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Article: Jon Stewart says his late-night show is a bit more casual than others. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- October 11, 1994
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What's in a name? Ask Jon Stewart, the newest hip-hop-and-happenin' host on late-night TV.
Stewart, whose syndicated Paramount show launched Sept. 12, was born Jon Stewart Leibowitz. He dropped the last name seven years ago as he left his state job in Trenton, N.J., to take the plunge into standup comedy in New York.
Leibowitz too, uh, ethnic, Jon? (Not that there's anything ``wrong with it,'' Jerry Seinfeld.)
``Most people assume I changed it because it was too Jewish, but I've never shrunk away from that. Half my act is devoted to being Jewish,'' says Stewart, who turns 32 next month. ``It was something I needed to do. My folks got divorced. I was re-creating ...
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