Stephen Colbert’s wife: who is Evelyn McGee-Colbert?
18 july 2025 в 16:37
Stephen Colbert is one of the most recognizable faces on television. He has been entertaining audiences for many years, but gained worldwide fame when he was a correspondent on «The Daily Show», - where he perfected his character as a political commentator, leading to the creation of his own show, «The Colbert Report». Stephen hosted his show from 2005 to 2014, before moving to CBS and The Late Show, which will end in May 2026.
By his side for most of his comedic career has been his wife Evelyn McGee-Colbert. The couple married in 1993 and have lived in a happy marriage for almost 30 years. Learn everything you need to know about Evelyn here.
Stephen shared that he first met Evelyn when he returned to his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, to consider whether he wanted to marry another girl he was dating, as he revealed during a past Q&A with the audience on The Late Show. During his stay, he realized he did not want to marry the other woman. Then his mother invited him to a performance of «The Hydrogen Jukebox». «I thought — honestly — 'There's your wife. You’re going to marry her'».
Evelyn said that noticing he was with his mom was a good sign, as she said in an interview for Montclair Local in May 2021. «He walked in with his mom holding hands. I thought, 'This person loves his mom'», - she said.
He shared that at the party after the show, he found the courage to talk to Evelyn, only to realize that they had grown up in the same town and knew each other, but attended different schools.
In addition to being husband and wife, Stephen and Evelyn work together on many projects. She is the vice president of the production company that Stephen founded in 2021.
Although Evelyn may not act as much as before, the couple has managed to work together several times. She played her husband’s mother in the cult comedy series «Strangers With Candy» in 1999, and also played a nurse in the series. Some of her other roles include cameos in «The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug» and «Alpha House», - according to IMDb. In addition to her cameo in «Strangers With Candy», - she also appeared on «The Late Show», - for example, when Stephen invited her to celebrate their 29th wedding anniversary in October 2022.
With almost 30 years of marriage behind them, Stephen and Evelyn are also loving parents to three children. They have a daughter, Madeline, and two sons, Peter and John
By his side for most of his comedic career has been his wife Evelyn McGee-Colbert. The couple married in 1993 and have lived in a happy marriage for almost 30 years. Learn everything you need to know about Evelyn here.
Stephen shared that he first met Evelyn when he returned to his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, to consider whether he wanted to marry another girl he was dating, as he revealed during a past Q&A with the audience on The Late Show. During his stay, he realized he did not want to marry the other woman. Then his mother invited him to a performance of «The Hydrogen Jukebox». «I thought — honestly — 'There's your wife. You’re going to marry her'».
Evelyn said that noticing he was with his mom was a good sign, as she said in an interview for Montclair Local in May 2021. «He walked in with his mom holding hands. I thought, 'This person loves his mom'», - she said.
He shared that at the party after the show, he found the courage to talk to Evelyn, only to realize that they had grown up in the same town and knew each other, but attended different schools.
In addition to being husband and wife, Stephen and Evelyn work together on many projects. She is the vice president of the production company that Stephen founded in 2021.
Although Evelyn may not act as much as before, the couple has managed to work together several times. She played her husband’s mother in the cult comedy series «Strangers With Candy» in 1999, and also played a nurse in the series. Some of her other roles include cameos in «The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug» and «Alpha House», - according to IMDb. In addition to her cameo in «Strangers With Candy», - she also appeared on «The Late Show», - for example, when Stephen invited her to celebrate their 29th wedding anniversary in October 2022.
With almost 30 years of marriage behind them, Stephen and Evelyn are also loving parents to three children. They have a daughter, Madeline, and two sons, Peter and John
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