Birth Name: Miguel José Ferrer
Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 7, 1955
Ethnicity: Spanish-Puerto Rican (father); Irish, German, English, Scottish, Northern Irish (mother)
Family info: Miguel Ferrer is an American actor. He is the son of Puerto Rican Academy Award–winner José Ferrer (born José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón) and singer Rosemary Clooney.
His cousin is actor George Clooney.
Mel’s paternal grandparents were María Providencia Cintrón, from Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, and Rafael Ferrer, an attorney and writer from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mel’s paternal great-grandfather was Dr. Gabriel Ferrer Hernandez.
Mel’s mother is of half Irish and one quarter German ancestry, with his other quarter being a mix of English, Scottish, and Northern Irish (Scots-Irish) ancestry.
Mel’s maternal grandparents were Joseph Andrew Clooney (the son of Andrew Bartholomew Clooney and Crescentia Koch) and Marie Frances Guilfoyle (the daughter of Michael Joseph Guilfoyle and Martha Adelia Farrow). Andrew’s parents were Irish immigrants, while Crescentia’s parents were of German descent. Michael’s parents were of Irish descent, while Martha had English, Scottish, and Northern Irish (Scots-Irish) ancestry.
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