Birth Name: Charles Stuart Kaufman
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 19, 1958
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Charlie Kaufman is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and lyricist.
Charlie is the son of Helen (Friedman) and Myron Kaufman. They were both Jewish. Charlie was raised in Massapequa, New York, and West Hartford, Connecticut.
Charlie’s maternal grandparents were emigrants from Poland.
Sources: Obituary of Charlie’s mother, Helen (Friedman) Kaufman – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Charlie’s uncle (mother’s brother), Irving M. Friedman – http://www.legacy.com
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