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Born | Blake Raymond Anderson March 2, 1984 |
Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, producer, writer |
Years active | 2006–present |
Spouse | Rachael Finley (m. 2012) |
Blake Raymond Anderson (born March 2, 1984) is an American comedian, writer, producer, and actor. He is one of the stars and co-creators of the Comedy Central series Workaholics.
Early life
Anderson was born in Sacramento County, California, and went to Clayton Valley Charter High School. He was made fun of for his curly hair, so he decided to shave it off because of peer pressure in 1998.[1] Even though Anderson grew up in Northern California, he moved to Los Angeles to work with improvisational comedy troupes.[2] Originally from Concord, California, Anderson studied with The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade. While working as a pizza delivery driver, Anderson attended Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, where he met future co-star Adam DeVine.[3]
Career
In 2006, Anderson formed the sketch comedy group Mail Order Comedy with Anders Holm, Adam DeVine, and Kyle Newacheck. He appeared on several episodes of the Fox show Traffic Light and has had small cameos in an episode of HBO's Entourage, he was also in National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2009); and an episode of the Fox show House. Anderson has also appeared on many YouTube shows such as "Mailordercomedy" and "DungeonoftheNutsack". Anderson has starred on the Comedy Central show Workaholics since 2011. Anderson has also had roles on Community and Arrested Development and recently appeared on season 2 of Loiter Squad. He worked with improv groups such as The Groundlings, Upright Citizens Brigade, and the National Lampoon Lemmings. Anderson also acts in, writes, and produces all of the material for Mail Order Comedy. He also tours the country to perform his stand-up comedy acts. He recently was in featured in the 2013 Fox produced movie, Epic, as he voiced the character of Dagda.[2]
Personal life
Anderson is an avid supporter of the Hyphy hip-hop music scene in the East Bay, California, area, noting Lil B as one of his favorite performers. Anderson states he is "Based 4 Life" and "Lil B is the true Based God."[4]
On December 17, 2011, Anderson required surgery after fracturing his spine during a house party by jumping from his roof onto a beer pong table.[5][6]
On September 7, 2012, Anderson married Rachael Finley.[7]
References
- ^ "Bios". Mail Order Comedy. 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- ^ a b "Blake Anderson's Bio". Comedy Central. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ Rollo & Grandy (September 2, 2011). "Rollo & Grady Interview :: Blake Anderson of Workaholics". RolloGrandy.com. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
- ^ Evers, Derek (2011-05-11). "Workaholic Blake Anderson | Bothering". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- ^ AMANDA MIKELBERGSaturday, December 24, 2011 (2011-12-24). "WATCH: 'Workaholics' star fractures spine after jumping from roof - New York Daily News". Articles.nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Durante, Thomas. "'I got painkillers flowing... I'm all good': Workaholics star Blake Anderson breaks his back after plunging from roof onto beer pong table". Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ PUBLIC RECORD. "image".