Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 9, 1962
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Rodman Flender is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He directed the films Leprechaun 2 and Idle Hands.
He is the son of Enid (Rodman), a Broadway dancer, and Harold Flender, a writer and screenwriter. Rodman is the uncle of actor Timothée Chalamet, who is the son of Rodman’s sister Nicole. Rodman is married to writer and producer Amy Lippman.
All of Rodman’s grandparents were Jewish emigrants, his paternal from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and his maternal from the Russian Empire, specifically Minsk.
Rodman’s paternal grandfather was Jacob “Jack” Flender (the son of Elias Moritz/Mojzesz/Marus Flender and Mariem/Miriam Kempler). Jacob was born in Kraków, Poland. Elias was the son of Abraham Flender and Sime Gletner. Mariem was from Łapanów, Poland.
Rodman’s paternal grandmother was Sadie Kasner (the daughter of Harry Kasner and Annie Frankel).
Rodman’s maternal grandfather was Philip Rodman (the son of Max Rodman and Celia Kantrowitz). Max was the son of Aaron Samuel and Anna Rosenzweig. Celia was the daughter of Samuel Kantrowitz and Gertrude Levy.
Rodman’s maternal grandmother was Rose Levine (the daughter of Yehuda/Julius Melakhovitzki/Levine and Yetta/Etta/Esther Yurzelnski/Abrajonsky).
One of Rodman’s most distant traceable ancestors is Herschl Bisam, who was born c. 1760.
Sources: Genealogy of Rodman Flender (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Rodman’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Rodman’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Rodman’s maternal great-grandfather, Max Rodman – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Rodman’s maternal great-grandmother, Celia (Kantrowitz) Rodman – https://www.familysearch.org