Trevor Noah Biography
Full Name :
Trevor Noah
Date of Birth :
20th of February, 1984
Nationality :
South Africa
Place of Birth :
Soweto
Occupation :
Comedian, Writer
Parents :
Patricia Nombuyiselo (Mother)
Net Worth :
$100 million
Social Media Handles :
Instagram: trevornoah
Twitter: @Trevornoah
Facebook: Trevor Noah
Early Life & Education
Trevor Noah was born on February 20, 1984, in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. His father, Robert Noah, is of Swiss-German descent, while his mother, Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah, is Xhosa.
Under apartheid legislation, Trevor Noah‘s mother was classified as Black, and his father was classified as White. At the time of his birth, his parents’ interracial relationship was illegal, which he highlights in his autobiography.Interracial sexual relations and marriages were not decriminalized until a year after his birth, when the Immorality Act was amended in 1985.
Trevor Noah Career
Noah’s career kick-started in 2002 in his home country of South Africa when he got a role in an episode of a popular soap opera Isidingo. He then moved on to hosting his show called Noah’s Ark on YFM, Gutang’s leading youth radio station. Noah quit his radio show and acting career to focus on comedy and he turned out to be a very good stand-up comedian. He performed with the big names in the South African comedy industry the such as David Kau, Kagiso Lediga, Riaad Moosa, Darren Simpson, Marc Lottering, Barry Hilton, and Nik Rabinowitz, international comedians like 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.
Besides his reputation as a great comedian Noah was also a remarkable Television host, he was the host of an educational program Run the Adventure on SABC 2 from (2004 to 2006) and several other great shows and monumental events in South Africa.
In 2011 Noah relocated to the United States. A year later, he became the first South African stand-up comedian to feature on The Tonight Show; and later in 2013, he also became the first to appear on Late Show with David Letterman. Noah was the subject of the 2012 documentary You Laugh But It’s True. The same year, he starred in the one-man comedy show Trevor Noah: The Racist, which was based on his prior work titled South African special That’s Racist. In September 2012, Noah was the Roastmaster in a Comedy Central Roast of South African Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr. In 2013, he performed the comedy special Trevor Noah: African American. Noah was a panelist on Channel 4 game show 8 Out of 10.
Trevor Noah Age
The South African comedian Noah was born on 20th February 1984 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Personal Life
Trevor Noah has his marital status to be single. Noah has dated Dani Gabriel, Jordyn Taylor, and Minka Kelly.
Trevor Noah Net Worth
Throughout his contribution as one of the best comedians in the South African entertainment industry, coupled with his shows and book; Born A Crime, Trevor is estimated to be $100 million.
