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The Official Stephen Colbert Aging Timeline

46 years of pure red-blooded American spirit, distilled into one man.

  • 1969

    A young Stephen Colbert directly influences the civil rights movement.

  • Porter-Gaud Middle School- 1975-1977

  • Porter-Gaud High School- 1978-1980

  • Northwestern University - 1986

  • Second City Improv - 1987-1993

    Pictured here with classmate Steve Carell.

  • Pre-Daily Show Head Shot - Mid-90s

  • The Dana Carvey Show - 1996

  • The Daily Show - 1997-2005

  • Strangers with Candy - 1999-2000

  • First Colbert Report Mention - 2003

  • Colbert Report - October 2005-Present

  • AND BEYOND!