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Jonnie Stewart is a 49 year old retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for competing in the American Wrestling Association on ESPN, World Wrestling Association (WWA) and AWA Superstars of Wrestling / Wrestling Superstars Live. Despite his almost 30 year wrestling career, Stewart is probably best known for being mistaken for the Comedy Central Jon Stewart in 2006 when he was accidentally hired to appear and host a gala charity event at a charter high school in Ogden, Utah. 

He played college football for University of Memphis and North Park University and he is believed to be the only person ever to play an NCAA football game and perform in a wrestling match all in the same day.

Besides his wrestling career, he ran for U.S. Congress in Illinois' 11th District in 2000. The race was covered by the national media and called, the dirtiest Congressional race in American history. Stewart lost to now sitting U.S. Senator, Mark Steven Kirk. 

Stewart has produced two reality TV show pilots that have currently been put into turn around by his Los Angeles based production company.

He is often seen as a political pundit discussing politics and the wrestling industry on shows in the FOX TV cable network system and CNN.

He currently lives on Chicago's North Shore with his wife of 16 years and their three children.