Trevor Moore (comedian) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Trevor Moore
Moore at the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Trevor Paul Moore (1980-04-04)April 4, 1980 Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	August 7, 2021(2021-08-07) (aged 41) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Comedian actor writer director producer musician
Years active	1996–2021
Spouse(s)	Aimee Carlson ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	1

Trevor Paul Moore (born April 4, 1980 – died August 7, 2021) was a funny American comedian, actor, writer, and musician. He was famous for starting a comedy group called the Whitest Kids U' Know (WKUK) with Sam Brown and Zach Cregger. Their sketch comedy show was on IFC for five seasons.

Trevor Moore's Early Life

Trevor Moore was born in Montclair, New Jersey. His parents, Mickey and Becki Moore, were popular Christian folk-rock singers in the 1980s. Their song "Love Song for Number Two" reached number 2 on the U.S. Christian music charts.

Because his family traveled a lot for tours, Trevor changed schools many times. He went to about five different schools while growing up.

Becoming a Cartoonist

By the time he was 15, Trevor became a published cartoonist. He put his early drawings into a book called Scraps. When he was 16, Moore created a comic strip called Cuddy. This strip appeared in a newspaper called The Charlottesville Observer in Charlottesville, Virginia.

College and Film Studies

Moore went to high school at Covenant School in Charlottesville. He graduated at 18 while also working on his own creative projects. He first studied broadcasting at Virginia Commonwealth University. He wanted to learn about journalism and politics, but he later chose to study film.

Like his future comedy partners, Sam Brown and Zach Cregger, Moore studied at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He earned a degree in film with honors.

Trevor Moore's Career Journey

Starting in the 1990s

From 1997 to 1998, Trevor had his own show called The Trevor Moore Show. It was on public-access television in Charlottesville, Virginia. Many college students in the area liked his show. When he was 18, a TV channel called Pax-TV (now Ion Television) offered him a deal.

His show aired for sixteen episodes. It featured funny sketches like "Hey Hey, Who Died Today?", which made fun of local news from a senior citizens' home. Another sketch was "Walking-Talking Box." The show was canceled because some material was thought to be too offensive. Also, it was accidentally shown too early in the day for its rating. Trevor thought the show would only air at night, but he found out it was being replayed at 9 a.m. on Saturday mornings.

Later, Moore worked at a TV startup company called ImaginAsianTV. He was a producer and writer for a comedy show called Uncle Morty's Dub Shack. This show had comedians performing sketches and making funny new voices for old Asian movies.

Success in the 2000s

In 2002, during his last year of college, Moore got an internship at Saturday Night Live. He was supposed to be there for only one semester, but the show asked him to stay for the whole year. This led him to join the special NBC Page Program. This program gets about 50,000 applications each year but only accepts 50 people. Moore said that Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live, helped him learn a lot about comedy.

In 2004, Moore's comedy group, the Whitest Kids U' Know, started performing regularly. They had shows at a bar called Pianos in the Lower East Side. The group became very popular online and with their live shows. This led to an invitation to the 2006 HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. The group won an award for Best Sketch Group. Many Hollywood executives noticed them.

After their success, Sundance, MTV, and Comedy Central all wanted the group to make a television pilot (a test episode). But Fuse was already working with them. Their show is now shown all over the world.

In 2008, Moore was a guest voice on an episode of the HBO show The Life and Times of Tim.

After The Whitest Kids U' Know became successful, Fox Searchlight asked Moore and Cregger to work on a movie. They accepted, rewrote the script, and made it fit their comedy style. After filming the second season of The Whitest Kids U' Know, they directed and starred in Miss March. This was Moore's first full-length movie. It came out on March 13, 2009.

Projects in the 2010s

The Whitest Kids U' Know at an event in 2010. From left to right: Moore, Timmy Williams, Darren Trumeter, Sam Brown, and Zach Cregger

During their college years, Moore and Sam Brown had an idea for a movie about the American Civil War. While filming the fifth season of The Whitest Kids U' Know, he and the group wrote and filmed his second movie. It was called The Civil War on Drugs (2011). In this movie, all the group members played many different characters. Moore and Cregger directed the movie. It was shown in a few theaters and also at the same time as the fifth season of WKUK.

Moore played a character named Josh Armstrong on Fox's comedy TV show Breaking In.

Moore often appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He did funny segments where he played pranks on people or had unexpected encounters with them. Moore also worked with Funny or Die and Comedy Central on different projects.

Since starting the WKUK comedy group, Moore and the other members often performed live. They toured every year with the WKUK group, doing old and new sketches in their shows. Sometimes, Moore performed in live shows called the Whatev'r Show with other comedians in New York City and Hollywood.

From November 2012 to February 2013, Trevor Moore did a talk show and comedy show on stage. It was with fellow comedian Josh Fadem in Los Angeles. The show was called The Show Where Trevor Moore Does a Talk Show Thing and Josh Fadem Does Some Other Stuff Too All in One... Plus More.

Moore released his first music album, ... Texts to Myself, in March 2013. It was released by Comedy Central Records. He also directed and starred in music videos for the album, which Comedy Central produced. The album had 12 songs. He toured around the U.S. with some friends to perform songs from the album.

Moore released his second album, High in Church, on March 10, 2015. This album had live and new songs. Some unique songs included "Kitty History," which was a story about conspiracy theories. "The Gays Got Married" was a sarcastic country song. "The Ballad of Billy John" explored the nature of mean comments on YouTube.

He released his third album, The Story of Our Times, on April 20, 2018. This album did not have live versions of songs released before. The songs covered many different topics. These included the silliness of YouTube celebrities, reality television, and Internet trolls.

Moore made a short series with Sam Brown called The Trevor Moore Show. It had three episodes and started airing on Comedy Central in August 2019. Moore also created the Disney Channel show Just Roll With It, which first aired in June 2019.

Work in the 2020s

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Moore hosted The Trevor Moore Quarantine Show on YouTube. This show often included a sketch with him and his dog. It was followed by a recorded live stream where old WKUK cast members talked about different topics. He and the other members of The Whitest Kids U' Know created an animated film called Mars. This film was still being worked on when he passed away in 2021.

Trevor Moore's Personal Life

Trevor Moore married Aimee Carlson in October 2010. They first met when Moore was 23 years old. They had one son together, named August.

Trevor Moore's Passing

Trevor Moore passed away on August 7, 2021, at the age of 41. He was involved in an accident at his home. Reports said he fell from an upstairs balcony.

Trevor Moore's Filmography

Movies

Television Shows

On Stage Performances

• Whitest Kids U' Know Live (2006–2013)
• Whatev'r Show (2011–2012)
• The Show Where Trevor Moore Does a Talk Show Thing… (2012–2013)

Trevor Moore's Music Albums