Stephen Colbert is "an idiot" who is "willfully ignorant."
At least that's how the real Stephen Colbert described the TV persona "Stephen Colbert" on Meet the Press last Sunday.
Since the "idiot" version of Stephen Colbert has a hugely popular TV show broadcasted four days a week, it's always surprising to see the real Stephen Colbert make a public appearance.
Charles McGrath of The New York Times describes the real Colbert as "a practicing Catholic, who lives with his wife and three children in suburban Montclair, N.J., where, according to one of his neighbors, he is 'extremely normal.'"
Throughout the years, the real Colbert has emerged and opened up about his show, character, and personal life.
Before The Daily Show, Stephen Colbert was hired as a correspondent for Good Morning America. Below is Colbert's only segment to make it on air:
Stephen Colbert talks to the ladies of The View about his mother. "She taught us to still love life and not be bitter" (after the death of his father and brothers)
Stephen Colbert opens up to Oprah about the loss of his father and brothers
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