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'''John William Oliver''' (born 23 April 1977)<!--Biography.com cite also verifies full name John William Oliver--> is a British and American<ref name="watch-america">{{cite news |last=Guthrie |first=Marisa |date=29 January 2020 |title=Watch Out, America: John Oliver Is Officially a U.S. Citizen Now |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/watch-america-john-oliver-is-officially-a-us-citizen-now-1273984? |url-status=live |access-date=29 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129152616/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/watch-america-john-oliver-is-officially-a-us-citizen-now-1273984 |archive-date=29 January 2020}}</ref> comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. Oliver started his career as a stand-up comedian in the United Kingdom. He came to wider attention for his work in the United States as Senior British Correspondent on ''[[The Daily Show|The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]'' from 2006 to 2013. Oliver won three [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s for writing for ''The Daily Show'' and he became the [[guest host]] for an eight-week period in 2013. He also co-hosted the comedy [[podcast]] ''[[The Bugle]]'' with [[Andy Zaltzman]], with whom Oliver had previously worked on the radio series' ''[[Political Animal (radio show)|Political Animal]]'' and ''[[The Department|The Department]]''. From 2010 to 2013, Oliver hosted his stand-up series ''[[John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show]]'' on [[Comedy Central]]. He has also acted on television, most prominently in a recurring role as [[Ian Duncan (Community)|Dr Ian Duncan]] on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'', and in films, including [[voice acting|voice-over work]] in ''[[The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]'' (2011), ''[[The Smurfs 2]]'' (2013), and the 2019 [[The Lion King (2019 film)|remake of ''The Lion King'']]. He became a US citizen in 2019.