary. In a speech laced with his signature humor, he congratulated the graduates and talked about his experiences. He also gave advice about life and careers, and addressed issues such as poverty and the war on terror. Following his remarks, Mr. Stewart was presented with an honorary Doctor of Arts degree.

Stewart and the rest of the members of The Daily Show have received two Peabody Awards for Indecision 2000 & Indecision 2004 covering the 2000 Presidential Election and the 2004 Presidential Election.

In the December 2003 New Years edition of Newsweek magazine, Stewart was named the "Who's Next?" person for the coming year of 2004, with the magazine predicting he would emerge as an absolute sensation in that year (the magazine said they were right at the end of that year).

Entertainment Weekly named Stewart as its "Entertainer of the Year" for 2004.

In 2004, Jon Stewart gave the Class Day address at Princeton University.

In 2004, Stewart spoke at the commencement ceremonies at his alma mater, William and Mary, and received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree. Stewart was also the Class Day keynote speaker at Princeton University in 2004, and the 2008 Sacerdote great names speaker at Hamilton College. In addition to his interest in soccer, Jon Stewart is also an avid baseball fan; his favorite team is the New York Mets. In 2000, when he was labeled a "Democrat," he generally agreed, but described his political affiliation as "more socialist or independent" than Democratic.

Asteroid 116939 Jonstewart, discovered April 15, 2004, is named in his honor.

Stewart was also named one of the 2005 Time 100, an annual list of 100 of the most influential people of the year by Time Magazine.

In addition, Stewart and The Daily Show received the 2005 NCTE George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language.

Stewart was presented an Honorary All-America award by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in 2006.

On April 21, 2009, President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf made Jon a chief.

Although best known for his work on The Daily Show, Stewart has also had roles in several films and television series.

His first film role was a minor part in The First Wives Club but his scene was deleted. In 1995, Stewart signed a three-year deal with Miramax. He played romantic leads in the films Playing by Heart and Wishful Thinking. He also had supporting roles in the romantic comedy Since You've Been Gone and in the horror film The Faculty. Other films were planned for Stewart to write and star in but they were never produced. Stewart has since maintained a relationship with Miramax founders Harvey and Bob Weinstein and continues to appear in films they have produced including Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Doogal and the documentary Wordplay.

He also appeared in Half Baked as an "enhancement smoker," in Big Daddy as Adam Sandler's roommate, and he has joked on the Daily Show and in the documentary The Aristocrats that to get the role he slept with Sandler. Stewart often makes fun of his appearances in the high-profile flop Death to Smoochy, in which he played a treacherous television executive, and the animated film Doogal, where he played a blue spring named Zeebad that shot a freeze ray from his mustache. In 2007, Stewart made a cameo appearance as himself in Evan Almighty, which starred former Daily Show correspondent Steve Carell. In the movie, Stewart was seen on a television screen in a fictional Daily Show episode poking fun at Carell's character for building an ark.

Stewart had a recurring role in The Larry Sanders Show in which he played himself as an occasional substitute and possible successor to late-night talk show host Larry Sanders (played by Garry Shandling). In 1998, Stewart hosted the television special, Elmopalooza, celebrating thirty years of Sesame Street. He has guest-starred on other sitcoms such as The Nanny, Dr Katz, Professional Therapist, Spin City, NewsRadio, American Dad, and The Simpsons. He has also made guest-appearances on the children's television series Between the Lions, Sesame Street and Jack's Big Music Show.

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[kindofdoon]

John Stewart looks profoundly funny in that attire.

[Madfoot713]

@greenback001 So you're a racist AND a truther. Interesting.

[cassiewood86]

ha-ha want to know whats funny this speech is in my college english 98 premix book had a really awsome disscusion about this in my class.

never really like'd jon stewart tell now but have found a new found appreciation for his comedy

[Whiteblackguys0o7]

when you hit the like button it makes a bing noise

[Whiteblackguys0o7]

this is fucking annoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Greatherlorre]

@greenback001

The fact that you have to insult the entire group of people watching Stewart the Jews show just to get your point across makes your logic flawed.

Good day sir and also thanks for the Godwin, gave me a good laugh.

[greenback001]

@Greatherlorre Why are so many commenters here plain dumb? Oh, I know, they're Jon Stewart sycophants.

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I point out Jon Stewart's real name is Jon Leibowitz so people can make the connection to his Wall Street Power Player brother. I was making financial criticism and I get called racist? A bizarre response. Enough of the Jewish paranoia and extremist outlook, it causes trouble for all. Jon Stewart fans are zombies, like Hitlers Brown Shirts, mindless people worshiping a megalomaniac.

[Derealmist]

Like the laugh at - you cannot be drunk and at 40 you decide to be a president.:)

[Greatherlorre]

@greenback001

Damn it dude, really? All the Jews are into this i guess, according to your logic. So if that where the case, you better watch out dude, the mossaad is coming for you in their black UFO shaped helicopters.

[abchandler4]

@greenback001 who's ass did you pull all this bs from? every single thing you've said screams wacko conspiracy theory, and though Jon Stewart is not his real name but just a stage name, what's wrong with that? ever heard of Samuel Clemens a.k.a Mark Twain? maybe not. wouldn't surprise me too much, you don't seem terribly informed..

[SPARTAlol]

@Ozymandias495 All "branches" of Judaism do conversions, so it is a universal! People like you who spread misinformation like this help justify what Hitler did, even if you don't realize it.

[Ozymandias495]

@greenback001 His Name is Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, he's very vocal about being Jewish, and it is a stage name. Seeing as how the man is a FAKE news anchor, his decision to go by a pseudonym based on his actual name actually suits him perfectly. Secondly, Judaism isn't a universal religion it's an ethnic religion, meaning you can't be 'truly' Jewish unless you were born into it, much like Hinduism. There are multiple branches of Judaism, and the least conservative of these allows conversion.