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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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