Blake Anderson
Anderson in 2015, photo by prphotos.com
Birth Name: Blake Raymond Anderson
Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 2, 1984
Ethnicity:
*mother – German, one quarter Bohemian Czech
Blake Anderson is an American actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and fashion designer. He is a member of sketch group Mail Order Comedy, along with Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and Kyle Newacheck. The group created fictional rap band The Wizards and created, and starred on, the show Workaholics. He also had a voice role on the show Voltron: Legendary Defender.
His mother is of three quarters German and one quarter Bohemian Czech descent. He was raised in Concord, California. Blake has a daughter with his former wife Rachael Finley.
Blake’s maternal grandfather was James Frank Blazek (the son of Frank James Blazek and Elizabeth Marie Osterberger). Blake’s grandfather James was born in Iowa. Blake’s great-grandfather Frank was the son of Charles Joseph Blazek and Anna Vratrsovsky, who were born in Iowa, both of them to Bohemian/Czech parents. Elizabeth was the daughter of German parents, John Osterberger and Katharine/Katie Dorna.
Blake’s maternal grandmother was Mary Anne Heil (the daughter of William Charles Heil and Elizabeth Ann Kauffman). Blake’s grandmother Mary Anne was born in Iowa, and was of German descent, with roots in Baden-Württemberg. William was the son of Joseph Tobias Heil and Catherine Elisabeth Acks. Elizabeth was the daughter of Albert Anthony Kaufmann and Francisca Agnes Kaercher.
Source: http://noisey.vice.com
He is the son of Lori Elizabeth and Timothy A. Anderson.
I think this may be his grandfather:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196509190
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2C-795B
It seems like Blake’s mother’s current surname is O’Donnell, like this man’s daughter.
Okay, that’s his grandfather.
Blake’s maternal grandfather was James Frank Blazek (the son of Frank James Blazek and Elizabeth Loverin Marie Osterberger). Frank was the son of Charles Joseph Blazek and Anna Vratrsovsky, who were both born in Iowa, to Bohemian/Czech parents. Elizabeth was the daughter of German parents, John Osterberger and Katharine/Katie Dorna.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDMJ-5M5
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMK7-9N1
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDMJ-JT1
Blake’s maternal grandmother was Mary Anne Heil (the daughter of William Charles Heil and Elizabeth Ann Kauffman). William was the son of Joseph Tobias Heil and Catherine Elisabeth Acks. Elizabeth was the daughter of Albert Anthony Kaufmann and Francisca Agnes Kaercher.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101666028/mary-anne-blazek
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMK3-86D