How Many Stephen Colberts Are There? - NYTimes.com
Fascinating article on Stephen Colbert. Few facts:
- His fireplace has the Latin motto “Videri quam esse” (“To seem to be, rather than to be”—this is the reverse of the North Carolina motto, “Esse quam videri”, “To be, rather than to seem (to be)”)
- He’s the youngest of 11 children (As Vonnegut wrote, humorists “are very commonly the youngest children in their families.”)
- His father and his two brothers died in a plane crash when he was 10
Article also contains some shots of behind-the-scenes on the show.
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