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=Trevor Noah= Trevor Noah is a South African comedian who was born February 20, 1984 to Patricia and Robert Noah. Noah's mother, Patricia is black South African and his father is of German decent. During the time of Trevor's birth, interracial relations ships were illegal. After giving birth to Trevor, Patricia was jailed by the South African government. Growing up, Noah did not live with his father, as it was against the law for his parents to be together. They had to keep their relationship a secret. Noah grew up to become a comedian, TV host, writer, and producer.

At the age of eighteen, Noah landed his first acting job as a character on the South African soap opera, Isidingo. Playing a major role in the popular soap opera caused Trevor's career to sky rocket. After acting, Noah began hosting radio shows, educational programs and gossip shows. Noah then dropped his hosting positions to pursue a career in comedy. Traveling all over South Africa allowed Noah to preform with several South African comedians, such as, Davis Kau and Darren Simpson. Noah has also created his own comedic shows in South Africa. These specials include: //The Daywalker// (2009), //Crazy Normal// (2011), //That's Racist// (2012), and //It's My Culture// (2013).

In 2012, Noah became the first South African comedian to appear on //The Tonight Show// and //Late Show with David Letterman//. In September 2012, Noah appeared on Comedy Central roast. In 2013, Noah starred in his own comedy, //Trevor Noah: The African American.// In 2015, //The Daily Show// asked Noah to take over as a host after John Stewart leaves. Noah will begin hosting for the 2015-2016 season. After Noah announced his new position, he received a lot of criticism. Viewers believed that his jokes were too controversial. Noah responded that his jokes don't depict his views; they are simply jokes. If nothing else, Noah's unique perspective will be eye opening for American audiences.