Where Is Stephen Colbert From?

American comedian, Stephen Colbert, is from Washington, D.C.

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

He is from a Catholic Christian 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.

Stephen Colbert Career

He is best known for hosting the expository Comedy Central program The Colbert Report for 9 years.

Stephen has also been a comic host on The Late Show since September 2015.

Stephen has been a comic host on The Late Show since September 2015.

He also ran political opinion shows including The O’Reilly Factor.

Following the end of The Colbert Report, he took over from David Letterman as host of the Late Show on CBS.

Stephen had played host at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, and beyond that, won nine Primetime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and three Peabody Awards.

He has been married to Evelyn Colbert since 1993 and they have 3 children together.