Amy Nicole Cole
Amy Cole | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 14, 1970[1] |
| Died |
March 31, 2024 (aged 53)[1] |
| Other names | Amy Nicole Cole[1] |
During the 2025 Emmy Awards Stephen Colbert honoured Amy Cole, who had been his executive assistant for 16 years, who had recently passed away, from cancer, at 53 years old.[2][3]
She earned a Master Degree in Child Life and worked as a social worker specializing in Children in at Texas Children's Hospital, before moving to New York to work in television, in 2002.[4]
Deadline magazine reported that honoring Cole, on his show, left Colbert in tears.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "IMDB Bio: Amy Cole". imdb.com. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- ↑ "Who is Amy Cole? Everything to know about Stephen Colbert's late colleague after the 2025 Emmy Awards tribute". The Times of India. 2025-09-15. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- ↑
Brenton Blanchet (2025-09-14). "Stephen Colbert Gets Choked Up Thanking Amy Cole in Emmys Acceptance Speech: What to Know About His Late Assistant". People Magazine. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
Cole, who was Colbert's assistant for 16 years, died in March 2024 at the age of 53, following a brief illness, per Deadline. Cole notably worked as executive assistant on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and her credits also include The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.
- ↑ Cathy Klein (2024-04-03). "Amy Cole Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- ↑
Greg Evans (2024-04-04). "Stephen Colbert Fights Tears In Moving Memorial Tribute To Executive Assistant Amy Cole". Deadline magazine. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
At the end of Monday’s episode, Colbert turned very serious as he prepared to say his goodnight. 'That’s it for The Late Show,' the host said before appearing to struggle to hold back tears. Colbert stared into the camera as if trying to find words, tapped his desk, and then offered an abrupt 'good night.'