Blake Anderson

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Blake Anderson
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Anderson at WonderCon 2022
Born
Blake Raymond Anderson

(1984-03-02) March 2, 1984 (age 40)
Sacramento County, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • fashion designer
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Rachael Finley
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(m. 2012;div. 2017)​
Children2

Blake Raymond Anderson (born March 2, 1984) is an American actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and fashion designer. Beginning in 2006, Anderson helped create and join the sketch-comedy troupe Mail Order Comedy, which produced online videos and sketches, such as those involving the rap band The Wizards, along with co-members Anders Holm, Adam DeVine, and Kyle Newacheck. In 2011, Anderson, along with Holm, DeVine, and Newacheck, began starring as fictional versions of themselves in the Comedy Central television series Workaholics , which Anderson co-created. Workaholics ran on the network from 2011 until 2017, airing seven seasons. Anderson has appeared in other film and television works, often with other members of Mail Order Comedy.

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In 2017, Anderson was nominated for two Behind the Voice Actors' People's Choice Voice Acting Awards for his work on Voltron: Legendary Defender , winning the nomination for Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series. He was also nominated for a Young Hollywood Award in 2014.

Early life

Anderson was born in Sacramento County, California, on March 2, 1984, and was raised in Concord, California. [1] He attended Clayton Valley High School in Concord, California. He later moved to Los Angeles to work with improvisational comedy troupes such as The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade. [2] While working as a pizza delivery driver, he attended Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, where he met future comedy partner Adam DeVine. [3]

Career

In 2006, Anderson formed the sketch comedy group Mail Order Comedy with Anders Holm, DeVine, and Kyle Newacheck. They produced videos, which appeared on YouTube. In 2011, he played Tad on the Fox show Traffic Light . Next, he had small roles on HBO's Entourage and the Fox show House . He appeared in episodes of Community , Arrested Development , Parks and Recreation , The Big Bang Theory , The Simpsons , Brooklyn Nine-Nine , and Drunk History , among others. He has starred on the Comedy Central show Workaholics (2011-2017), and the Hulu series Woke (2020–2022). In 2023, he guest starred on Impractical Jokers as a "ganja weasel". [4]

He tours the country to perform his stand-up comedy. [2]

In 2013, he co-created the fashion line Teenage with his then-wife, Rachael Finley. [5]

Personal life

On December 17, 2011, Anderson required surgery after jumping from his roof onto a beer pong table during a house party and fracturing his spine. [6]

On September 7, 2012, Anderson married Rachael Finley. [7] They have one daughter, born in 2014, [8] and were divorced in 2017. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008420 Special: Attack of the Show! from JamaicaYung ZeldWizard Performance
2009 Ratko: The Dictator's Son Derek
2011 The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Greek Soldier #1
2013 Epic DagdaVoice
2014 Neighbors Beer Pong Guy #2Cameo
2015 Dope Will
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Ron the JanitorCameo
2018 Game Over, Man! Joel "Baby Dunc"Also producer
Show Dogs Pigeon 3Voice
The Package Redneck ReginaldAlso producer
2020 Spy Intervention Smuts
2021 North Hollywood School Security Guard
2022 I'm Totally Fine Eric
2023 The Out-Laws Cousin RJ
First Time Female Director Corden

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–2008Crossbows & Mustaches10 episodes, executive producer
2008Special DeliveryHimselfEpisode: "Strike a Pose"
The Dude's HouseBlake3 episodes, co-creator, writer executive producer
5th YearBlake5 episodes
2011 Traffic Light Tad2 episodes
Entourage DonnyEpisode: "One Last Shot"
House EthanEpisode: "Perils of Paranoia"
2011–2017 Workaholics Blake HendersonCo-creator, writer, executive producer
2012 Community AttendantEpisode: "Contemporary Impressionists"
2013 Arrested Development B. LakeEpisodes: "Flight of the Phoenix" & "Moving Pictures" (Fateful Consequences release)
2013–2014 Loiter Squad Himself
2014–2015 Parks and Recreation Mike Bean3 episodes
2014 The Eric Andre Show Himself1 episode
2015 Hell's Kitchen HimselfEpisode: "17 Chefs Compete"
Comedy Bang! Bang! Screggie's Real FatherEpisode: "Karen Gillan Wears a Black and White Striped Pullover and Coral Skirt"
The Simpsons Dickie (voice)Episode: "Halloween of Horror"
Drunk History Alexei Leonov Episode: "Space"
2015, 2017 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Hogarth (voice)2 episodes
2016 Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade Clint (voice)TV short
The Big Bang Theory TrevorEpisode: "The Line Substitution Solution"
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Don vs. Raph Michelangelo (voice)Short
2016–2018 Voltron: Legendary Defender Matt Holt (voice)Episodes: "The Rise of Voltron", "Return of the Gladiator", "Tears of the Balmera", "Reunion", "Black Site", "A New Defender"
2017 Uncle Grandpa Ciabatta (voice)Episode: "Full Grown Pizza"
The Jellies! RG (voice)
2018 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Constantine KaneEpisode: "Bachelor/ette Party"
2018–2020 Tigtone Poach-Or, Beautiful Horse Head, Lightning King, C.J., Ceruszimar (voice)6 episodes
2019 Mixed-ish Cult memberEpisode: "Becoming Bow"
2020–2022 Woke Gunther16 episodes
2021 The Freak Brothers Charlie
2023 Impractical Jokers HimselfEpisode: "Blake Anderson"
Is It Cake? Himself / JudgeEpisode: "Everything Is Cake!"

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References

  1. ↑ "Concord Native Blake Anderson Shares His Favorite CA Spots". Visit Concord. March 8, 2023. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Blake Anderson's Bio". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ Rollo & Grandy (September 2, 2011). "Interview: Blake Anderson of Workaholics". RolloGrandy.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ Sal Steals and Eats Blake Anderson's Weed Cookies (Clip) | Impractical Jokers | truTV. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024– via YouTube.
  5. ↑ Kilberg, Lauren (May 20, 2014). "Blake Anderson of Workaholics and Wife Team Up for '90s-Vibe T-Shirt Line". Paste . Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ Mikelberg, Amanda (December 24, 2011). "Watch: 'Workaholics' Star Fractures Spine After Jumping from Roof". New York Daily News . Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "License and Certificate of Marriage". Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012– via Tumblr.
  8. ↑ Webber, Stephanie (March 8, 2014). "Blake Anderson, Workaholics Star, Welcomes Baby Girl Mars Ilah with Wife Rachael Finley". Us Weekly . Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ "'Workaholics' Blake Anderson's Divorce Final". TMZ . December 5, 2017. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ American Football - Uncomfortably Numb (ft. Hayley Williams) [Official Music Video], January 22, 2019, archived from the original on August 28, 2023, retrieved August 28, 2023
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