Nick Schenk – “The Judge” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Kazuki Hirata / HollywoodNewsWire.net / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Nicholas Fred Schenk
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Date of Birth: November 12, 1965
Ethnicity:
*75% German
*12.5% French-Canadian
*12.5% Swiss-German
Nick Schenk is an American screenwriter.
Nick is the son of Anita Elisabeth (Gareis) and Marvin Willard Schenk.
Nick’s paternal grandfather was Walter Emil George Schenk (the son of Emil Schenk and Louisa Warter). Walter was born in Illinois. Emil was born in Haemiken, Switzerland. Louisa was born in New York, to parents from Germany, with her father being Mathias Warter.
Nick’s paternal grandmother was Luella/Louella Bobendrier (the daughter of John Henry Bobendrier/Bobendier and Mary Louisa Brier). Luella was born in Minnesota. John was born in Minnesota, to German parents, Albert Bobendrier and Minnie Jansen. Mary Louisa was born in Minnesota, to French-Canadian parents from Québec, Isadore J. Briere and Victoria M. Dussault.
Nick’s maternal grandparents were Fred Gareis and Anna. Fred and Anna were born in Germany.
Sources: Birth record of Nick Schenk – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Nick’s uncle (father’s brother), Walter Owen Schenk – http://lmtribune.com
Nick’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Nick’s mother – http://www.startribune.com