K. Trevor Wilson
K. Trevor Wilson | |
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| Born | Trevor Kingsley Wilson March 9, 1981 |
| Alma mater | Etobicoke School of the Arts Humber College |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | ktrevorwilson |
Trevor K. Wilson(born March 9, 1981), known professionally asK. Trevor Wilson,is a Canadian comedian, writer and actor. He grew up inToronto,Ontarioand is best known as the character Squirrely Dan inLetterkenny.
Career[edit]
Standup comedy[edit]
In 2012, Wilson won the Irwin Barker Home Grown Award at theJust For LaughsFestival in Montreal.[1]He's since appeared multiple times at the festival[2]as well as JFL 42,[3]Winnipeg Comedy Festival,[4]Halifax Comedy Festival[5]and performed onJimmy Kimmel Live[6]and Comedy Central'sRoast Battle.[7]
His debut albumSexCop Fire Penisreached the top of the iTunes Comedy Charts and won Best Taped Live Performance at the 2015 Canadian Comedy Awards.[8]His follow up,Sorry! (A Canadian Album),debuted at the top of the iTunes Comedy Charts and was nominated for theJuno Award for Comedy Album of the Year.[9]
In 2017, his first special,Bigger in Person,debuted onThe Comedy Network.[10]Wilson was also featured in theNetflixSeries, Comedians of The World that was released January 1, 2019.[11]
Wilson is an original member of theComedy RecordsRoster and was featured on the label's 10 Year Anniversary album.[12]
In 2021 he was announced as one of the judges in the upcoming first season ofRoast Battle Canada.[13]In 2022, he appeared inLOL: Last One Laughing Canada.[14]
Acting[edit]
As a child actor, Wilson was featured multiple times on the Canadian seriesGoosebumps.[15]In 2010, he stood alongsideNelly Furtadoin the filmScore: A Hockey Musicaland has since been part of multiple series includingWhat Would Sal Do?andMan Seeking Woman.[16][17]
In 2016, Wilson debuted as Squirrely Dan on Crave'sLetterkenny.[16][18][19]
At the6th Canadian Screen Awards,Wilson received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Personal life[edit]
He graduated from theEtobicoke School of the Artsas well asHumber College.[20]
Wilson chose the stage name "K. Trevor Wilson" —transposing his given name andmiddle initial—at the suggestion of his agent when he registered withACTRA,because there was already another member with the name "Trevor Wilson".[21]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Just for Laughs Homegrown Comedy Competition".Retrieved30 August2017.
- ^"K. Trevor Wilson".Just For Laughs.Retrieved30 August2017.
- ^"JFL42 Sarah Silverman / K. Trevor Wilson Sony Centre, Toronto ON, September 20".Retrieved30 August2017.
- ^Lizard, Visual."Performers".Winnipeg Comedy Festival.Retrieved30 August2017.
- ^"Halifax Comedy Festival: Standup comic El-Husseini mines own life for laughs".Retrieved30 August2017.
- ^"Watch K. Trevor Wilson Crush It On Jimmy Kimmel Live".www.thecomedynetwork.ca.Retrieved30 August2017.
- ^"Recap: The Temperature Reached a Boiling Point at the 'Roast Battle' Quarterfinals".31 July 2016.Retrieved30 August2017.
- ^"22 Minutes and Samantha Bee among Canadian Comedy Award winners".14 September 2015.Retrieved30 August2017.
- ^"2018 Comedy Album | K. Trevor Wilson |".
- ^"K. Trevor Wilson Looks Back On His Comedy Firsts Ahead Of His First Special".www.thecomedynetwork.ca.Retrieved30 August2017.
- ^"K. Trevor Wilson".IMDb.January 2019.
- ^"An Oral History of 10 years of Comedy Records, home to K. Trevor Wilson, Arthur Simeon and more! | CBC Comedy".
- ^Jordan Pinto,"CTV Comedy commissions Roast Battle adaptation".RealScreen,April 12, 2021.
- ^David Friend,"Tom Green, Andrew Phung vie to be ‘last one laughing’ on Canadian reality competition".Toronto Star,January 12, 2022.
- ^Stradiotto, Laura (16 June 2016)."Sudbury comedy night: Strange but true tales".Sudbury Star.Retrieved17 December2017.
- ^ab"K. Trevor Wilson".imdb.com.Retrieved17 December2017.
- ^Music News Desk (10 October 2017)."K. Trevor Wilson Releases Sophomore Comedy Album 'Sorry! (A Canadian Album)'".broadwayworld.com.Retrieved17 December2017.
- ^Mudhar, Raju (8 November 2017)."Letterkenny star K. Trevor Wilson's Sorry tale of success".Toronto Star.Retrieved17 December2017.
- ^"Interview with K Trevor Wilson on Squirrely Dan on Letterkenny stand up and acting"– via YouTube.com.
- ^Brioux, Bill (28 July 2016)."Jeff Ross on the art of roasting, comedy style".The Toronto Star.Retrieved17 December2017.
- ^Palmater, Candy (host);Wilson, K. Trevor (guest) (2016-09-26).Letterkenny's K. Trevor Wilson in studio q.q.2 minutes in.CBC.CBC Radio One.
