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Trevor Wallace

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Trevor Wallace
Born (1992-12-30) December 30, 1992 (age 31)
EducationSan Jose State University
Occupation(s)Comedian, Youtuber
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers5.07 million[1]
(May 2024)
Total views2.16 billion[1]
(May 2024)
Websitetrevorwallacecomedy.com
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers

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]

Early life and education

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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

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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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Year Award Category Result

Ref.

2020 Shorty Awards Comedy Nominated [20]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Trevor Wallace". YouTube.
  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. ^ a b "Bio".
  5. ^ "The Only Fight Trevor Wallace Has Gotten into - High School Fails". YouTube. March 15, 2020.
  6. ^ The Trevor Wallace Interview | Stiff Socks Podcast Episode 19. May 22, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2020 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ a b c "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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