Jonathan Alter was born in 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an author, journalist, producer, and actor, known as an executive producer of Amazon's "Alpha House," the author of three New York Times bestsellers on American history and politics, political journalism in many publications, and his commentary on NBC News and MSNBC, the Colbert Report, the Daily Show, Real Time with Bill Maher, Charlie Rose, Nightline, Late Show with David Letterman, among others. He appeared in Waiting for 'Superman' (2010), Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat (2006), Clinton: The American Experience (2012), and several A & E and History Channel documentaries. He has been married to Emily Lazar since October 18, 1986. They have three children.
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The Weekend Primetime (2025)
Guest starring as Jonathan Alter
- Episode 2025-05-18: Episode 6 (May 18, 2025)
NBC News Daily (2022)
Guest starring as Jonathan Alter
- Episode 2024-12-30: Episode 245 (Dec 30, 2024)
The Beat with Ari Melber (2017)
Guest starring as Jonathan Alter
- Episode 2024-12-30: Episode 238 (Dec 30, 2024)
Deadline: White House (2017)
Guest starring as Jonathan Alter
- Episode 2025-01-09: Episode 6 (Jan 9, 2025)
NBC News Special Report (2017)
Guest starring as Journalist
- Episode 2025-01-07: Ceremony Honoring Jimmy Carter Held at U.S. Capitol (Jan 7, 2025)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Jonathan Alter
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-10-24: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jonathan Alter, JHAYCO (Oct 24, 2024)
- Episode 2020-09-30: John Lithgow, Jonathan Alter (Sep 30, 2020)
Alpha House (2013)
Guest starring as Jonathan Alter
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x11: In the Saddle (Jan 10, 2014)
- Episode 1x09: The Rebuttal (Dec 27, 2013)
All In with Chris Hayes (2013)
Guest starring as Jonathan Alter
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-01-09: Episode 5 (Jan 9, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-30: Episode 179 (Dec 30, 2024)
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (2010)
Guest starring as Jonathan Alter
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2025-04-30: Episode 84 (Apr 30, 2025)
- Episode 2024-10-15: Episode 180 (Oct 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-03: Episode 83 (May 3, 2024)
Morning Joe (2006)
Guest starring as Jonathan Alter
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2025-01-09: Episode 6 (Jan 9, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-07: Episode 4 (Jan 7, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-30: Episode 256 (Dec 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-14: Episode 203 (Oct 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-22: Episode 143 (Jul 22, 2024)
- Episode 2023-11-20: Episode 231 (Nov 20, 2023)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Guest starring as Jonathan Alter
- Episode 11x19: Patrick Kennedy; Jonathan Alter, Kellyanne Conway and Niall Ferguson; Josh Fox (Jun 14, 2013)