SAN DIEGO – July 21: Jeff Rake at the “Manifest” Press Line at the Comic-Con International on July 21, 2018 in San Diego, CA kathclick
Birth Name: Jeffrey Paul Rake
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 19, 1966
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Jeff Rake is an American television producer and writer. He is known for creating television series The Tomorrow People and Manifest, among others.
His parents are Jewish. He is married to Paulette Light. His daughter is producer and actress Talia Light Rake. He was raised in California.
Jeff’s maternal grandfather was Sidney Nissinger/Nissenger (the son of Joseph Nissinger/Nissenger and Celia Heitt). Sydney was born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Romania.
Jeff’s maternal grandmother was Bessie “Bess” Shatz (the daughter of Louis Shatz and Rose Morrow). Bessie was born in Pennsylvania. Louis was born in Austria. Rose was born in Maryland, to parents from Romania and Poland.
Sources: Jeff’s maternal grandfather, Sidney Nissinger/Nissenger, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://familysearch.org
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