American actor and comedian (born 1969)

Robert "Bob" Wiltfong (born November 26, 1969) is an American actor and comedian best known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show on Comedy Central, as well as appearances on Chappelle's Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Wiltfong was a true-life newscaster for 10 years, making him the first correspondent in Daily Show history to have worked as a traditional news reporter. In an interview, Wiltfong revealed that he decided to exit the world of non-satirical journalism after the September 11, 2001 attacks, during which he lost a close friend, cameraman Glen Pet*.

Wiltfong has won 4 regional, individual Emmys for television performance and has been nominated for 14 others. He was part of The Daily Show's 2004 winning submission for the prestigious Peabody Award and was featured on the election year wrap up DVD put out by Comedy Central. He was a member of Neutrino, an improv comedy team in New York City. Additionally, Wiltfong has been featured in national commercials for AOL, Microsoft, Staples, Domino's Pizza and other corporate interests.

In 2010, Wiltfong was selected to star in a national ad campaign for Nationwide Insurance, playing the Nationwide spokesman in a series of nationally broadcast television commercials that aired throughout 2010.

References

External links

• Bob Wiltfong at IMDb
• Bob Wiltfong::: Actor, Writer, Comedian Official site
• Fong-O-Rama Bob's Official Fanlisting

Indecision

• 2000
• 2004
• 2006
• 2008

Spin-offs

• The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
• The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015–2016)
• The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (2017–2018)

Other

• 2009 CNBC criticism
• America (The Book)
• Earth (The Book)
• The Daily Show (The Book)
• Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
• Rosewater
• Stephen Colbert (character)
• Who Made Huckabee?
• The Problem with Jon Stewart
• The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium

• Category