| Jason Ross | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Years Active: | 2003– |
| Style: | Comedic |
| Television: | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon The Daily Show The President Show |
| Spouse: | Nicole Revere |
| Children: | 2 |
Jason Ross is an American writer and seven-time Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series winner.
Ross grew up in Chico, California, in the 1970s and 80s and graduated from Chico Senior High School in 1988.[1] [2] [3] He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was a 1993 Collegiate Gold Circle Awards winner for his work at Daily Nexus.[4] He served as the news editor at Daily Nexus before being promoted to editor-in-chief[2] and graduated from UCSB in 1993.[5]
Ross followed a journalism career and was a writer for his hometown Chico News & Review after college.[6]
Ross joined The Daily Show in 2002,[2] where he ended up spending 11 years, finally departing in June 2013.[7] As a staff writer, he was awarded seven Emmy Awards.
He also helped to write the show's two best-selling books, America and Earth.[8]
Ross joined Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for the 2013–14 television season.[9]
Ross currently lives in Los Angeles, California.[10] He is married to Nicole Revere and has two children.[2]