Tad Hilgenbrink
Isabella Little
Published Apr 08, 2026
Tad Hilgenbrink – Autograph Party for “The Hills Run Red” and “Trick R Treat” – Dark Delacacies – Burbank, CA, SA, 2009 – Keywords: Tad Hilgenbrink – False – – Photo Credit: Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
Birth Name: Tad M. Hilgenbrinck
Place of Birth: Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 20, 1981
Ethnicity:
*father – German, French-Canadian
*mother – English, smaller amounts of Irish, Scottish, German, and Dutch
Tad Hilgenbrink is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films American Pie Presents: Band Camp, The Curiosity of Chance, and The Hills Run Red.
Tad’s paternal grandfather was Clarence Noel Hilgenbrinck (the son of Clarence Herman Hilgenbrinck and Katherine/Catherine Ebertsch). Tad’s grandfather Clarence was born in Illinois. Tad’s great-grandfather Clarence was the son of Herman B. Hilgenbrinck, whose father was German, from Nordvelen, Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen, a village near the border with the Netherlands, and whose mother was also of German descent; and of Elizabeth Ellen/Ella Pastorious/Pastorius, who was also of German origin, with roots in Prussia. Katherine was German.
Tad’s paternal grandmother was Gloria Madonna Barron (the daughter of Arthur Chester Barron and Rosia L. Lafleur). Gloria was born in Michigan. Arthur was the son of French-Canadian parents, Clifford Barron and Mary Priscilla Lavigne. Rosia was also of French-Canadian origin, the daughter of Aldolphus Lafleur and Dinace Desjardins. Gloria had roots in Québec.
Tad’s maternal grandfather was Thomas A. “Al” Brown (the son of Raymond L. Brown and Velma M. Harker). Raymond was the son of Hannibal A. Brown and Orpha Sue Barton.
Tad’s maternal grandmother was Carol Jenkins (the daughter of Lowell Jenkins and May C. Oliver).
Sources: Obituary of Tad’s father –
Obituary of Tad’s maternal grandfather, Thomas A. “Al” Brown –
Obituary of Tad’s maternal grandmother, Carol (Jenkins) Brown –