Trevor Moore
Encyclopedia
Trevor Paul Moore is an American
actor
, comedian
, writer
, and director best known as a founding member of the New York City
-based comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know
, who had their own sketch comedy
series on IFC
which ran for five seasons. Moore's other note-worthy projects include The Trevor Moore Show, Uncle Morty's Dub Shack
, and Miss March
.
; his parents are former Christian rock
musicians. Moore, like his future Whitest Kids U' Know comrades Sam Brown
and Zach Cregger
studied in Manhattan's School of Visual Arts
. When Trevor was at the age of 10, he created a comic for his school newspaper. Trevor said in the Bonnie Hunt Show, "The principal put an end to my strip, because it was offensive and kept making fun of kids at school".
in Charlottesville, Virginia
, and began to garner a following among the local college community. In 1998, Moore was offered a deal to produce new episodes of The Trevor Moore Show for WADA-TV, formerly a PAX TV affiliate. The show only lasted sixteen episodes before backlash from skits like "I Wonder Who Died Today?" (a parody newscast from the local senior citizens home) resulted in the show's immediate cancellation, due to offensive material. It was his belief that the show would only air at night, but halfway through the first season he found out that it was being re-run at 9 AM Saturday mornings. The show also featured the "walking-talking box." Trevor graduated from the Covenant School in Charlottesville in 1998.
Moore later went on to work at the cable TV start up ImaginAsianTV as a producer/writer for Jimbo Matison's Uncle Morty's Dub Shack, a comedy show that involved comedians performing sketches, and re-voicing and parodying old Asian movies of marginal quality.
In 2004, Moore's comedy troupe, Whitest Kids U' Know, started a regular engagement at the Lower East Side
bar, Pianos. The troupe was also invited to the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
in 2006 and won the jury prize for Best Sketch Group.
In 2008, Moore was a guest voice on an episode of the HBO show The Life and Times of Tim.
Moore and Zach Cregger (from Whitest Kids U' Know) worked on the film Miss March
, which they both starred in, wrote, and directed. The film was released on March 13, 2009. Miss March
is Moore's first feature-length film.
Moore played Josh Armstrong on Fox
's comedy television series Breaking In
.
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Note(s)>
| The Trevor Moore Show
| Himself
| Producer, Writer, Creator>
| Uncle Morty's Dub Shack
|
| Various roles>
| The Whitest Kids U' Know
| various roles
| executive producer, director, writer, co-creator
Won-U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
Best Sketch Group>
| Miss March
| Tucker Cleigh
| producer, writer, director
Tucker Cleigh>
|Breaking In
| Josh Armstrong
|>
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, and director best known as a founding member of the New York City
New York City
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-based comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know
The Whitest Kids U' Know
The Whitest Kids U' Know is an American sketch comedy troupe and television program of the same name. The group consists of Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, Zach Cregger, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter, though other actors occasionally appear in their sketches. They were accepted into the HBO U.S...
, who had their own sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
series on IFC
Independent Film Channel
The Independent Film Channel is an American cable TV network that airs independent film and related programming. IFC programming includes commercially interrupted feature-length films, original documentaries, shorts, animated series, original series, acquired series, and content exclusively for...
which ran for five seasons. Moore's other note-worthy projects include The Trevor Moore Show, Uncle Morty's Dub Shack
Uncle Morty's Dub Shack
Uncle Morty's Dub Shack was a television series produced by the cable network ImaginAsian TV from 2004 through 2006. Written, directed by and starring Trevor Moore and James Matison and also starring John Chou, Aladdin Ullah and Patrick T. McGowan, the show ran for two seasons, though there is...
, and Miss March
Miss March
Miss March is a 2009 comedy film directed by and starring Trevor Moore and Zach Cregger, stars of the IFC show The Whitest Kids U' Know. The film was released in the United States on March 13, 2009.- Plot :...
.
Early life
Moore was born in Montclair, New JerseyMontclair, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
; his parents are former Christian rock
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
musicians. Moore, like his future Whitest Kids U' Know comrades Sam Brown
Sam Brown (comedian)
Samuel Kelly Brown is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know, founded by Trevor Moore and him. The troupe has their own show on IFC, which ended its 5th and final season on June 17, 2011.-Early life and career:Sam...
and Zach Cregger
Zach Cregger
Zachary Michael "Zach" Cregger is an American comedian, actor, satirist, writer, and director. He is known mostly for his current project, the New York City-based comedy troupe Whitest Kids U' Know, and also starred in the film Miss March, which he directed and wrote with Trevor Moore.Cregger...
studied in Manhattan's School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
. When Trevor was at the age of 10, he created a comic for his school newspaper. Trevor said in the Bonnie Hunt Show, "The principal put an end to my strip, because it was offensive and kept making fun of kids at school".
