Trevor Wallace

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Trevor Wallace
Born (1992-12-30) December 30, 1992 (age 31)
Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Education San Jose State University
Occupation(s)Comedian, Youtuber
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Subscribers5.07 million [1]
(May 2024)
Total views2.16 billion [1]
(May 2024)
Website trevorwallacecomedy.com
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Trevor Auburn Wallace (born December 30, 1992) [2] [3] is an American comedian, writer, actor, and social media influencer from Camarillo, California. [4] 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. [4]

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Early life and education

Wallace was born in Naperville, Illinois but grew up in Camarillo, California. He is Jewish. [5] [6] He graduated from San Jose State University. [7] During his time at San Jose State University, he was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity. [8]

Comedy career

Wallace's comedy career began with making short videos for the hosting platform Vine while attending San Jose State University. [7] He has created several viral comedy videos about the brand Zumiez that have been viewed more than fourteen million times as of 2017. [9] He also created a comedy video about AirPods that was widely viewed. [10] 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". [11] 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. [12]

As of 2018, Wallace works for All Def Digital, [7] which is based in Los Angeles. [13] He made regular guest appearances on the All Def comedy YouTube series, Great Taste. [14] He also performs stand-up comedy, including at venues such as San Jose Improv, [15] Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville, [16] and Orpheum Theatre in Arizona. [17] Wallace and comedian Michael Blaustein are the co-hosts of the podcast Stiff Socks, which began in 2019. [18]

Wallace's first 1-hour long comedy special, Pterodactyl, premiered on Amazon Prime on November 13, 2023. [19]

Awards and nominations

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2020 Shorty Awards Comedy Nominated [20]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jumped out the womb 26 years ago". Facebook. Trevor Wallace Comedy. December 30, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  3. ↑ Trevor Wallace (July 25, 2017). Comedian Trevor Wallace Performs for 'Laughs on FOX' . Retrieved May 23, 2024– via YouTube.
  4. 1 2 "Bio".
  5. ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=l5jDvYd2LIs?t=54
  6. ↑ The Trevor Wallace Interview | Stiff Socks Podcast Episode 19. May 22, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2020– via YouTube.
  7. 1 2 3 "Episode 75 - Trevor Wallace: Laugh It Out". Radio Public. Purpose in the Youth. February 21, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Boyd, Tom (November 28, 2017). "Making viral content with Trevor Wallace". Boyder– via Medium.
  10. ↑ Gallagher, Jacob (February 19, 2019). "Do AirPods Make You Look Rich? These Millennials Think So". Wall Street Journal . Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  11. ↑ Ritzen, Stacey (July 16, 2019). "How 'Kyle' became synonymous with angry, Monster Energy-chugging white boys". The Daily Dot. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Company Overview of All Def Digital, Inc". Bloomberg. July 7, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Great Taste". YouTube.
  15. ↑ "Trevor Wallace with Shapel Lacey". Improv.com.
  16. ↑ "Trevor Wallace". Zanies.
  17. ↑ "The Orpheum and Jester Comedy present: Sean McBride w/Trevor Wallace". Arizona Daily Sun.
  18. ↑ "The Stiff Socks Podcast" . Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Watch Trevor Wallace: Pterodactyl | Prime Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Trevor Wallace - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com.


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