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Adamson in 2016, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Robert Gillespie Adamson IV
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 11, 1985
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Danish, German, Irish
Robert Adamson is an American actor. His roles include the series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia , Lincoln Heights , Jonas , Hollywood Heights , The Young and the Restless , Stumptown , and General Hospital ; the made-for-tv movies Princess Protection Program , Who Wants Me Dead? , and One Night Stand Murder ; the films Dr. Chopper and The Axe Murders of Villisca ; and the video game King’s Quest III Redux: To Heir is Human .
Robert has a daughter with his former fiancée, actress Linsey Godfrey.
Robert’s paternal grandfather was Robert Gillispie “Bob” Adamson, Jr. (the son of Robert Gillespie Adamson, Sr. and Agnes S. Stevenson). Robert’s grandfather Robert was born in Utah. Robert’s great-grandfather Robert was the son of Alexander Gillespie Adamson, who was from Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, and of Elizabeth McGill, who was from Edge Head, Midlothian, Scotland. Agnes was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, the daughter of Robert Stevenson and Catherine McLaren Moffatt.
Robert’s paternal grandmother was Dorothy Mae “Dot” Kiholm (the daughter of Iner Christopher Kiholm and Violet Florence Shaffer). Dorothy was born in Utah. Iner was born in Utah, to Danish parents, James Peter/Jens Peder Christensen Kiholm and Christine/Ane Margrethe Andrea Kirstine Knudsen. Violet was born in Utah, the daughter of John Daniel Shaffer, who was of German descent, and of Margaret Stephenson, who was English.
Robert’s maternal grandfather was David Hugh Cummings (the son of Eugene William Cummings and Daisy Mae Cook). David was born in Utah. Eguene was born in Colorado, the son of William Davis Cummings and Beatrice Fredella Oliver, who were from Tennessee. Daisy was born in England, the daughter of Henry Cook and Sarah Ann Heath.
Robert’s maternal grandmother was Lee Eddith Noble (the daughter of Thomas Lee Noble and Ruth Mae Gilbert). Lee was born in Arizona. Thomas was born in Oklahoma, the son of John Wesley Noble and Lula Ella Campbell. Ruth was born in Kentucky, the daughter of Lambert Owen Gilbert and Nannie Rue Dean.