TREVOR NOAH:
Background and Early Career. Trevor Noah was born on February 20, 1984 in Soweto, South Africa to a black Xhosa mother and a white Swiss-German father. The couple's union was illegal due to the country's apartheid system, which officially sponsored racial oppression and segregation.
In 1992 Noah's mother Patricia Nombuyiselo was married to Ngisaveni Abel Shingange, and they had two sons together, Andrew and Isaac. Trevor and his mother were both physically abused by Shingange, and the couple legally divorced in 1996.
Background and Early Career. Trevor Noah was born on February 20, 1984 in Soweto, South Africa to a black Xhosa mother and a white Swiss-German father. The couple's union was illegal due to the country's apartheid system, which officially sponsored racial oppression and segregation.
In 1992 Noah's mother Patricia Nombuyiselo was married to Ngisaveni Abel Shingange, and they had two sons together, Andrew and Isaac. Trevor and his mother were both physically abused by Shingange, and the couple legally divorced in 1996.