Birth Name: Michael Jay Shapiro
Date of Birth: December 14, 1945
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: April 6, 2012
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, United States
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (Russian Jewish) (father)
*unclear (mother)
Michael Sands was an American fashion print model and actor turned media consultant. He was the son of Frances and Joseph P. Shapiro.
Michael’s paternal grandparents were Isaac Shapiro (the son of Samuel Shapiro and Ida Greenberg) and Sophia Goldner (the daughter of Samuel Goldner and Sophie Remick). All of Michael’s paternal great-grandparents were Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants from Russia.
Sources: Birth record of Michael’s father – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Michael’s paternal grandparents, Isaac Shapiro and Sophia Goldner – https://familysearch.org