Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit is a 33-year-old child actor who shot to fame alongside his twin, Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit in Full House (1992-1995). The twins may have started acting simultaneously, but Blake has since added firefighting to the list of what he does. He is also an audio engineer and video streamer on platforms like Twitch.
While his life on camera as an actor is well known, there are so many intriguing details about him. From his career to details of what he does for a living and what have you, keep reading to learn more about the child actor.
Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit Family Background and Early Life
He was born Blake Anthony Tuomy-Wilhoit on November 29, 1990, in California. His father, Jeffrey Wilhoit is a foley artist while his mother, Karen Tuomy was a school teacher. Blake had an exciting childhood alongside his twin brother, Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit who was born 19 minutes before him.
Regarding Blake’s education, he attended John Burroughs High school. During his time there, he was involved in audio and production work under an arts grant till he graduated in 2009. He proceeded to California State University where he studied Graphic Design.
A Look at Blake Toumy-Wilhoit’s Acting Career
As captured earlier, Blake’s entry into entertainment was beside his twin brother Dylan in the TV series, Full House. They acted in the role of Nicky and Alex Katsopolis, the onscreen twin children of the Katsopolis’ played by John Stamos and Lori Loughlin.
The role had initially been played by another real-life twin, Daniel, and Kevin Renteria. After translating their roles quite well, they continued to appear on the show between 1992 and 1995 when the 6th to the 8th season ran.
Blake and his brother took a break from acting. The next time they were seen was 15 years later in the Netflix sequel, Fuller House(2016). They announced their return on Instagram. Their role was a short one at the beginning.
He Became a Firefighter after He Left Acting
As one would easily find, Blake was not seen on camera since his initial role. It turns out that he had taken another path and launched another career as a firefighter.
Blake worked for four years as a fireman in the Metro Atlanta area, Georgia. Due to the separation caused by distance, Blake left his job and returned home.
He found it hard to continue firefighting in California due to a conflict in the certificates he had. His Georgia fire fighting certification, the pro board was not accepted in California. Since he did not want to start studying again, he chose another career direction.
Blake Toumy-Wilhoit is Now an Audio Engineer
Having tried different careers, he is now a sound engineer who works for the family business started by his grandfather, a music editor, and contractor.
Apparently, he is the third generation family member to continue in this line of business. His father, uncle, and cousins are all part of the business. After joining, he concentrated on mixing, away from the expertise of his cousins, Lisa and Kimberly who are into voice-over and dialogue editing.
He has worked on FBI(2018), Castle Rock(2018), and Beyond White Space(2018)
Unlike his brother who is into foley acting, the making of sound effects, Blake is passionate about video live streaming. So far he does live streams on Twitch. Also, he is trying to focus on gaming.
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He is a Great Support to His Brother
Having lived all their lives together, Blake and his brother are also quite close. Despite choosing different career paths now, Blake continues to cheer and support Dylan.
Like their father, his brother is renowned as a foley artist. Nonetheless, it has not reduced the close relationship. Dylan has won two Emmy awards for his work on Black Sails and Game of Thrones. His other works are Castle Rock, Jack Ryan, and Death Note.
Throughout their high and low points such as the death of their mother in August 2020, they have remained great support to each other. The twins have also been pictured together at Awards and public events.
