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My Take
What strikes me about Trevor Moore is how rare his brand of fearlessness was. Founding The Whitest Kids U' Know and keeping a sketch show alive for five seasons on IFC takes more than jokes; it takes a stubborn belief that comedy can be stupid and smart at once. Moore wrote, directed, acted, and made music, and everything carried his fingerprint — gleefully provocative, secretly thoughtful. Losing him at 41 in 2021 still feels wrong to me. But I keep meeting people who quote his sketches verbatim, and that, I think, is the truest measure of a comedian: the laughter outlives the man.
Overview
Trevor Paul Moore (April 4, 1980 – August 7, 2021) was an American comedian, actor, filmmaker, and musician. He was a founding member of the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know (WKUK), alongside Sam Brown, Zach Cregger, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter. The troupe had a sketch comedy series which aired for five seasons on IFC from March 2007 until June 2011.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Trevor Moore
- Name (Japanese)
- トレヴァー・ムーア
- Reading
- とれゔぁー・むーあ
- Born
- April 4, 1980 – August 7, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Montclair, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / film director / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.