Steve Treviño Explained

Steve Treviño
Birth Date:16 January 1978
Birth Place:Gregory-Portland, Texas, U.S.
Years Active:1997–present
Known For:Steve Treviño: 'Til Death, Steve Treviño: Relatable, Steve Treviño: Grandpa Joe's Son
Style:Stand Up Comedian, Relationship Humor
Spouse:Renae "Captain Evil" Treviño
Children:2

Steve Treviño is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and producer. He has released four 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, the fourth released on Netflix. He also worked as a writer for Carlos Mencia's Comedy Central show, Mind of Mencia and Pitbull's La Esquina.

Early life

Treviño was born and grew up in Portland, Texas and its surrounding area.[1] His family members include Tom Treviño, champion of the 2013-2014 World Series of Poker. Fishing was their greatest family pastime.[2] He comes from a Mexican-American family.[3] [4]

Career

Treviño began his comedy career in 1997 at age 19, often working the Addison Improv Comedy Club in Addison, Texas.[3] [5] Often, he volunteered to take the club's headlining comedians to promotional radio interviews.[6]

One of Treviño's first major gigs also came at age 19 when he opened for Carlos Mencia.[7] In 2005 and 2006, he was a writer and performer on Mencia's television show, Mind of Mencia.[5] [8]

In 2008, he became a writer and producer on Pitbull's mun2 television show, La Esquina.[6] [9] He also made stand-up comedy appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comics Unleashed, and ComicView.[5] 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.[10]

In 2012, Treviño released his first stand-up special for Showtime called Steve Treviño: Grandpa Joe's Son.[3]

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.[6] [5] [2]

In October 2017, Treviño began 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 Amazon Prime Video.[2]

In June 2020, Steve partnered with his wife Renae "Captain Evil" Treviño and launched a podcast featuring the two discussing their marriage, family, and their overall life as the Treviños. "Steve Treviño & Captain Evil: The Podcast" officially launched on June 3, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and airs episodes weekly on Facebook, YouTube, and other podcast distributors.[11]

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Steve worked on, filmed, and released his fourth stand-up special called Steve Treviño: My Life in quarantine which was filmed in front of a live, socially-distanced, masked audience and released on October 15, 2020 through the site On Location Live. The special includes new stand-up comedy from Steve along with an episode of the podcast "Steve Treviño & Captain Evil: The Podcast", filmed in front of the live audience. In addition, there are special appearances from family members, including his son Garrett, his mom "Miss Dora," as well as his father-in-law, "Daddy Raymond."[12]

Steve’s self produced fifth special filmed in Waco, Texas, entitled I Speak Wife, was independently released on Friday, October 21, 2022 for free exclusively to his global audience on YouTube. [13]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002USO Comedy Tour (TV Series)HimselfStand-up Performance
2005–06Mind of MenciaWriter, performer
2005The Daily Buzz (TV Series)Himself
2006Comics UnleashedHimselfStand-up Performance
2007The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonHimselfStand-up Performance
2008XXXtreme Comedy Tour (TV Special)HimselfStand-up Performance
2008Pitbull's La EsquinaProducer, writer
2010The Bob & Tom Show (TV Series)Himself
2011Comedy.TVHimselfStand-up Performance
2012Steve Treviño: Grandpa Joe's SonHimselfStand-up Comedy Special: Showtime, writer, executive producer
2012Comedy UnfilteredHimselfStand-up Performance
2014Steve Treviño: RelatableHimselfStand-up Comedy Special: Netflix, writer, executive producer
2014That's EntertainmentHimselfPanelist
2014LaughsHimself
2019Steve Treviño: 'Til DeathHimselfStand-up Comedy Special: Amazon Prime Video, writer, executive producer
2020Steve Treviño: My Life in QuarantineHimselfStand-up Comedy Special: Amazon Prime Video, writer, executive producer
2022Steve Treviño: I Speak WifeHimselfStand-up Comedy Special: YouTube, writer, executive producer
2024Steve Treviño: Simple ManHimselfStand-up Comedy Special: Netflix, writer, executive producer

Discography

Podcast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-07-26 . Steve Trevino Net Worth . 2024-07-26 . en-GB.
  2. News: Contreras. Natalia E.. Steve Treviño comes home, celebrates people of South Texas. Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 17, 2017 . October 15, 2018.
  3. News: Saldana. Hector. Comic Steve Treviño celebrates new Showtime special at Sam's. San Antonio Express-News. November 7, 2012 . October 15, 2018.
  4. News: Comedian Steve Treviño. WGN. January 27, 2017 . October 15, 2018.
  5. News: Hackleman. Esther. Comedian ready for hometown performance. Corpus Christi Caller-Times. August 24, 2016 . October 15, 2018.
  6. News: Fadroski. Kelli Skye. Comic Steve Trevino is looking to open doors . Orange County Register. June 18, 2014 . October 15, 2018.
  7. News: Stay Current with the Pick of the Day: Steve Treviño. San Antonio Current. November 14, 2012 . October 15, 2018.
  8. News: Grelyak. Alana. Steve Trevino: Breaking the Mold. LaughSpin. June 25, 2007 . July 6, 2018.
  9. News: Meehan. Ryan. 7 Questions with Steve Trevino. First Order Historians. July 28, 2014 . October 15, 2018.
  10. News: Keller. Joel. A Comedian's Act Is Leaner but Not Meaner. The New York Times. November 25, 2011 . October 15, 2018.
  11. Web site: Steve Treviño & Captain Evil Podcast NOW STREAMING.
  12. Web site: Comedian Steve Treviño My Life in Quarantine Comedy Special . September 12, 2020 . stevetrevino.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101033731/https://stevetrevino.com/my-life-in-quarantine/ . 2020-11-01.
  13. Web site: About Steve Treviño.