Trevor Michael Wallace (born December 30, 1992) is an American comedian, writer, and actor from Camarillo, California. 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.

Early life and education

Wallace was born in

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but grew up in Camarillo, California. He is

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. He graduated from

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. During his time at

, he was a member of the

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fraternity.

Comedy career

Wallace's comedy career began with making short videos for the hosting platform

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while attending San Jose State University. He has created several viral comedy videos about the brand

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that have been viewed more than fourteen million times as of 2017. He also created a comedy video about

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that was widely viewed. 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". In July 2019, Wallace released a viral video satirizing drinkers of

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, 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. As of 2018, Wallace works for All Def Digital, which is based in

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. He made regular guest appearances on the All Def comedy YouTube series, Great Taste. He also performs stand-up comedy, including at venues such as San Jose Improv,

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in Nashville, and Orpheum Theatre in Arizona. Wallace and comedian Michael Blaustein are the co-hosts of the

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Stiff Socks, which began in 2019. Wallace's first 1-hour long comedy special, ''Pterodactyl'', premiered on Amazon Prime on November 13, 2023.

Awards and nominations

References

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* 1992 births Living people American male comedians American podcasters American stand-up comedians Comedians from California People from Camarillo, California San Jose State University alumni YouTube podcasters {{US-comedian-stub