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Jon Stewart: Personal background
Stewart was raised in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.A member of his school's band, he was the only Jewish child in his town, and he says now that he was subject to much anti-Semitic harassment from some of his classmates.
Stewart attended the College of William and Mary in Virginia, from which he graduated in 1984 with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and where he played on the men's soccer team.An award titled the "Leibo" is given out annually in honor of Stewart to the member of the men's soccer team who experiences the most personal growth and provides the most laughs for his teammates.
After graduating, Stewart held numerous jobs, including contingency planner for the New Jersey Department of Human Services, contract administrator for City University of New York, puppeteer for children with disabilities, and bartender.
Stewart married long-time girlfriend Tracey McShane in 2000, at which time they both legally changed their last names to "Stewart."The couple had their first child, Nathan Thomas, on July 3, 2004.
In 2000, Stewart was presented with an honorary doctorate of arts degree from The College of William and Mary.In 2004, Stewart spoke at William and Mary's commencement ceremonies, a speech which later was replayed numerous times on C-SPAN
http://www.wm.edu/news/index.php?id=3650.
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