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Comedian<br />

<strong>Trevor</strong> Noah is a South African comedian, TV<br />

and radio host, and actor. In March 2015,<br />

Comedy Central announced that Noah would<br />

become the host of The Daily Show in US,<br />

following the departure of Jon Stewart. He<br />

speaks English, German, Xhosa, isiZulu,<br />

Sotho, and Afrikaans. Source: Wikipedia<br />

Born: February 20, 1984 in Johannesburg<br />

Nationality: South African<br />

Parents: Patricia Noah, Robert Noah<br />

Noah’s rise to Stardom<br />

• Noah had a starring role on the South<br />

African soap opera Isidingo in 2002 when<br />

he was 18.<br />

• He then began hosting his own radio<br />

show "Noah's Ark" on Gauteng's leading<br />

youth radio station, YFM.<br />

• In 2007 he hosted The Real Goboza, a<br />

gossip show on SABC 1,[18] and Siyadlala,<br />

a sports show which also aired on the<br />

SABC.<br />

• In December 2014, Noah became a<br />

recurring contributor on The Daily Show<br />

in US.


A man who is a South African<br />

Brand internationally.<br />

Noah was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. His<br />

mother, Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah, is black<br />

South African (Xhosa), and his father Robert is a<br />

white native of Switzerland. He has also said, "My<br />

mum doesn't fit into any category, she's a black<br />

South African woman who's half Jewish." His<br />

parents' relationship was illegal at the time of his<br />

birth due to apartheid, and his mother was jailed<br />

and fined by the South African government. His<br />

father later moved back to Switzerland and Noah<br />

was raised by his mother and maternal<br />

grandmother, Nomalizo Frances Noah.<br />

During his childhood, he attended church every<br />

Sunday.<br />

He has two younger half-brothers by his mother's<br />

husband, Ngisaveni Shingange, whom she later<br />

divorced. In 2009, after she became engaged to<br />

another man, Shingange shot her in the back and<br />

face; he was unable to continue shooting as the<br />

gun jammed. He later threatened to kill <strong>Trevor</strong><br />

Noah. In 2011, Shingange was convicted of<br />

attempted murder. Noah stated that he hoped the<br />

attention surrounding the incident would help the<br />

domestic abuse problem in South Africa: “For<br />

years my mother reached out to police for help<br />

with domestic abuse, and nothing was ever done.<br />

This is the norm in South Africa. Dockets went<br />

missing and cases never went to court.” In 2012,<br />

Shingange was sentenced to only three years of<br />

"correctional supervision" for the attempted<br />

murder.<br />

His mixed-race heritage, his experiences growing<br />

up in a Soweto township, and his observations<br />

about race and ethnicity are leading themes in his<br />

comedy


Film & Television<br />

Film<br />

Year Title Role Notes<br />

2012 Mad Buddies Bookie<br />

Television<br />

Year Title Role Notes<br />

2002 Isidingo Bookie<br />

2009<br />

2011<br />

2012<br />

2012<br />

2012<br />

2013<br />

2013<br />

<strong>Trevor</strong> Noah: The<br />

Daywalker<br />

<strong>Trevor</strong> Noah: Crazy<br />

Normal<br />

<strong>Trevor</strong> Noah: That's<br />

Racist<br />

Comedy Central Roast<br />

of Steve Hofmeyr<br />

Gabriel Iglesias<br />

Presents Stand Up<br />

Revolution<br />

<strong>Trevor</strong> Noah: African<br />

American<br />

<strong>Trevor</strong> Noah: It's My<br />

Culture<br />

Himself<br />

Himself<br />

Himself<br />

Himself<br />

(host)<br />

Stand-up<br />

special<br />

Stand-up<br />

special<br />

Stand-up<br />

special<br />

TV special<br />

Himself Episode: "2.1"<br />

Himself<br />

Himself<br />

Stand-up<br />

special<br />

Stand-up<br />

special<br />

2014–present The Daily Show Himself N/A<br />

Awards<br />

Year Award Work<br />

Result<br />

2012 South African Comics' Choice Award for Comic of the Year Won<br />

2014 South African Savanna Comics' Choice Award for Comic of the Year Nominated<br />

2014 MTV Africa Music Award for Personality of the Year Nominated<br />

Controversy: Within hours of his announcement as Stewart's successor, several jokes were brought to light on his<br />

Twitter feed that some people deemed offensive to women, Jews, and Asians. Noah responded, "To reduce my views to<br />

a handful of jokes that didn't land is not a true reflection of my character, nor my evolution as a comedian," he tweeted.<br />

Comedy Central stood behind Noah, saying in a statement, "Like many comedians, <strong>Trevor</strong> Noah pushes boundaries; he is<br />

provocative and spares no one, himself included... To judge him or his comedy based on a handful of jokes is unfair. <strong>Trevor</strong><br />

is a talented comedian with a bright future at Comedy Central."Mary Kluk, chairperson of the South African Jewish Board<br />

of Deputies, said that the jokes were not signs of anti-Jewish prejudice and that they were part of Noah's style of comedy.<br />

She stated, "The SAJBD wishes him all the success and wisdom that he will require in his new position, and is confident<br />

that he will do our country proud." Source: Wikipedia.

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