Career
In 1996, a show dubbed The Trevor Moore Show ran on Charlottesville Public-access televisionPublic-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
in Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
, and began to garner a following among the local college community. In 1998, Moore was offered a deal to produce new episodes of The Trevor Moore Show for WADA-TV, formerly a PAX TV affiliate. The show only lasted sixteen episodes before backlash from skits like "I Wonder Who Died Today?" (a parody newscast from the local senior citizens home) resulted in the show's immediate cancellation, due to offensive material. It was his belief that the show would only air at night, but halfway through the first season he found out that it was being re-run at 9 AM Saturday mornings. The show also featured the "walking-talking box." Trevor graduated from the Covenant School in Charlottesville in 1998.
Moore later went on to work at the cable TV start up ImaginAsianTV as a producer/writer for Jimbo Matison's Uncle Morty's Dub Shack, a comedy show that involved comedians performing sketches, and re-voicing and parodying old Asian movies of marginal quality.
In 2004, Moore's comedy troupe, Whitest Kids U' Know, started a regular engagement at the Lower East Side
Lower East Side, Manhattan
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
bar, Pianos. The troupe was also invited to the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
The Comedy Festival, formerly known as the US Comedy Arts Festival, is a comedy festival held each year in Las Vegas, Nevada. From its 1985 inception to 2007, it was held annually at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado...
in 2006 and won the jury prize for Best Sketch Group.
In 2008, Moore was a guest voice on an episode of the HBO show The Life and Times of Tim.
Moore and Zach Cregger (from Whitest Kids U' Know) worked on the film Miss March
Miss March
Miss March is a 2009 comedy film directed by and starring Trevor Moore and Zach Cregger, stars of the IFC show The Whitest Kids U' Know. The film was released in the United States on March 13, 2009.- Plot :...
, which they both starred in, wrote, and directed. The film was released on March 13, 2009. Miss March
Miss March
Miss March is a 2009 comedy film directed by and starring Trevor Moore and Zach Cregger, stars of the IFC show The Whitest Kids U' Know. The film was released in the United States on March 13, 2009.- Plot :...
is Moore's first feature-length film.
Moore played Josh Armstrong on Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
's comedy television series Breaking In
Breaking In (TV series)
Breaking In is an American television series which premiered on Fox on April 6, 2011. The series aired at 9:30 pm as a midseason replacement following American Idol. The half-hour workplace comedy stars Christian Slater, Michael Rosenbaum, Odette Annable, Trevor Moore, Alphonso McAuley and Bret...
.
Personal life
On October 9, 2010, Moore married long-time girlfriend Aimee Carlson. The wedding and reception took place at The Palm House in Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Aimee resides in LA as an editor whom Moore visits throughout the year flying back and forth from New York. They have a cat and a taxidermy deer head hanging in their LA apartment bathroom, which Moore mounted after accidentally running it over with his car.Filmography
| The Trevor Moore Show
| Himself
| Producer, Writer, Creator>
| Uncle Morty's Dub Shack
Uncle Morty's Dub Shack
Uncle Morty's Dub Shack was a television series produced by the cable network ImaginAsian TV from 2004 through 2006. Written, directed by and starring Trevor Moore and James Matison and also starring John Chou, Aladdin Ullah and Patrick T. McGowan, the show ran for two seasons, though there is...
|
| Various roles>
| The Whitest Kids U' Know
The Whitest Kids U' Know
The Whitest Kids U' Know is an American sketch comedy troupe and television program of the same name. The group consists of Trevor Moore, Sam Brown, Zach Cregger, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter, though other actors occasionally appear in their sketches. They were accepted into the HBO U.S...
| various roles
| executive producer, director, writer, co-creator
Won-U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
The Comedy Festival, formerly known as the US Comedy Arts Festival, is a comedy festival held each year in Las Vegas, Nevada. From its 1985 inception to 2007, it was held annually at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado...
Best Sketch Group>
| Miss March
Miss March
Miss March is a 2009 comedy film directed by and starring Trevor Moore and Zach Cregger, stars of the IFC show The Whitest Kids U' Know. The film was released in the United States on March 13, 2009.- Plot :...
| Tucker Cleigh
| producer, writer, director
Tucker Cleigh>
|Breaking In
Breaking In (TV series)
Breaking In is an American television series which premiered on Fox on April 6, 2011. The series aired at 9:30 pm as a midseason replacement following American Idol. The half-hour workplace comedy stars Christian Slater, Michael Rosenbaum, Odette Annable, Trevor Moore, Alphonso McAuley and Bret...
| Josh Armstrong
|>