Birth Name: Iliza Vie Shlesinger
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, U.S. (possibly)
Date of Birth: February 22, 1983
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Iliza Shlesinger is an American comedian. She is also known for being the winner of the sixth season of Last Comic Standing.
Iliza is the daughter of Bonnie/Ronnie Carol (Schlien) and Fred Elliot Shlesinger. Iliza’s parents are Jewish.
Iliza’s paternal grandfather was Benjamin Shlesinger/Schlessinger (the son of Morris/Maurice Schlessinger/Slesinger and Esther Lillian Markow). Benjamin was born in New York, to parents from Poland. Morris was the son of Solomon Slesinger and Jeny. Esther was the daughter of Morris Markow and Etta Segal.
Iliza’s paternal grandmother was named Thelma “Toby”.
Sources: Birth record of Iliza’s brother, Benjamin Alexander “Ben” Shlesinger – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Iliza’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org
Iliza’s paternal grandfather, Benjamin Shlesinger/Schlessinger, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Iliza’s paternal great-grandparents, Morris/Maurice Schlessinger/Slesinger and Esther Lillian Markow – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Iliza’s paternal grandmother, Thelma “Toby” Shlesinger Needleman – http://www.legacy.com
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