Trevor Wallace
{{Short description|American comedian (born 1992)}}
{{About|the American comedian|the Australian footballer|Trevor Wallace (footballer)}}
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| name = Trevor Wallace
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|30}}
| birth_place = Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
| education = San Jose State University
| occupation = {{Hlist|Comedian|YouTuber}}
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| channel_handle = TrevorWallace
| channel_display_name = Trevor Wallace
| channel_website = {{URL|https://trevorwallacecomedy.com}}
| subscribers = 5.36 million
| subscriber_date = November 2024
| views = 2.5 billion
| view_date = November 2024
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Trevor Auburn Wallace (born December 30, 1992){{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TrevorWallaceComedy/posts/793780074302293?comment_id=793795227634111&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D| title=Jumped out the womb 26 years ago| publisher=Trevor Wallace Comedy|website=Facebook|date=December 30, 2018|access-date=July 7, 2019}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtiinlfKKug |title=Comedian Trevor Wallace Performs for 'Laughs on FOX' |date=2017-07-25 |last=Trevor Wallace |access-date=2024-05-23 |via=YouTube}} is an American comedian, writer, actor, and social media influencer from Camarillo, California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trevorwallacecomedy.com/bio|title=Bio}} 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.
Early life and education
Wallace was born in Naperville, Illinois but grew up in Camarillo, California. He is Jewish.{{cite web | url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=l5jDvYd2LIs?t=54 | title=The Only Fight Trevor Wallace Has Gotten into - High School Fails | website=YouTube | date=March 15, 2020 }}{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bQgCZd-HtA&ab_channel=TrevorWallace| title=The Trevor Wallace Interview {{!}} Stiff Socks Podcast Episode 19| date=22 May 2019| access-date=19 September 2020 |via=YouTube}} He graduated from San Jose State University.{{cite web|url=https://radiopublic.com/purpose-in-the-youth-WREerZ/ep/s1!04d04| title=Episode 75 - Trevor Wallace: Laugh It Out| date=February 21, 2018| access-date=July 7, 2019| website=Radio Public| publisher=Purpose in the Youth}} During his time at San Jose State University, he was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity.{{cite web |publisher=Delta Upsilon |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ikianpAWy6/?igshid=1jfc0s5we9fw9 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/deltausjsu/622774011335634106 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=DELTA UPSILON's Instagram photo: "Happy birthday to our vine famous brother Trevor Wallace & DU's very own comedian! #howmanyyyY's ? @trevwall" |via=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}
Comedy career
Wallace's comedy career began with making short videos for the hosting platform Vine while attending San Jose State University. He has created several viral comedy videos about the brand Zumiez that have been viewed more than fourteen million times as of 2017.{{cite web |url=https://medium.com/@tomboyd/making-viral-content-with-trevor-wallace-181665ee25b0 |title=Making viral content with Trevor Wallace |first1=Tom |last1=Boyd |website=Boyder |via=Medium |date=November 28, 2017}} He also created a comedy video about AirPods that was widely viewed.{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-airpods-make-you-look-rich-these-millennials-think-so-11550591284 |title=Do AirPods Make You Look Rich? These Millennials Think So |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |first1=Jacob |last1=Gallagher |date=February 19, 2019 |access-date=July 7, 2019}} 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/kyle-memes-viral/?tw=dd| title=How 'Kyle' became synonymous with angry, Monster Energy-chugging white boys| website=The Daily Dot| first=Stacey| last=Ritzen|date=July 16, 2019| access-date=July 30, 2019}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://vinepair.com/booze-news/trevor-wallace-white-claw-truly/ |title=Viral 'Ain't No Laws When You're Drinking Claws' T-Shirt Blocked By White Claw Legal |author=Lalomia, Felicia |work=VinePair |date=July 11, 2019 |accessdate=July 26, 2019}}
As of 2018, Wallace works for All Def Digital, which is based in Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=269842122| title=Company Overview of All Def Digital, Inc.| website=Bloomberg| date=July 7, 2019}} He made regular guest appearances on the All Def comedy YouTube series, Great Taste.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrOFuU2nlQyVB8HmN_mYZ1Xu4J3ylEZMX| title=Great Taste| website=YouTube}} He also performs stand-up comedy, including at venues such as San Jose Improv,{{cite web|url=https://improv.com/sanjose/event/trevor+wallace+with+shapel+lacey/9544895/| title=Trevor Wallace with Shapel Lacey| website=Improv.com}} Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville,{{cite web|url=https://zaniesnashvilletickets.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=526160| title=Trevor Wallace | website=Zanies}} and Orpheum Theatre in Arizona.{{cite web|url=https://azdailysun.com/calendar/comedy/the-orpheum-and-jester-comedy-present-sean-mcbride-w-trevor/event_2bef934a-1db3-11e9-9387-874ed6f793a4.html| title=The Orpheum and Jester Comedy present: Sean McBride w/Trevor Wallace| website=Arizona Daily Sun}} Wallace and comedian Michael Blaustein are the co-hosts of the podcast Stiff Socks, which began in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://trevorwallacecomedy.com/stiff-socks| title=The Stiff Socks Podcast| access-date=29 December 2020}}
Wallace's first 1-hour comedy special, Pterodactyl, premiered on Amazon Prime on November 13, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Watch Trevor Wallace: Pterodactyl {{!}} Prime Video |url=https://www.amazon.com/Trevor-Wallace-Pterodactyl/dp/B0CH5GC1WL |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=www.amazon.com}}
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Shorty Awards | Comedy | {{Nominated}} | {{Cite web|url=http://shortyawards.com/12th/trevwall|title=Trevor Wallace - The Shorty Awards|website=shortyawards.com}} |
References
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External links
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Category:American male comedians
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:Comedians from California
Category:People from Camarillo, California
Category:San Jose State University alumni
Category:Delta Upsilon members
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