(CNN) -- The real Stephen Colbert is probably someone "Stephen Colbert," the character, would find easy to mock. The real Colbert is reportedly just a regular guy who lives in a New Jersey suburb with his wife and three kids, has taught Sunday school and says earnest things like "I really admire newsmen" when explaining that he doesn't confuse his Colbert character with an actual journalist. Fans have readily embraced the blustering buffoonery of the conservative character Colbert, who arrives on the "Colbert Report" set to calls of "Stephen! Stephen!" It remains to be seen if they will have equal affection for the man Colbert who will replace David Letterman as host of "The Late Show" in 2015.
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Colbert will not be in character on "The Late Show"
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He credits his mother with helping him survive the loss of his dad and two brothers
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His wife is not a fan of the Colbert character
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