Talk:Stephen Colbert/Archive 7

Colbert
"While Colbert sometimes comedically claims his surname is French"

Yes, it's a French origin name. Norman. And I believe it was a surname and a name.

http://www.geneanet.org/nom-de-famille/colbert https://www.houseofnames.com/colbert-family-crest/English

Grammar police?
Shouldn't "troupe mates" be one word?

Thanks.

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Signature
Which of these signatures should be used in the article?

I prefer the one which is almost on the same line, and not on two lines. (t) Josve05a  (c) 06:23, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

Parking link about Larchmont Historical Society here for possible future use

 * https://larchmonthistory.org/2013/06/stephen-colberts-larchmont-roots/ - "Back in early 2012 we ran a piece about Stephen Colbert’s family connection to Larchmont. On June 12, 2013, his mother, Lorna Tuck Colbert, died at the age of 92. Here is a re-run of that article." - Larchmont, New York

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Stephen Colbert's 2020 Presidential Bid
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/25/opinions/colbert-president-2020-trump-obeidallah-opinion/index.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by JHolmes3984 (talk • contribs) 08:47, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 1 November 2017
Stephen Colbert was born in Charleston, South Carolina not Washington D.C. Please fix. Bastamisina (talk) 05:56, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Please provide a source for this. ToThAc (talk) 13:35, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * According to Britannica.com https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stephen-Colbert, Colbert was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Charleston.--agr (talk) 13:51, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2018
Stephen Colbert wrote a book with his staff called, Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions published in 2017. Here’s the source: 74.85.17.144 (talk) 02:26, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done L293D (☎ • ✎) 03:19, 22 April 2018 (UTC)

Mother
A reader suggested ticket:2018111710003796 that his mother should be added to the article. I note that the early life section mentions his father but not his mother. The article about his father James William Colbert Jr. does mention his mother, Lorna Elizabeth Tuck, along with the source, so it should be easy to incorporate. S Philbrick (Talk)  13:21, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

German mother?
In his conservation with Sandra Bullock yesterday, Colbert started talking a bit in German, thereby referring to his mother who "spoke German at home". I don't fully understand why, as she does not seem to be a first-generation migrant. Or did I misunderstand that in the text? Is the mother actually from Germany? 80.71.142.166 (talk) 06:25, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 June 2019
It states that the ISS is to be retired in 2020. I believe that date to be 2030. 2001:569:76CA:4200:B08D:BAB3:4BC8:BF1D (talk) 01:49, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
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bulky article
Colbert is unstoppable, but at 160K the article is waaaay overlarge per Article size, namely
 * > 100 kB Almost certainly should be divided

This is especially egregious considering Stephen Colbert (character) also exists, another 78K.

Being as W'pedia isn't an appropriate space for details of primary interest to fans, there's a simple heuristic: either
 * the detailed information is of so much interest to a general audience that it exists somewhere else, which can be linked to and won't be clogging up the article

OR
 * the information is of little enough interest that it exists nowhere else, and therefore shouldn't be clogging up the article.

Writing such as this would be fine in a blog, or as a published essay, but Wikipedia is neither a blog nor a magazine. At very least, consideration must be given as to what can be removed (as redundant with Stephen Colbert (character), perhaps) because I cannot figure out what else could be a stand-alone article. Seeing as so many hands have contributed, but have not seen fit to actually edit, it's perhaps overdue to remove entirely unsourced passages, e.g. the Noblet/Jellineck gag. And if an article about a subtopic already thrives (e.g. The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert presidential campaign, 2008) there's no need for any depth and in fact it'd likely be better as a See also. Weeb Dingle (talk) 21:23, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

Add book to further reading section
I'd like to add my forthcoming book: America's Most Famous Catholic (According to Himself) to the further reading section. https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Famous-Catholic-According-Himself-dp-0823285308/dp/0823285308/ref=mt_hardcover?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1553181927

