Birth Name: Michael Louis Chernus
Place of Birth: Rocky River, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 8, 1977
Ethnicity:
*Hungarian (paternal grandfather)
*German (paternal grandmother)
*publicly unknown (mother)
Michael Chernus is an American actor.
Michael is the son of Barbara “Barb” Jo and Richard Louis “Dick” Chernus. Michael’s father is of half Hungarian and half German descent.
Michael’s paternal grandfather was Louis D. “Louie” Chernus (the son of Louis Chernus and Anna). Michael’s great-grandfather Louis was born in Békés, Hungary. Anna was also Hungarian.
Michael’s paternal grandmother was Ruth L. Moorman/Moormann (the daughter of Emanuel A. Moorman/Moormann and Mabel A. Wahl). Emanuel was the son of Albert G. Moorman, who was German, and of Louisa/Louise Marie Hille, whose own parents were from Lower Saxony, Germany. Mabel was the daughter of George Wahl, who was German, and of Anna Krueger, whose own parents were German.
Sources: Michael’s paternal grandfather, Louis D. “Louie” Chernus, on the 1920 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Michael’s paternal grandmother, Ruth L. (Moorman) Chernus – http://obits.dignitymemorial.com
Michael’s paternal great-grandfather, Emanuel A. Moorman/Moormann, on the 1920 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Michael’s paternal great-grandmother, Mabel A. Wahl, on the 1920 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
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