Birth Name: Michael James Gladis
Place of Birth: Houston, Harris, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 30, 1977
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, English, Irish, German, possibly Slovak
Michael Gladis is an American actor.
Michael is the son of Pamela Julia (Morrison) and Peter Paul Gladis. Michael has stated on Twitter that one of his grandfathers was Jewish and that one of his grandmothers was Catholic.
Michael’s mother was of half-Jewish, and also English, Irish, and German, descent. Michael’s father had possibly Slovak, English, and Irish ancestry.
Michael’s paternal grandfather was George G. Gladis (the son of Peter Gladis/Gladish and Ilona/Julia Sedora). Peter was the son of Andrew Gladis/Gladish and Anna Knat/Hnath (the daughter of Michael Hnat and Suzanna “Suzie” Arendasky).
Andrew and Anna were originally from Malý Lipník, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia).
Michael’s paternal grandmother was Marie McGarry (the daughter of Francis McGarry and May Roletter). May’s parents were George Washington Roletter and Emma Rebecca Simon.
Michael’s maternal grandfather was Archie Aaron Morrison (the son of Robert Morrison/Moroshan and Sadie/Sara C. Lichtenthal). Robert was the son of Julius Moroshan/Moroshanu and Rebecca Feder. Sadie was the daughter of Nathan Lichtenthal and Yetta.
Julis and Rebecca were both from Iași, Romania. Nathan and Yetta were both from Austria.
Michael’s maternal grandmother was Julia Theresa Steel (the daughter of William Steel, Jr. and Julia Ford). William was the son of William Steel and Rebecca Campbell-Quigley. Julia was the daughter of Patrick Ford and Julia Kelly.
Sources: Birth Certificate of Michael Gladis – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V82W-WP9
https://www.myheritage.com.br/names/robert_morrison
Genealogy of Michael’s father – www.geni.com
Genealogy of Michael’s mother – www.geni.com
Genealogy of Michael’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Emma Rebecca Simon – https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/emma-rebecca-simon_40295790
I was thinking of my Jewish grandfather, and what he would have said or done, and remembered he was a card-carrying member of the @ACLU
— Michael Gladis (@MichaelGladis) November 10, 2016
Does this make the fact that my Catholic grandma gave my Jewish grandpa a Catholic funeral a little less ridiculous? https://t.co/sJqNPwpzJZ
— Michael Gladis (@MichaelGladis) December 11, 2015
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