Michael in 2013, photo by prphotos

Birth Name: Blake Michael Rabin

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 31, 1996

Ethnicity:
*75% Ashkenazi Jewish
*25% Puerto Rican

Blake Michael is an American actor, model, singer, musician, and businessperson. He is known for his roles on the series Dog with a Blog, and in the films Lemonade Mouth, I Killed My BFF, Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House, and The Student. He works for Lumanu, a social media management co., and has written for Forbes as a marketing expert and business analyst.

His father and maternal grandmother are Ashkenazi Jewish, of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent. His maternal grandfather was Puerto Rican. Blake was raised Jewish, and was Bar Mitzvah.

Blake’s paternal grandfather was Benjamin Hyman Rabinovich/Rabin (the son of Samuel Rabinowitz/Rabinovich and Minnie Shafran). Benjamin was born in Illinois, to Russian Jewish parents, with his father being from Gomel.

Blake’s paternal grandmother is Marcia Gordy (the daughter of James M. Gortikov/Gordy and Bertha Scher). James was born in Illinois, the son of Russian Jewish parents, Morris Gortikov and Rose H. Kapelenko. Bertha was born in Illinois, the daughter of Rose.

Blake’s maternal grandfather was Gualberto Gambaró Rodriguez (the son of Enrique Gambaro y Pizarro and Alejandrina Rodriguez Marrero). Gualberto was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Enrique was the son of Federico Gambaro y Mojica and Dolores Pizarro y Ribili. Alejandrina was the daughter of Gabriel Rodriguez, who was born in Spain, and of Isabel Rodriguez Marrero.

Blake’s maternal grandmother is Esther Brower (the daughter of Morris Brower and Jennie Zwiback). Esther was born in New York, to Polish Jewish parents.

Sources: Blake’s paternal grandfather, Benjamin Hyman Rabinovich/Rabin, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Blake’s paternal great-grandparents, Samuel Rabinowitz/Rabinovich and Minnie Shafran, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Blake’s paternal great-grandfather, James Gortikov, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Blake’s maternal grandfather, Gualberto Gambaró Rodriguez – https://www.familysearch.org

Blake’s maternal grandmother, Esther Brower, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

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