America’s Most Famous Catholic (According to Himself): Stephen Colbert and American Religion in the Twenty-First Century by Stephanie N. Brehm Fordham University Press ISBN: 978-0823285303 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephbrehm (talk • contribs) 17:15, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 September 2019
change the number of Peabody Awards Colbert has won from 2 to 4 Marina.l.pratt (talk) 01:30, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
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Colbert no longer lives in Montclair, New Jersey
According to the town's tax records Colbert and his wife haven't live in Montclair for 11 years (Property was sold on 09/02/08). I would like to change this information but the only reference that I have would invade the privacy of the new owner and I can't seem to find where Colbert and his wife live now. Any suggestions on how I should handle this edit. YborCityJohn (talk) 15:04, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * , the source you discuss might -- at best -- demonstrate that he sold a particular property in Montclair, not that he no longer lives there; surely it's possible that he bought a different house in Montclair. The solution to the "problem" you raise is to find a more current source showing where he relocated to. This source, from way back in September 2019, says that "The host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and a resident of Montclair, Colbert regularly fronts the winter fundraiser as well as parts of the spring film festival.", so it appears that he still does live there, though he could have moved in the intervening period.I'm also baffled by this edit, in which you removed Colbert from List of people from Montclair, New Jersey, as there is no requirement that the individuals included on such lists be current residents. Alansohn (talk) 16:17, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * According to both a State of New Jersey property tax database and the Monmouth County Tax Collector who maintains a repository database of property tax information for every municipality in every county in the State of New Jersey none of the cities in the those databases list Stephen and Evelyn Colbert as owning any property in the State of New Jersey, now granted he could have gone the way that Howard Stern did, Stern's Manhattan condo in New York City, his two vacation homes in Southampton on Long Island and in West Palm Beach, Florida are all listed under a corporation name headed by a Trustee, Stern's name appears nowhere in the tax records, same with Jerry Seinfeld his home also in Manhattan and his garage on West 83rd Street are all owned by a corporation which lists his sister Carolyn Liebling as a trustee or as an officer of each of the corporations. It is also possible that Colbert and his wife either moved to the city or at least to Long Island or Westchester County to get away from the Commuter and City taxes that New York State and New York City charge. As far as deleting Colbert's name from the list of Notable People from Montclair, I realize now that was a mistake... I went to change it back but noticed you already did. YborCityJohn (talk) 03:22, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * , absence of evidence may not be evidence of absence. As you already pointed out, the Colberts may own a property in Montclair under a corporate name or trustee; there's no way to know for sure based on property databases. Given how accessible these databases are and how many stalkers are out there, I'm more surprised when I discover a well-known person who does have their name on a property.The sources seem to still place Colbert in Montclair, though I can't tell you the address. Alansohn (talk) 03:34, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * No worries about revealing the location... I lived in neighboring West Orange for 42 years and worked in Montclair, Upper Montclair and Glen Ridge and I know exactly where their house is, My mother-in-law and father-in-law lived down the street from the Colberts. YborCityJohn (talk) 03:40, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

STC is Roman Catholic
I would like to edit all the references to "Catholic" and change them to "Roman Catholic".

"youngest of 11 children in a Roman Catholic family."

"...taught their children that it was possible to question the church and still be Roman Catholic."

"...knowledge of Roman Catholicism, science fiction..."

Roman Catholics are not the only Catholics. Anglicans and Anglo-Catholics also consider themselves to be Catholic, and are Catholic. When you mean Roman Catholic, it's best to say so.

the final reference is already correct: "Colbert is a practicing Roman Catholic and used to teach Sunday school"

Thanks for considering this.

TrueBlueMajority (talk) 03:52, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Summer House on Sullivan’s Island

 * Oko5ekmi5 (talk) 04:45, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

Evelyn McGee's family, Spoleto Festival USA, Loutrel Briggs
Naomi Donnelley, Yale Medicine, Class of 1998, builds a home on the beach of Sullivan's Island (next to Stephen Colbert)
 * Oko5ekmi5 (talk) 06:09, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 January 2021
I would like to add the fact that Stephen Colbert's religion is Roman Catholicism. Oliver Graica (talk) 20:17, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * This information is already in the article, in the Personal Life section. "Colbert is a practicing Roman Catholic and used to teach Sunday school." &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 20:24, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Add wedding anniversary to Personal Life section.
The first sentence of the second paragraph under Personal Life reads, "Colbert has been married to Evelyn "Evie" McGee-Colbert since 1993." I would like to add their anniversary so that it reads, "Colbert has been married to Evelyn "Evie" McGee-Colbert since October 28, 1993."

She mentioned their anniversary in the February 14, 2021 airing of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It is at 1:56 in the video clip.

Here is the citation: Fmylovescats (talk) 19:08, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Sister Pronounces Name Differently
When SC's sister ran for office a few years ago (sorry, don't know her name), she did so as Col-Bert. Some discussion of how the name is correctly pronounced seems called for. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8800:2196:C100:6525:FFB7:E1B6:C97 (talk) 06:41, 13 April 2021 (UTC)