Trevor Noah Wiki, Age, Bio, Height, Wife, Career, Net Worth

Trevor Noah is a stand-up comedian. In 2015, Trevor Noah took over as host of “The Daily Show,” following Jon Stewart.

Wiki, Bio, Age,  Family, Siblings, Childhood & Education

Trevor Noah was born in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 20, 1984. He is 39 years old right now. He is the son of Robert Nombuyiselo Noah (father) and Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah (mother). His mother was a black Xhosa, while his father was a Swiss-German. Noah’s parents’ interracial relationship was unlawful under apartheid legislation at the time of his birth. Interracial sexual interactions and marriages were not decriminalized until the modified Immortality Act of 1985. As a result, Patricia reared Noah in the predominantly black township of Soweto.

Noah began preschool when he was three years old and primary school when he was five. He attended the exclusive Maryvale College, a Catholic institution in Johannesburg, during his early years. His experiences growing up with interracial parents are mirrored in his comedic works, which frequently examine the racial dynamics of his nation. He also speaks English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Tsonga, and a little German.

Trevor Noah’s Height, Weight & Body Measurement

Noah weighs 76 kg and is 5 feet 11 inches tall. His eyes were dark brown, and his hair was black. Aside from that, there is no information on his other bodily measurements.

Trevor Noah’s Profession & Career

Noah began his profession when he was eighteen years old. He appeared in an episode of the South African soap opera Isidingo in 2002. Later, he launched Noah’s Ark, a radio show on Gauteng’s premier youth radio station, YFM. He has written, produced, and appeared in eight comedy specials, including Netflix’s Afraid of the Dark. Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia, his most recent stand-up special, debuted on Netflix on November 20. It discusses racism, immigration, camping, and other topics.

Trevor Noah: Lost in Translation, his one-hour stand-up special, premiered on Comedy Central in 2016. The film tells the narrative of his extraordinary career in post-apartheid South Africa. Similarly, he was the subject of David Paul Meyer’s award-winning documentary You Laugh, But It’s True.

Similarly, the well-known comedian had published his debut book, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood. This book quickly became a New York Times best-seller. Day Zero Productions, Trevor’s production firm, has just teamed up with Viacom. It is working on several projects, including a film adaptation of Born a Crime.

Trevor Noah founded the Trevor Noah Foundation, a youth development project focusing on young college readiness. In collaboration with Microsoft, the foundation can allow under-resourced schools to use technology to enhance the learning experience and develop digital literacy outside the classroom. Trevor is a firm believer in the idea that each generation grows and evolves beyond the one before it. As a result, his objective is to move South Africa forward.

International Stand-Up Comedian

Since 2009, he has directed his one-person show, The Daywalker, which was also produced as a documentary and presented at The South African Music Awards. Tonight With Trevor Noah, his talk program premiered on M-Net and Mzansi Magic in 2010. Similarly, after doing stand-up in the United States, he presented The Racist at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In the same year (2012), he made his American television debut on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. He was the first African comedian to appear on the program.

In 2013, he got his own Showtime comedy special, Trevor Noah: African American. The following year (2014), he won another important job as a reporter for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.

‘Daily Show’ Host Appointed

The popular comic was replaced after Stewart announced that he would depart The Daily Show in 2015. On September 28, 2015, he made his debut, with fellow comedian Kevin Hart serving as the first guest. He even wrote his autobiography, Born a Crime, which became a New York Times best-seller. While viewership of The Daily Show was typically lower than during the uber-popular Stewart’s peak days in September 2017, Comedy Central found enough encouraging indicators from the new host to commit him to a five-year contract.

Achievements and Awards

The Daily Show, hosted by Trevor Noah, won three Primetime Emmy nominations in 2018, including the Outstanding Variety Talk Series. The show received nominations for Outstanding Interactive Program, Outstanding Short Form Variety Series, and Writers Guild Award for Comedy/Variety Talk Series. Furthermore, for his hosting role on The Daily Show-Between the Scenes, he got a 2017 Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. Similarly, he took up the award for Best Host at the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards.

Trevor was nominated for Personality of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards in 2014 and 2015. He received the honor in 2015. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, Trevors’ book, earned the Thurber Prize for American Humor and two NAACP Image Awards, one for Outstanding Literary Work by a Debut Author. And another for Outstanding Literary Work in the field of Biography/Autobiography.

Trevor Noah’s Income & Net Worth

Trevor Noah has amassed a sizable fortune throughout his career. His net worth is $30,000,000, while his annual income is reported to be $8 million as of 2023.

Trevor Noah’s Wife, Marriage & Relationship

Noah has had two romances in the last five years. He was romantically involved with Dani Gabriel. They met in South Africa, just as his career was taking off. When Noah was on tour, Gabriel accompanied him throughout the world. She was enthusiastic about his profession and occupation. Noah was then forced to relocate to New York. Gabriel would not be able to choose between her work and her life with him. As a result, their romance dissolved.

Shortly after arriving in America, Trevor began dating Jordyn Taylor, a former singer, and model. Their romance ended in 2018. They have not said why the relationship was terminated. On the other hand, Taylor informed her Instagram followers about the breakup.

Trevor Noah’s Social Media(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

When it comes to his social media presence, Trevor is active on a variety of platforms. He has 10.2 million Twitter followers and 6.9 million Instagram followers.

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