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Padilla in 2014, photo by prphotos.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name:\u00a0Daniel Anthony Padilla<\/p>\n

Place of Birth:\u00a0Sacramento, California, United States<\/p>\n

Date of Birth:\u00a0September 16, 1987<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*father<\/em> – one half Spanish and Mexican, one half Filipino
\n*mother<\/em> – German, Irish, possibly other<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anthony Padilla is an American YouTuber, interviewer, and actor. He was one half of comedy duo Smosh, posting sketches on the YouTube channel they co-founded, alongside Ian Hecox<\/a>. He hosts the interview series I Spent a Day With…<\/em>, and has appeared in Smosh: The Movie<\/em> and in voice role in The Angry Birds Movie<\/em>s.<\/p>\n

His father has Mexican and Spanish ancestry on one side, and Filipino ancestry on the other. His mother is of German, Irish, and possibly other, descent.<\/p>\n

On Twitter, Anthony has\u00a0stated<\/a>\u00a0that he is of one quarter Filipino ancestry. In this<\/a> short clip,\u00a0Anthony’s heritage is mentioned, and he also talks about his Filipino (paternal) grandmother.<\/p>\n

A DNA test whose results Anthony displayed on his Twitter page stated<\/a> that his genetic ancestry is:<\/p>\n

*73.6% European
\n*24.2% East Asian & Native American
\n*1.2% Unassigned
\n*0.7% Sub-Saharan African
\n*0.4% Middle Eastern & North African<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A picture of Anthony’s parents before he was born can be seen here<\/a>. A picture of Anthony with his father can be seen here<\/a>. A picture of Anthony with his mother can be seen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anthony’s paternal grandfather may have been Edward F. Padilla (the son of Thomas Padilla and Rebecca Sandoval). Edward was an American of Mexican descent.<\/p>\n

Anthony’s paternal grandmother may have been Dolores Gemora (the daughter of Ricardo Gemora and Dolores Benedicto). Dolores was Filipino.<\/p>\n

Anthony’s maternal grandfather is named James E. Eden.<\/p>\n

Anthony’s maternal grandmother was Bonnie Jean Zink (the daughter of Raymond Zink and Clara E. Hines). Bonnie was born in Ohio.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> Marriage record of possibly Anthony’s paternal grandparents, Edward F. Padilla and Dolores Gemora – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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