Tré Melvin is a multi-faceted American-born personality, who has carved a niche for himself as a YouTube star, actor, writer, and singer. He’s known for his YouTube comedy sketch social commentary, short-form episodic programming, and parody videos.
Age, Early Life, and Education Background
Tré Melvin hails from Dayton, Ohio, and was born under the Scorpio zodiac sign on 28 October 1992, which makes him 31 years old as of early 2024. He’s the son of Edward Lee Melvin Jr. but hasn’t disclosed the name of his mother. The YouTuber has a younger sister named Kaylah Melvin. Tré’s parents relocated to Orlando when he was a child. He began expressing an interest in acting at an early age, and started by appearing in several stage plays, TV commercials, musicals, and short films at the age of 11.
According to his YouTube description, Tré studied music, creative writing, and theater at the Dayton-based Stivers School for the Performing Arts when he was between seven and 12 years old. He later studied voice and drama at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City, and marketing at both the University of Cincinnati and Bellarmine University.
Hobbies and Interesting Facts
Melvin is outspoken about race-related matters, and is an avid supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement. He’s also an avid activist, who often raises awareness about spiritual and mental hygiene, homelessness, and access to arts, especially in urban communities.
He’s fascinated by topics including stars, the universe, crystals, and energy healing.
The Dayton native is also a fan of swimming and cycling.
Melvin was supposed to have another sister, the twin of Kaylah but she unfortunately died as a fetus.
Career
Melvin has been represented by City Media ENT and United Talent Agency.
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Writing, Acting, and Producing
In 2015, Melvin appeared in the video “Fifth Harmony: Worth It, PARODY.” He was then seen in an episode of the TV series “Boyfriends”, and in another parody video entitled “Little Mix: Hair, PARODY” in 2016. In the same year, he performed in two episodes of the TV mini-series “12 Deadly Days.” 2017 saw Melvin write, produce and appear in six episodes of the TV miniseries “The Vacation”, and five episodes of the TV miniseries “Drea & Michelle.” He guest-starred in an episode of the TV series “FANtasies” in 2017, which was followed by an appearance in the short film “The Fight” in 2021; the year also saw him write, produce and star in the short film “My Ex-Husband Married My Brother.”
YouTube
Tré launched his self-titled YouTube channel (previously known as ‘This Is a Commentary) on 9 October 2011; he uploaded his first video, “9-1-1 These Days” on 23 November. Some of his most popular videos include “Ghetto Christmas Carols” (uploaded on 15 December 2012), and “B*tches Be Like,” (uploaded on 12 January 2012), which have over 17.8 million and 7.5 million views respectively. Tré ow has over 3.2 million subscribers, and has posted over 240 videos, which have accumulated over 353.5 million views as of early 2024.
Tré has a secondary YouTube channel (Tré Melvin Studios), which he launched on 7 March 2020. He has over 2,250 subscribers, but has uploaded just one video entitled “My Ex-Husband Married My Brother | Official Trailer” which has around 900 views.
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Music and Other Work
Tré has released several songs and Extended Plays (EPs). On 21 November 2019, he released his first EP, “Pluto,” which is comprised of several tracks including “Numb,” “Mile,” and “Dead People.” He also released the playlist “I’m Not Sure but It’s Cold” in late 2020, which is made up of 10 songs including “Should Be” and “Something in the Water”. Some of Tré’s other popular tracks include 2021’s “Pls, Disinfect,” and 2022’s “Die 1,000 Times.”
According to his LinkedIn page, Melvin is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tré Melvin Studios, which was launched in 2011. In 2021, he launched the Los Angeles, California-based Melvin Enterprises, and in the year that followed, he opened the creative brand design and graphic studio, Melvin Designs, which he serves as the CEO and designer – the firm is also based in Los Angeles. Melvin has a line of jewelry known as ‘aundaya.’
Melvin’s fame has skyrocketed over the years. He’s been featured in various outlets including “Jet” Magazine, “E! News,” BET, and NBC News, for his commentary and political activism.
Other Social Media Platforms
Tré is active on Instagram (@Trémelvin) with over 566,000 followers – he’s fond of posting his nephew’s photo on the platform.
He’s also active on TikTok (@Trémelvin) with over 527,000 followers and around 12.5 million likes.
Tré joined X (formerly Twitter) in April 2011 and has accumulated almost 430,000 followers as of early 2024.
Tré uploads his podcasts onto his website, Trémelvin.org.
Personal Life
Hours before the year 2013 ended, Tré openly came out as bisexual through his YouTube video “My New Year’s Resolution.” He released the second part of the video in January 2014 explaining how publicly coming out as bisexual had shifted the theme of his content. In the video, he also said that although his coming out was risky for his career, most of his fans supported his decision without judging. Currently, the YouTuber is an avid supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, and often addresses the criticisms and complexities that come with being bisexual or gay in the Black community.
Tré has dated several men and women, but hasn’t revealed any of their names. He’s seemingly single as of early 2024; he doesn’t have children.
Car Accident
Tré Melvin narrowly escaped death when he was involved in a fatal automobile accident, which resulted in the death of his friend, Katherya Pacheco-Mendoza, on 22 June 2020. He told his fans about the accident on Twitter. Tré and Katherya sustained brain injuries but while he was stabilized, Katherya was unresponsive. Tré alleged that the accident was a case of hit-and-run.
Death Hoax
Melvin’s name hit the headlines on 4 May 2022, when he posted his obituary on his Twitter account. At first look, his supporters and fans were devastated but they soon noticed that the obituary stated that he’d died on 6 May 2022, which was then 48 hours into the future: ‘An outdated variant of Dayton, Ohio-born actor, writer, producer, singer, songwriter, designer, poet, philanthropist, clairvoyant, and digital creator Tré Melvin peacefully departed this life, for the thousandth time, on Friday, 6 May 2022. Upon his deathbed, he documented his final thoughts.’ After learning that the news was fake, fans and critics were outraged and flooded his social media accounts to criticize him.
In response to the announcement, Tré told Blavity that the ‘obituary’ was posted a few days before the release of his new single track “Die 1,000 Times’, adding that the post was just a creative marketing technique. Melvin is alive and seemingly in good health as of early 2024.
Height, Weight, and Physical Appearance
Tré is of Afro-American ethnicity, has a pair of stunning brown eyes and black hair. He has an athletic body, weighing approximately 150lbs (68kgs) and is 5ft 9ins (1.75m) tall. He has inked several tattoos on both of his arms, and has pierced his ears and nose. The famed YouTuber is fond of wearing jewelry.
Net Worth
Tré has monetized most of his social media platforms. He earns a good sum from his YouTube channel, his line of jewelry, his acting career, and other business endeavors, and is worth approximately $700,000, as of early 2024.
