Trevor K. Wilson (born March 9, 1981), known professionally as K. Trevor Wilson, is a Canadian comedian, writer and actor. He grew up in

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and is best known as the character Squirrely Dan in ''

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''.

Career

Standup comedy

In 2012, Wilson won the Irwin Barker Home Grown Award at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. He's since appeared multiple times at the festival as well as JFL 42, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Halifax Comedy Festival and performed on ''

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'' and Comedy Central's ''

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''. His debut album ''SexCop Fire Penis'' reached the top of the iTunes Comedy Charts and won Best Taped Live Performance at the 2015 Canadian Comedy Awards. His follow up, ''Sorry! (A Canadian Album)'', debuted at the top of the iTunes Comedy Charts and was nominated for the

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. In 2017, his first special, ''Bigger in Person'', debuted on

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. Wilson was also featured in the

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Series, Comedians of The World that was released January 1, 2019. Wilson is an original member of the

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Roster and was featured on the label's 10 Year Anniversary album. In 2021 he was announced as one of the judges in the upcoming first season of ''

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''. In 2022, he appeared in '' LOL: Last One Laughing Canada''.David Friend
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'', January 12, 2022.

Acting

As a child actor, Wilson was featured multiple times on the Canadian series ''

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''. In 2010, he stood alongside

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in the film '' Score: A Hockey Musical'' and has since been part of multiple series including '' What Would Sal Do?'' and ''

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''. In 2016, Wilson debuted as Squirrely Dan on Crave's ''

''. At the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, Wilson received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Personal life

He graduated from the

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as well as

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. Wilson chose the stage name "K. Trevor Wilson"—transposing his given name and middle initial—at the suggestion of his agent when he registered with

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, because there was already another member with the name "Trevor Wilson".

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