American actor, author, and producer Blaise Hancock was born in Arlington, Texas. He is of French, English, German, and Italian descent. Blaise is the youngest of eight boys and lost his mother when he was 5. His father immediately remarried. When Blaise was 14 his father died of a heart attack in Blaise's arms. He and his brother Blair moved New York City with family. Blaise studied acting in high school and college, then founded an early version of TaskRabbit, a publishing business called Burnin' Media, and a market research firm called Fat Dog Group. In 1993, he lost his brother Blair to AIDS.
Blaise invested in real estate and completed many renovation projects. In 1996, Blaise became domestic partners with Pete (Brevard) Hudson, a professional wrestler and aspiring actor. They separated in 2015. Through him, Blaise took up acting with roles in industrial shorts while running his business.
In 2007, Blaise lost a renovation project home to fire. The cause was ruled "electrical". But after two years of litigation and a loss by the insurance carrier, Blaise was mysteriously indicted for an alleged arson/conspiracy scheme. Blaise was coerced to plea and sentenced to nearly nine years in prison. He served almost six while on appeal. While incarcerated, Blaise completed two college degrees. After prison, he returned to acting, taking classes and auditioning for various projects.
Blaise is the author of several books:
'Dating After 30 It Doesn't Have to Suck'
'Matchmaking, From Fun to Profit'
'Breaking Into High Society' 'The American Snob Handbook'
The Disaster Recovery Handbook
Blaise wrote, produced, and starred in a TV show for cable access in New York called 'Urban Adventures' which explored various activities available in the New York area and appeared in an episode of Billions (2018). He continues to act while completing his MBA.
