Blake Anderson

Blake Anderson
Blake Anderson
Born	Blake Raymond Anderson; March 2, 1984; Sacramento County, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, fashion designer
Years active	2006–present
Spouse(s)	Rachael Finley (m. 2012; div. 2017)
Children	1

Blake Raymond Anderson (born March 2, 1984) is an American actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and fashion designer. He is best known for starring in and co-creating the Comedy Central series Workaholics.

Early life

Anderson was born in Sacramento County, California, on March 2, 1984. 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.[1] While working as a pizza delivery driver, he attended Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, where he met future co-star Adam DeVine.[2]

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. He has appeared on many YouTube shows such as Mail Order Comedy (for which he writes and produces all of the material) and Dungeon of the Nutsack. He starred on the Comedy Central show Workaholics between 2011 and 2017. He has had roles on Community, Arrested Development, and Loiter Squad. He also tours the country to perform his stand-up comedy.[1] In June 2016 it was announced that Anderson, Devine, Holm and Newacheck are working on a film with Seth Rogen as producer.[3]

In 2013 he co-created the fashion line Teenage with his then-wife, Rachael Finley.[4]

Personal life

Anderson is an avid fan of the hip-hop music scene in the East Bay area, noting Lil B as one of his favorite performers.[5] He is also a Golden State Warriors and Oakland Athletics fan.

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.[6]

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

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	420 Special: Attack of the Show! from Jamaica	Limahl Spellswell	Television film
2009	Ratko: The Dictator's Son	Derek
2011	National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus	Greek Soldier #1
2013	Epic	Dagda	Voice
2014	Neighbors	Beer Pong Guy #2	Cameo
2015	Dope	Will
2015	Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse	Ron the Janitor	Cameo
2018	Game Over, Man!	Joel	Also producer
2018	Show Dogs	Pigeon 3	Voice
2018	The Package	Redneck Reginald	Producer
2020	Spy Intervention	Smuts

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006–2008	Crossbows & Mustaches		10 episodes Executive producer
2008	Special Delivery	Himself	Episode: "Strike a Pose"
2008	The Dude's House	Blake	3 episodes Co-creator, writer executive producer
2008	5th Year	Blake	5 episodes
2011	Traffic Light	Tad	2 episodes
2011	Entourage	Donny	Episode: "One Last Shot"
2011	House	Ethan	Episode: "Perils of Paranoia"
2011–2017	Workaholics	Blake Henderson	Co-creator, writer, executive producer
2012	Community	Attendant	Episode: "Contemporary Impressionists"
2013	Arrested Development	B. Lake	Episode: "Flight of the Phoenix"
2013–2014	Loiter Squad	Himself
2014–2015	Parks and Recreation	Mike Bean	3 episodes
2014	The Eric André Show	Himself	1 episode
2015	Hell's Kitchen	Himself	Episode: "17 Chefs Compete"
2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Screggie's Real Father	Episode: "Karen Gillan Wears a Black and White Striped Pullover and Coral Skirt"
2015, 2017	Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero	Hogarth (voice)	2 episodes
2015	The Simpsons	Dickie (voice)	Episode: "Halloween of Horror"
2015	Drunk History	Alexei Leonov	Episode: "Space"
2016	Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade	Clint (voice)	TV short
2016–2018	Voltron: Legendary Defender	Matt Holt (voice)	Episode: "The Rise of Voltron", "Return of the Gladiator", "Tears of the Balmera", "Reunion", "Black Site", "A New Defender"
2016	The Big Bang Theory	Trevor	Episode: "The Line Substitution Solution"
2016	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Don vs. Raph	Michelangelo (voice)	Short
2017	Uncle Grandpa	Ciabatta (voice)	Episode: "Full Grown Pizza"
2017	The Jellies	RG (voice)
2018	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Constantine Kane	Episode: "Bachelor/ette Party"
2019	Mixed-ish	Cult member	Episode: "Becoming Bow"

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References

"Blake Anderson's Bio". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
Rollo & Grandy (September 2, 2011). "Rollo & Grady Interview :: Blake Anderson of Workaholics". RolloGrandy.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
Kit, Borys (2016-06-09). "Workaholics Creators, Seth Rogen Team for Action Comedy 'Game Over, Man!". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
Kilberg, Lauren (2014-05-20). "Blake Anderson of Workaholics and Wife Team Up for '90s-Vibe T-Shirt Line". Paste. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
Evers, Derek (2011-05-11). "Workaholic Blake Anderson | Bothering". Impose Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
AMANDA MIKELBERG (2011-12-24). "WATCH: 'Workaholics' star fractures spine after jumping from roof - New York Daily News". Articles.nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
PUBLIC RECORD. "image". Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
Webber, Stephanie (2014-03-08). "Blake Anderson, Workaholics Star, Welcomes Baby Girl Mars Ilah With Wife Rachael Finley". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2014-03-09.

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[ComedyCentralBio-1] "Blake Anderson's Bio". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.

[2] Rollo & Grandy (September 2, 2011). "Rollo & Grady Interview :: Blake Anderson of Workaholics". RolloGrandy.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-30.

[3] Kit, Borys (2016-06-09). "Workaholics Creators, Seth Rogen Team for Action Comedy 'Game Over, Man!". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[4] Kilberg, Lauren (2014-05-20). "Blake Anderson of Workaholics and Wife Team Up for '90s-Vibe T-Shirt Line". Paste. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[5] Evers, Derek (2011-05-11). "Workaholic Blake Anderson | Bothering". Impose Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2012-09-02.

[6] AMANDA MIKELBERG (2011-12-24). "WATCH: 'Workaholics' star fractures spine after jumping from roof - New York Daily News". Articles.nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2012-09-02.

[7] PUBLIC RECORD. "image". Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2012-12-07.

[8] Webber, Stephanie (2014-03-08). "Blake Anderson, Workaholics Star, Welcomes Baby Girl Mars Ilah With Wife Rachael Finley". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2014-03-09.