Birth Name: Maxwell Tyler Friedman
Place of Birth: Plainview, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 15, 1996
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Maxwell Jacob Friedman, also known as MJF, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He performs with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He was an AEW World Champion, having held the title for the longest time in AEW World history; and has won the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring for five consecutive years. He was previously on the American independent circuit, including Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and with Major League Wrestling (MLW). He had a voice role in the film Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen.
He uses Jacob as a stage middle name.
Maxwell’s maternal grandfather was named Leonard Weissman.
Maxwell’s maternal grandmother was Bernice Abish (the daughter of Louis Abish and Anna Levine). Bernice was born in New York, to an Austrian Jewish father and a Russian Jewish mother. Anna was the daughter of Lazer Aron Levine and Tsippa Effman.
Source: Genealogy of Maxwell Jacob Friedman (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
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