Steve Treviño

Steve Treviño is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and producer. He has released three stand-up specials, the first of which was filmed for Showtime, the second released on Netflix, and the third is now available on Amazon Prime Video. He also worked as a writer for Carlos Mencia's Comedy Central show, Mind of Mencia and Pitbull's La Esquina.

Steve Treviño
Born (1978-01-16) January 16, 1978
Gregory-Portland, Texas, USA
Occupation
Years active1997–present
Known forSteve Treviño: 'Til Death, Steve Treviño: Relatable, Steve Treviño: Grandpa Joe's Son
StyleStand Up Comedian, Relationship Humor
Home townPortland, Texas
Spouse(s)Renae "Captain Evil" Treviño
Children1
Websitestevetrevino.com

Early life

Treviño was born and grew up in Portland, Texas and its surrounding area.[1] He comes from a Mexican-American family.[2][3]

Career

Treviño began his comedy career at age 19 in 1997 often working the Addison Improv comedy club in Addison, Texas.[2][4] He would also volunteer to take the club's headlining comedians to promotional radio interviews.[5]

One of Treviño's first major gigs also came at age 19 when he opened for Carlos Mencia.[6] In 2005 and 2006, he wrote for and occasionally performed in Mencia's television show, Mind of Mencia.[4][7]

In 2008 he went on to write and produce for Pitbull's mun2 show, La Esquina.[5][8] He also made stand-up comedy appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comics Unleashed, and ComicView.[4]

In 2011, Treviño appeared on Marc Maron's podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, where he criticized Carlos Mencia for his documented joke theft and history of bumping other comedians.[9]

In 2012, Treviño released his first stand-up special for Showtime called Steve Treviño: Grandpa Joe's Son.[2]

His second special, Steve Treviño: Relatable, aired on NuvoTV in February 2014 and began streaming on Netflix later that year. The special was recorded at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi.[5][4][1]

In October 2017, Treviño was working on producing a third stand-up special called Steve Treviño: 'Til Death which was released in January 2019 and is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.[1]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 USO Comedy Tour (TV Series) Himself Stand-up Performance
2005–06 Mind of Mencia Writer, Performer
2005 The Daily Buzz (TV Series) Himself
2006 Comics Unleashed Himself Stand-up Performance
2007 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Himself Stand-up Performance
2008 XXXtreme Comedy Tour (TV Special) Himself Stand-up Performance
2008 Pitbull's La Esquina Producer, Writer
2010 The Bob & Tom Show (TV Series) Himself
2011 Comedy.TV Himself Stand-up Performance
2012 Steve Treviño: Grandpa Joe's Son Himself Stand-up Comedy Special: Showtime, writer, executive producer
2012 Comedy Unfiltered Himself Stand-up Performance
2014 Steve Treviño: Relatable Himself Stand-up Comedy Special: Netflix, writer, executive producer
2014 That's Entertainment Himself Panelist
2014 Laughs Himself
2019 Steve Treviño: 'Til Death Himself Stand-up Comedy Special: Amazon Prime, writer, executive producer

Discography
  • Steve Treviño: That's How Daddy Does It (2005)
  • Steve Treviño: Live (2010)
  • Steve Treviño: Grandpa Joe's Son (2012)
  • Steve Treviño: 'Til Death (2019)
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References
  1. Contreras, Natalia E. (October 17, 2017). "Steve Treviño comes home, celebrates people of South Texas". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. Saldana, Hector (November 7, 2012). "Comic Steve Treviño celebrates new Showtime special at Sam's". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  3. "Comedian Steve Treviño". WGN. January 27, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  4. Hackleman, Esther (August 24, 2016). "Comedian ready for hometown performance". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  5. Fadroski, Kelli Skye (June 18, 2014). "Comic Steve Trevino is looking to open doors". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  6. "Stay Current with the Pick of the Day: Steve Treviño". San Antonio Current. November 14, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  7. Grelyak, Alana (June 25, 2007). "Steve Trevino: Breaking the Mold". LaughSpin. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  8. Meehan, Ryan (July 28, 2014). "7 Questions with Steve Trevino". First Order Historians. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  9. Keller, Joel (November 25, 2011). "A Comedian's Act Is Leaner but Not Meaner". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
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