Trevor Noah is a famous comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, as well as a television host who is the current host of The Daily Show. He held many television hosting roles with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). He was also the runner-up in their fourth season of Strictly Come Dancing in the year 2008. In the year 2018, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. It was announced on 14th September 2017 that Comedy Central had extended Noah's contract as host of The Daily Show for five years, through 2022. Recently, Trevor tears down Trump's latest comments about his beloved wall. Hillary Clinton paid a visit to The Daily Show on Thursday to plug a book co-authored by Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, called The Book of Gutsy Women. But host Trevor Noah started the interview with a joke question. Trevor Noah Asks Hillary Clinton: ‘How Did You Kill Jeffrey Epstein?’.
Famous For
- For being a successful stand-up comedian, having performed sold-out shows all over the world.
- For being succeeding Jon Stewart as the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central in 2015. His political satire, revolving mostly around Donald Trump‘s presidency, made a connection with the audiences which resulted in boosting his career as well as the show.
Trevor Noah: Bio, Early Life, Parents, Ethnicity, Birthday, Nationality
Trevor Noah was born on 20th February 1984 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He belongs to South African nationality and his ethnicity is Multiracial. His horoscope sign is Pisces and he is Roman Catholic by faith. His father's name is Robert Noah who is a Swiss-German ancestry and his mother's name is Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah who is Xhosa ancestry. He attended private Maryvale College. And later he attended Roman Catholic Church every Sunday. As of 2019, he celebrated his 35th birthday. There are no further details regarding his siblings.
Trevor Noah: Height, Weight, Eye Color
Trevor Noah is a handsome hunk with a charming personality. He has got a glowing face attracting a lot of people's attention towards him. With a slim body build, he stands at the tall height of five feet eleven inches. He has got a balanced body weight of 75 Kg. He maintains his body a lot by doing frequent exercises. His hair color and eye color, both are Black. His sexual orientation is straight. He has got a dimpled smile on his face as well. His other body measurement has not been revealed yet. However, he has got a healthy body.
Trevor Noah: Career (Beginning-Present)
- Trevor started his career with a small role in an episode of the South African soap opera Isidingo in the year 2002.
- Later, he started hosting his own radio show Noah's Ark on Gauteng's leading youth radio station, YFM.
- He dropped his radio show and began focusing on comedy.
- He has performed with South African comedians such as David Kau, Kagiso Lediga, Riaad Moosa, Darren Simpson, Marc Lottering, Barry Hilton, and Nik Rabinowitz.
- Moreover, he has also performed with 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.
- He went on to host an educational TV program, Run the Adventure (2004-2006) in SABC 2.
- He hosted The Real Goboza, a gossip-themed show on SABC 1 in 2007 and also Siyadlala, a sports show also on the SABC in the same year.
- He cohosted The Amazing Date in the year 2008.
- He was a Strictly Come Dancing contestant in the fourth series.
- He hosted the 3rd Annual South Africa Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) in the year 2009.
- He also co-hosted The Axe Sweet Life, a reality competition series.
- He hosted the sixteenth annual South African Music Awards and also hosted Tonight with Trevor Noah on MNet.
- He also became a spokesperson and consumer protection agent for Cell C, South Africa's third-largest mobile phone network provider in the year 2010.
- He has performed all over South Africa 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 (2010).
- His stand-up comedy specials in South Africa include The Daywalker (2009), Crazy Normal (2011), That's Racist (2012), and It's My Culture (2013).
- He became the first South African stand-up comedian to appear on The Tonight Show on 6th January 2012.
- He became the first to appear on Late Show with David Letterman on 17th May 2013.
- He was the subject of the 2012 documentary You Laugh But It's True.
- He also starred in the one-man comedy show Trevor Noah: The Racist.
- He was the Roastmaster in a Comedy Central Roast of South African Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr on 12th September 2012.
- He performed the comedy special Trevor Noah: African American in the year 2013.
- He was a guest on BBC Two's comedy panel show QI.
- He was a panelist on Channel 4 game show 8 Out of 10 Cats on 29th November 2013.
- He then appeared on Sean Lock's team in 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown on 12th September 2014.
- He released another stand up special on Netflix with a title Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia in November 2018.
- He became a recurring contributor to The Daily Show in December 2014.
- It was announced on 14th September 2017 that Comedy Central had extended Noah's contract as host of The Daily Show for five years, through 2022.
- It was announced in February 2018 that he will be executive producing a show with Roy Wood Jr. titled Jefferson County: Probation.
- He signed a multiyear contract with Viacom that gives first-look rights to any future projects by Noah, be they television, feature films or short form video content in March 2018.
- He will also be launching an international production and distribution company called Day Zero Productions.
- Moreover,
- It was announced in January 2016 that he signed a book deal with Spiegel & Grau.
- His book, Born a Crime, was published on 15th November 2016.
- It became a #1 New York Times Bestseller and was named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, Newsday, Esquire, NPR, and Booklist.
- It was announced in February 2018 that he would write a second book.
- Noah and The Daily Show writing staff would release The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library in 2018.
- He also made appearances in Black Panther and American Vandal in the year 2018.
Trevor Noah: Marital Status, Dating, Girlfriend
His personal life has been a subject of curiosity for many fans. Moving towards his marital status, he is not married yet and he is still to get married. But he is not single as well. At present, he is in a relationship with the American model and singer Jordyn Taylor since 2015. Jordyn Taylor caught the fancy of Noah while he was performing at one of his comedy gigs in 2015. Jordyn is a singer-turned-model and also works as a real estate agent. She has even relocated to New York to share space with him in his Manhattan penthouse. As of today, the duo is living a happy life without any disturbances. Moreover, the duo is planning to get married soon.
Previously, he was in a relationship with Dani Gabriel. began dating physiotherapist Dani Gabriel in 2014. As both were from South Africa, they grew close very quickly and were also rumored to have gotten engaged.However, as Trevor’s career took off in America, the couple soon found their lives going in different directions and split up amicably in 2015.
Trevor Noah: Net Worth, Salary, Earnings
Trevor Noah is a famous and well-known comedian. At the age of forty-five, he has earned huge fame and name. He has made a huge amount of wealth over the years. He earned it all by himself and he deserves all of it. The net worth of Trevor Noah is estimated to have $13 Million as of 2019. His exact salary is still to figure out and will be updated soon. From the start of his career journey until recent times, he has been successful to grab the attention and appreciation from all the people. He has been impressive at his work. With his hard work and strong presentation, he has definitely won the heart of all the audiences and her colleagues. Overall, he has achieved great heights in his career life.