Actress, theater producer, and director Evelyn McGee Colbert appeared in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” She is also well known for being Stephen Colbert’s wife, a well-known American TV host. They frequently collaborate on shared tasks.
Childhood And Family
Evelyn McGee-Colbert (Pinterest)Evelyn McGee-Colbert is an American citizen and a Leo, having been born on July 23, 1963, in Charleston, South Carolina. Evelyn’s mother is unknown, but it is known that she comes from a very prominent family. Her father was a lawyer for the “Buist Smythe McGee” business. Evelyn McGee-Colbert has always loved performing; she took advantage of every chance to sing a song for her grandparents or to get even a little part in a school musical.
She decided on acting as her future occupation because she loves to perform.
Educational History
In 1981, Evelyn graduated from the neighborhood all-girls high school in Charleston. She then enrolled in the University of Virginia’s College of Arts and Sciences, where she majored in English and drama before graduating in 1985. (Evelyn took a double major). Additionally, she earned her degree from the Circle in the Square Theater School.
Career
Stage Career
Evelyn began her playing career on stage in numerous American theaters. She soon realized that she was also interested in working behind the scenes, so she gave directing and producing a shot.
She co-produced the comedy “Circumcise Me” in 2009 with Eva Price of Maximum Entertainment Productions, who also featured in the play. The show, which was presented at The Bleecker Street Theater, was a huge success. In 2010, Evelyn organized a special performance of Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal,” in which her husband, Stephen Colbert, tried his hand at a serious performance after so many years of being a comedian. Stephen was joined in the reading by Evelyn and another actor, Jay O. Sanders. In 2013, Evelyn served as an executive producer for the Stephen Sondheim-directed production of the musical “Company” by the New York Philharmonic on television. Harry was played in this play by Evelyn’s husband.
Evelyn And Stephen McGee-Colbert
Evelyn has been acting in “Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy” by the Emerson String Quartet since 2017. The play follows the tale of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich as he faces difficulties while composing an opera based on Anton Chekhov’s “Black Monk.” In this play, Evelyn played Margarita Shostakovich, Varvara Nikolayevna, and other characters. The performances of the play, which were scheduled to be repeated in 2020 with Evelyn in the cast and David Strathairn playing Shostakovich, were canceled as a result of the global quarantine.
Additional Theater And Production Endeavors
Evelyn spent many years working for a charitable theater.
Additionally, she served as the director of development for both the Drama League of New York and the Chicago-based Remains Theater. Evelyn is a freelance film producer with Spartina Productions. Evelyn served on the Montclair Film founding board and most recently was elected as the board’s president. Evelyn is on the board of the Charleston, South Carolina-based International African American Museum.
TV And Filmmaking Careers
Evelyn’s first television appearance came in the 1999 short film “Strangers with Candy: Retardation, a Celebration,” in which she played Nurse Chestnut. Later, she also made an appearance in a few episodes of the follow-up to this short film, “Strangers with Candy,” a three-season television series starring Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, and Paul Dinello.
The comedy about a former drug addict, age 46, who enrolls in high school as a freshman to finish her education was well-liked, but the series was canceled in 2000 because the ratings weren’t as high as the creators had hoped. The “Strangers with Candy” movie, starring Evelyn as Clair Noblet, was released in 2005.
Evelyn was cast in 2013’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” the second installment of the adventure fantasy trilogy based on John R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit, or There and Back Again,” as the Laketown Spy. With more than $1 billion in revenue, the movie was a huge hit.
Evelyn had two appearances in the 2014 season of the John Goodman and Clark Johnson television show “Alpha House”; she played a booker in the episode “The Nuptials” and a correspondent in “In the Saddle.”
Evelyn made multiple appearances on her husband’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” from 2015 until 2020.
Relationship Status
Even though Evelyn and Stephen Colbert met in their early 20s, their parents knew one another, and they lived in the same area, but they attended different schools, which caught both of them off guard. When they first met, Stephen was going through a difficult time in his relationship with his then-girlfriend. She asked Stephen to choose between marrying her or ending things. Stephen took a break and traveled to see his parents, who still reside in Charleston, as he was unsure about the next step in his life. Stephen saw the musical “Hydrogen Jukebox” by Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg to pass the time during that period of reflection. He occasionally ran across Evelyn in the line for the theater cafe.
‘Her. Your wife is that. Stephen subsequently revealed that his first instinct upon seeing Evelyn was, “You’re going to marry her.” He eventually had the guts to introduce himself to her, and they soon began dating. They got married in 1993, and Evelyn gave birth to Madeline, their first child, in 1995. Peter, the couple’s second child, was born in 1998, and Evelyn gave birth to John, their third child, and second boy, in 2002.
Evelyn acknowledges that Stephen Colbert is a very romantic husband.
The great Oprah Winfrey spoke with Evelyn and Stephen in 2012 for her program “Oprah’s Next Chapter.” When they first met and were getting married, Evelyn recalls that Stephen didn’t make a lot of money, which made her a little worried. However, after everything turned out just right, Evelyn no longer had to worry about money.
She also expressed her admiration for his intelligence and generosity. Also according to Evelyn, her spouse is incredibly amorous. When Evelyn waited for Stephen to arrive at her house (as they were going to meet that day), she was surprised to see him standing in front of her window (Evelyn was living on the ground floor) and playing a serenade for her – he finally learned to play the baritone horn, though he didn’t ever actually use it on stage. She recalled the time when Stephen had only six days to learn how to play the baritone horn for one of the plays
Who is Stephen Colbert?
Stephen Tyrone Colbert, Evelyn’s spouse, is a well-known actor, producer, writer, and comedian who was born on May 13, 1964. From 2005 until 2014, he hosted “The Colbert Report,” which later changed its name to “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
He worked as an actor in improvisational theaters in his late 20s. In 1999, he made his debut as a writer by working on the script for the television show “Strangers with Candy.” He also got the part of Chuck Noblet, a history teacher, in the show. Although Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” ensemble included Stephen, his show has always been his biggest success, earning him an invitation to the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner where he performed. Two Peabody Awards, nine Primetime Emmys, and even two Grammy Awards are on his list of accomplishments. Stephen presided over the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony in 2017 at Microsoft Theater.
Interests, Favorites, And Intriguing Information
Evelyn is a feminist activist who attended Montclair State University’s Women Entrepreneurship Week in 2017.
Evelyn enjoys swimming, running, and walking among other things. She also enjoys spending her free time with her immediate family. Her preferred beverage is black coffee, while spaghetti is her preferred food.
Body Structure
Evelyn McGee-Colbert (Pinterest)Evelyn McGee-Colbert has brown eyes and medium-length dark brown hair. She is approximately 143 pounds (65 kgs) tall and 5ft 7ins (1.70 m) wide; at this time, her vital statistics are not known. When it comes to fashion, Evelyn has always loved wearing long gowns. She dazzled her husband during their first encounter in a long, black lace dress, and Stephen still recalls how stunning she was. A pearl thread necklace is Evelyn’s preferred necklace.
Salary And Net Worth
In contrast to her husband, Stephen Colbert, who has amassed a fortune of $75 million by successfully running his show “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and a few other side enterprises, Evelyn’s net worth is projected to be approximately $1 million as of 2020. According to reports, he makes $15 million a year.