Trevor Noah was born on 20 February 1984 and is a South African comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and former television host.
40 Facts About Trevor Noah
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Trevor Noah was the host of The Daily Show, an American late-night talk show and satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 2015 to 2022.
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Trevor Noah was named one of "The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media" by The Hollywood Reporter in 2017 and 2018.
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Trevor Noah had several hosting roles with the South African Broadcasting Corporation and was the runner-up in the fourth season of South Africa's iteration of Strictly Come Dancing in 2008.
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In 2014, Trevor Noah became the Senior International Correspondent for The Daily Show, and in 2015 succeeded long-time host Jon Stewart.
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Trevor Noah's autobiographical comedy book Born a Crime was published in 2016.
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Trevor Noah hosted the 63rd, the 64th and the 65th Annual Grammy Awards as well as the 2022 White House Correspondents Dinner.
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Trevor Noah was born on 20 February 1984, in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
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Under apartheid legislation, Trevor Noah's mother was classified as Black, and his father was classified as White.
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Trevor Noah began his schooling at Maryvale College, a private Roman Catholic primary and high school in Maryvale, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg.
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In 2002, Trevor Noah had a small role on an episode of the South African soap opera Isidingo.
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Trevor Noah later hosted his own radio show Ark on Gauteng's leading youth-radio station, YFM.
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Trevor Noah entertained the audience with humorous stories about his friends and his life.
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Trevor Noah dropped his radio show and acting to focus on comedy, and has performed with South African comedians such as: David Kau, Kagiso Lediga, Riaad Moosa, Darren Simpson, Marc Lottering, Barry Hilton, and Nik Rabinowitz, international comedians such as Paul Rodriguez, Carl Barron, Dan Ilic, and Paul Zerdin, and as the opening act for American comedian Gabriel Iglesias in November 2007 and Canadian comedian Russell Peters on his South African tour.
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Trevor Noah hosted an educational TV programme, Run the Adventure on SABC 2.
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In 2008, Trevor Noah cohosted, alongside Pabi Moloi, The Amazing Date and was a Strictly Come Dancing contestant in the fourth series.
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In 2010, Trevor Noah became a spokesperson and consumer protection agent for Cell C, South Africa's third-largest mobile phone network provider.
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Trevor Noah performed in The Blacks Only Comedy Show, the Heavyweight Comedy Jam, the Vodacom Campus Comedy Tour, the Cape Town International Comedy Festival, the Jozi Comedy Festival, and Bafunny Bafunny.
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In January 2012, Trevor Noah became the first South African stand-up comedian to appear on The Tonight Show; and in May 2013, he became the first to appear on Late Show with David Letterman.
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Trevor Noah was the subject of the 2012 documentary You Laugh But It's True.
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In September 2012, Trevor Noah was the Roastmaster in a Comedy Central Roast of South African Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr.
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In December 2014, Trevor Noah became a recurring contributor on The Daily Show.
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In March 2015, Comedy Central announced that Trevor Noah would succeed Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show; his tenure began on 28 September 2015.
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Trevor Noah is a talented comedian with a bright future at Comedy Central.
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Trevor Noah has faced further criticism after video clips of him joking about Aboriginal women and the Marikana massacre in old standup routines resurfaced.
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Trevor Noah has dulled its knife, weakened the satire, let the powerful run free.
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Trevor Noah would produce and host annual end-of-year specials for Comedy Central.
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Trevor Noah executive-produced Klepper, a primetime weekly docuseries, beginning in May 2019.
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In March 2018, Trevor Noah signed a multiyear contract with Viacom giving them first-look rights to any future projects by him.
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In October 2022, after Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Trevor Noah claimed that there was a racist backlash in the UK against someone of Indian heritage taking that role.
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On 29 September 2022, Trevor Noah requested some extra minutes during that night's program and announced that he would be leaving The Daily Show at an undetermined future date after hosting the show for seven years.
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Trevor Noah's memoir Born a Crime was published in November 2016 and was received favorably by major US book reviewers.
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Trevor Noah served as host of the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2022.
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Trevor Noah cited Jon Stewart as an influence and a mentor, following his appointment to succeed Stewart as host of The Daily Show.
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Trevor Noah speaks English, Southern Sotho, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Tsonga and very basic Afrikaans.
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When Trevor Noah confronted him over the phone about the shooting, Shingange threatened his life, prompting Trevor Noah to leave Johannesburg for Los Angeles.
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Trevor Noah has described himself as being progressive and having a global perspective.
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Trevor Noah's vision is a world where an education enables youth to dream, see and build the impossible.
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Trevor Noah was selected as the Class Day speaker for Princeton University's Class of 2021.
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Trevor Noah gave his address virtually on 15 May 2021, and was inducted as an honorary member of the Class of 2021.