Birth Name: Bek Campbell
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: July 8, 1970
Ethnicity: Scottish, Norwegian, 1/8th Swedish, 1/8th Ashkenazi Jewish, possibly other
Beck is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is the son of Bibbe Hansen, a performance artist, musician, and actress, and David Richard Campbell, an arranger, composer, and conductor.
Beck’s paternal grandfather was D. Warren Campbell. D. Warren was Canadian, from Winnipeg, and was of at least partly Scottish descent.
Beck’s maternal grandparents were Alfred Earl “Al” Hansen and Audrey Ostlin (the daughter of Olaf Gabriel Ostlin/Ingeniar and Sadie Rosenberg). Alfred was of at least partly Norwegian descent, which Beck’s mother, Bibbe, has stated. Olaf was Swedish, born in Stockholm, Sweden. Sadie was Jewish, born in Brooklyn, New York, to a father from Poland and a mother from Russia.
Beck has said that he considers himself Jewish. He is also a Scientologist.
Sources: Genealogy of Beck – http://www.geni.com
Information about Beck’s paternal grandfather, D. Warren Campbell – http://davidmusic.com
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