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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.