trevor noah is a south african comedian political commentator and television host he's the host of
the daily show an american satirical news program on comedy central he was named one of the 35 most
powerful people in new york media by the hollywood reporter in 2017 and 2018. in 2018 time magazine
named him one of the hundred most influential people in the world trevor noah has an estimated
net worth of 100 million dollars trevor noah's early life trevor noah was born on february 20th
1984 in johannesburg hao tang south africa his mother patricia nambaeselo noah is a south african
of hosa tribe and his father robert is of swiss german ancestry under apartheid legislation trevor
noah's mother was classified as black and his father was classified as white trevor noah himself
was classified as colored at the time of his birth his parents interracial relationship was illegal
which trevor noah highlights in his autobiography interracial sexual relations and marriages were
not decriminalized until a year after his birth when the immorality act was amended in 1985.
patricia noah and her mother namalisa francis noah raised trevor in the black township of
soweto trevor noah went to maryville college a private roman catholic primary and high school
in johannesburg trevor noah's personal life in 1992 noah's mother patricia nambaesella
married [ __ ] savanni abel shinganje they had two sons together andrew and isaac
shinganje physically abused both trevor and his mother and the couple legally divorced in 1996.
in 2009 after patricia married fiso posa shinganji shot her in the leg and threw the back of her head
she survived as a bullet went through the base of her head avoiding the spinal cord brain
and all major nerves and blood vessels then exiting with minor damage to her nostril
when trevor noah confronted him over the phone about the shooting shinganji threatened his
life prompting trevor noah to leave johannesburg for los angeles in 2011 shinganji was convicted
of attempted murder and sentenced the following year to three years of correctional supervision
trevor noah stated that he hoped the attention surrounding the incident would raise awareness
of the broader issue of domestic violence in south africa for years my mother reached out to
police for help with domestic abuse and nothing was ever done this is the norm in south africa
dockets went missing and cases never went to court in april 2018 he set up the trevor noah foundation
as a johannesburg-based non-profit organization that equips orphans and vulnerable youth with the
education life skills and social capital necessary to pursue further opportunities trevor noah was
selected as a class day speaker for princeton university's class of 2021. he gave his address
virtually on may 15 2021 and was inducted as an honorary member of the class of 2021 trevor noah
speaks english afrikaans zulu oza swanna zonga and some german trevor noah's career trevor noah began
his career in south africa in 2002 where he had a small role on an episode of the south african
soap opera isidingo he later hosted his own radio show noah's ark on hao tang's leading youth radio
station yfm trevor noah had several hosting roles with the south african broadcasting corporation
and was the runner-up in the fourth season of south africa's iteration of strictly come dancing
in 2008. from 2010 to 2011 he hosted the late night talk show tonight with trevor noah which
he created and aired on mnet and dstv in 2014 noah became the senior international correspondent for
the daily show and in 2015 succeeded long-time host jon stewart in 2016 his autobiographical
comedy book born a crime was published in 2017 he made an appearance on the tv series nashville
in 2018 he appeared in black panther coming to america and american vandal in 2021 he hosted
the 63rd annual grammy awards trevor noah has won various awards including an mtv africa music award
and a prime time emmy award from 11 nominations trevor noah's real estate in 2017 trevor noah paid
10.2 million dollars for a duplex in manhattan new york city which is his primary residence when the
daily show is taping in january 2021 trevor paid 27.6 million dollars for a home in bel
air in october 2021 just 10 months later he listed this home for sale for 30 million trevor noah also
reportedly owned several properties in his native south africa including an apartment in cape town
and a house in the suburbs of johannesburg trevor noah's car collection trevor noah owned a porsche
and a lamborghini both of which he sold apparently the comedian is a part of the prestigious car club
that allows him to cruise in any 50 cars that he pleases well that's all we have for you today
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