ESSEX COUNTY, NJ. (THECOUNT) — Comedian Trevor Moore, the host and creator of “The Trevor Moore Show” on Comedy Central, has died, confirmed his wife Aimee Carlson. He was 41.
Moore, a Montclair, New Jersey native who co-founded the sketch comedy group “The Whitest Kids U Know,” died Friday after being involved in an accident, his manager confirmed.
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“We are devastated by the loss of my husband, best friend and the father of our son,” Moore’s wife, Aimee Carlson, a senior vice president at Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door Productions, said in a statement.
“He was known as a writer and comedian to millions, and yet to us he was simply the center of our whole world. We don’t know how we’ll go on without him, but we’re thankful for the memories we do have that will stay with us forever. We appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone. This is a tragic and sudden loss and we ask that you please respect our privacy during this time of grieving.”
Moore was also the co-creator and executive producer of “Just Roll With It,” for the Disney Channel. He also wrote and directed Disney XD prank show “Walk the Prank.”
Moore, who served as a correspondent on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” starred in Comedy Central comedy specials “High In Church” (2015) and “The Story of Our Times” (2018). He has a comedy music album called “Drunk Texts to Myself.”
Moore is survived by Carlson, who he met when they were both NBC pages, and their son August. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to NEXT for Autism.
A cause of death and details of the accident were not provided as of Saturday.
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Geo quick facts: Essex County is located in the northeastern part of New Jersey. As of the 2019 Census estimate, the county’s population was 798,975, making it the state’s third-most populous county – wikipedia.