Birth Name: Paul Balthazar Getty
Place of Birth: Tarzana, California
Date of Birth: January 22, 1975
Ethnicity:
*German, English, Irish (father)
*German (mother)
Balthazar Getty is an American actor, musician, and producer. He is a member of the band Ringside, and part of the rap duo The Wow.
His mother, Gisela Martine (Schmidt), is German. His father, John Paul Getty III, was American, and had German, English, and Irish ancestry. Balthazar’s great-grandfather, J. Paul Getty, was a famous oil businessman who founded the Getty Oil Company, and was named the richest living American by Fortune magazine in 1957.
Balthazar’s paternal grandparents were Sir John Paul Getty, Jr. (born Eugene Paul Getty, the son of Jean Paul Getty and Ann Rork) and Abigail Harris. Balthazar’s grandfather Sir John, who was raised in the U.K., was a philanthropist and book collector. Balthazar’s great-grandfather J. Paul Getty was the son of George Franklin Getty and Sarah Catherine Risher. Balthazar’s great-grandmother Ann was the daughter of Sam E. Rork (Sam Edwin Rork), a film producer.
Source: Genealogy of Balthazar Getty (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
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