Redfoo
Birth Name: Stephen Kendal Gordy
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: September 3, 1975
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American, distant English
*mother – Finnish
Redfoo is an American musician. He is one half of electronic dance music duo LMFAO, known for their song “Party Rock Anthem,” with his nephew Sky Blu. Both Redfoo and Sky Blu are biracial, as their fathers are black and their mothers are white (Redfoo, and Sky Blu’s father, are half-brothers). On their track, “Welcome To My World,” Redfoo says, “I got a white mom and a black dad.”
Redfoo’s father is producer Berry Gordy, who is African-American, and also has a small amount of English ancestry. Redfoo’s mother, Nancy Leiviska, has Finnish ancestry.
Redfoo is a half-brother of singer Rockwell and musician and actress Rhonda Ross Kendrick, through his father.
Redfoo’s paternal grandfather was Berry Gordy, Jr. (the son of Berry Gordy and Lucy Hellum). Redfoo’s grandfather Berry was born in Georgia. Redfoo’s great-grandfather Berry was the son of James Thomas Gordy and Esther Johnson.
Redfoo’s paternal grandmother was named Bertha Fuller. Bertha was born in Georgia.
Redfoo’s maternal grandfather was named Einar Leiviska. Einar was born in Michigan, of Finnish descent.
Redfoo’s maternal grandmother was named Vivian/Vivien Maki. Vivian was born in Michigan, of Finnish descent.
Redfoo is the uncle of singer and actress Mahogany Lox. He is a first cousin, once removed, of actress Bianca Lawson, through his paternal grandparents Berry Gordy and Bertha Fuller, who were Bianca’s paternal great-grandparents.
Redfoo is a half-second cousin, once removed, of President Jimmy Carter. Redfoo is descended from President Carter’s (white) great-grandfather, James Thomas Gordy, from his relationship with a black woman, Esther Johnson (President Carter is descended from James’s white wife, Harriet Emily Helms). President Carter and music producer Berry Gordy are half-second cousins.
Sources: Genealogy of Redfoo – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Berry Gordy III (focusing on his own father’s side) – https://famouskin.com
Skyblu and red foo are both Italian
O_o
Source please?
Redfoo looks mainly white with a black hint, and skyblu honestly just looks arab or latino.
NO
THEY LOOK BLACK
AND THEIR HAIR LOOKS BLACK TOO
Ilove this guy he sexy and he kows it lol,Seriously i love him though even though i usually do not like biracial guys and no im not being racist i just do not usually see any that i like..
Yeah me too but i think it’s because he looks more white xD idk. The same happened with this biracial asian guy, I mean i’ve seen many other biracial asian guys and I wasn’t feeling it (I’m NOT attracted to asians guy AT ALL) but this one was different looked more like those anime characters (more Caucasian). Anways his nephew I find him fug for though.
racist…
What about Sky Blu, his nephew? I know he’s biracial, but what races?
His mother’s name Nancy Leiviska, so shes probably part Finnish http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-name/Leivisk%C3%A4?lang=RU http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-name/Leiviska?lang=RU
Thanks again Aps.