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==Early life== Roddick was born on August 30, 1982, in [[Omaha, Nebraska]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldathletes.com/sports_biographies/Andy_Roddick.htm|title=World Athletes|publisher=World Athletes|access-date=February 17, 2011|archive-date=December 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209042809/http://www.worldathletes.com/sports_biographies/Andy_Roddick.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> the youngest son of Blanche (nΓ©e Corell), a [[school teacher]], and Jerry Roddick, a businessman.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-11101734.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924183528/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-11101734.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|title=Roddick big hit with area relatives; U.S. Open tennis champ makes his grandma and uncle proud in Platteville|date=September 10, 2003|website=Highbeam.com|access-date=October 15, 2018}}</ref> Roddick has two older brothers, Lawrence and [[John Roddick|John]], who were both promising tennis players at a young age. Roddick lived in [[Austin, Texas]], from ages 4 to 11, and then moved to [[Boca Raton, Florida]], in the interest of his brother's tennis career,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laauditions.com/bios/andy_roddick.htm|title=All auditions for actors, models, musicians|website=Laauditions.com|date=August 30, 1982|access-date=February 17, 2011|archive-date=August 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822080908/http://www.laauditions.com/bios/andy_roddick.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> attending SEK Boca Prep International School, and graduating in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andyroddick.com/about-andy |title=AndyRoddick.com |website=AndyRoddick.com |access-date=February 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904041146/http://www.andyroddick.com/about-andy/ |archive-date=September 4, 2012 }}</ref> Roddick also took high school classes online through the [[University of Nebraska High School]].<ref>{{cite news|title=University of Nebraska High School provides online education to students across the world|first=Will|last=Roper|url=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/arts_and_entertainment/university-of-nebraska-high-school-provides-online-education-to-students/article_9b6a0358-9d9f-11e7-8636-23eebc77920c.html|newspaper=[[Daily Nebraskan]]|date=September 19, 2017|access-date=February 19, 2019|archive-date=September 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920041010/http://www.dailynebraskan.com/arts_and_entertainment/university-of-nebraska-high-school-provides-online-education-to-students/article_9b6a0358-9d9f-11e7-8636-23eebc77920c.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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