Summary
Trevor Michael Wallace (born December 30, 1992)[2] is an American comedian, writer, and actor from Camarillo, California.[3] Wallace is a regular on the YouTube channel All Def Digital and has been featured on BuzzFeed, UNILAD, Funny or Die, Super Deluxe, Fusion TV, WorldStarHipHop, and MTV2.[3]
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| Born | December 30, 1992 Naperville, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||
| Education | San Jose State University | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, Youtuber | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 5 million[1] (April 2024) | |||||||||
| Total views | 2.09 billion[1] (April 2024) | |||||||||
| Website | trevorwallacecomedy | |||||||||
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Early life and education edit
Wallace was born in Naperville, Illinois but grew up in Camarillo, California. He is Jewish.[4][5] He graduated from San Jose State University.[6] During his time at San Jose State University, he was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity.[7]
Comedy career edit
Wallace's comedy career began with making short videos for the hosting platform Vine while attending San Jose State University.[6] He has created several viral comedy videos about the brand Zumiez that have been viewed more than fourteen million times as of 2017.[8] He also created a comedy video about AirPods that was widely viewed.[9] Wallace's May 2019 video about men named Kyle has furthered its appearance in memes relating the name to "angry, Monster Energy-chugging white boys".[10] In July 2019, Wallace released a viral video satirizing drinkers of White Claw Hard Seltzer, along with a line of t-shirts that read "Ain't No Laws When You're Drinking Claws"; the beverage company responded with a cease and desist order.[11]
As of 2018, Wallace works for All Def Digital,[6] which is based in Los Angeles.[12] He made regular guest appearances on the All Def comedy YouTube series, Great Taste.[13] He also performs stand-up comedy, including at venues such as San Jose Improv,[14] Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville,[15] and Orpheum Theatre in Arizona.[16] Wallace and comedian Michael Blaustein are the co-hosts of the podcast Stiff Socks, which began in 2019.[17]
Wallace's first 1-hour long comedy special, Pterodactyl, premiered on Amazon Prime on November 13, 2023. [18]
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2020 | Shorty Awards | Comedy | Nominated | [19] |
References edit
- ^ a b "About Trevor Wallace". YouTube.
- ^ "Jumped out the womb 26 years ago". Facebook. Trevor Wallace Comedy. December 30, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Bio".
- ^ https://youtube.com/watch?v=l5jDvYd2LIs?t=54
- ^ The Trevor Wallace Interview | Stiff Socks Podcast Episode 19. May 22, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c "Episode 75 - Trevor Wallace: Laugh It Out". Radio Public. Purpose in the Youth. February 21, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "DELTA UPSILON's Instagram photo: "Happy birthday to our vine famous brother Trevor Wallace & DU's very own comedian! #howmanyyyY's ? @trevwall"". Delta Upsilon. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021 – via Instagram.
- ^ Boyd, Tom (November 28, 2017). "Making viral content with Trevor Wallace". Boyder – via Medium.
- ^ Gallagher, Jacob (February 19, 2019). "Do AirPods Make You Look Rich? These Millennials Think So". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ Ritzen, Stacey (July 16, 2019). "How 'Kyle' became synonymous with angry, Monster Energy-chugging white boys". The Daily Dot. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ Lalomia, Felicia (July 11, 2019). "Viral 'Ain't No Laws When You're Drinking Claws' T-Shirt Blocked By White Claw Legal". VinePair. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Company Overview of All Def Digital, Inc". Bloomberg. July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Great Taste". YouTube.
- ^ "Trevor Wallace with Shapel Lacey". Improv.com.
- ^ "Trevor Wallace". Zanies.
- ^ "The Orpheum and Jester Comedy present: Sean McBride w/Trevor Wallace". Arizona Daily Sun.
- ^ "The Stiff Socks Podcast". Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Watch Trevor Wallace: Pterodactyl | Prime Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Trevor Wallace - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com.
External links edit
- Trevor Wallace at IMDb