Birth Name: David Charles Paymer
Place of Birth: Oceanside, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 30, 1954
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
David Paymer is an American actor and television director.
David is the son of Sylvia and Marvin E. Paymer. Both his parents are Jewish; David’s mother was born in Belgium and fled to the U.S. after the Nazi ocupation of Belgium. David has a brother, Steve, who is also an actor and director.
David’s paternal grandparents were Michael/Michal Paymer/Peymer and Rose Kassel. Michael was born in Russia. Rose was born in New Jersey, to parents from Russia.
Sources: Obituary of David’s paternal grandmother, Rose (Kassel) Paymer – http://www.nytimes.com/1964/04/13/obituary-1-no-title.html
David’s paternal grandparents, Michael/Michal Paymer/Peymer and Rose (Kassel) Paymer, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X76J-ZFZ
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