Birth Name: Misha Dmitri Tippens Krushnic
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date of Birth: 20 August 1974
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish (great-grandfather), German, English, Scottish, Irish
Misha Collins is an American actor and director. His paternal great-grandfather was from a Jewish family (from Russia and Hungary). His other ancestry is German, English, Scottish, and Irish.
Misha’s paternal grandparents were Edward Franz Krushnic, Jr. (the son of Edward Krushnic and Hildegard/Hilda Franz) and Emma L. Willis. Misha’s great-grandfather Edward was the son of Joesph Krushnic, who was born in Russia, and of Ida, who was born in Hungary. Joseph and Ida were both Jewish (their language is listed as “Yiddish” on the 1910 U.S. Census and as “Jewish” on the 1920 U.S. Census). Hildegard was born in Kansas, to German parents.
Misha’s maternal grandparents are Dorr Eugene Felt Tippens (the son of Albert Harris Tippens and Constance Felt) and Dorris Roberta Willsey (the daughter of Roy Franklin Willsey and Bertha/Berthia Collins).
Sources: Misha’s paternal grandfather, Edward Franz Krushnic, Jr., on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Misha’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Joesph Krushnic and Ida, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Joesph Krushnic and Ida on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Misha’s maternal grandfather, Dorr Eugene Felt Tippens – http://articles.baltimoresun.com
Misha’s family history – http://misha-enthusiast.tumblr.com
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