Birth Name: Deborah Ann Gibson
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 31, 1970
Ethnicity: Italian/Sicilian, German, possibly Russian
Debbie Gibson is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.
Debbie is the daughter of Diane (Pustizzi) and Joseph Gibson. Debbie has said of her ancestry:
Italian/Sicilian and part German and possibly some Russian. My Dad was an orphan who was unsure of all his roots !
She has also said:
This year is like the Italian New York broads… A lot of people don’t know, I’m Italian… So, I’m nice until pushed, and my Italian temper can flare up a little bit.
Debbie’s maternal grandfather was named Albert Pustizzi.
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