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Korson in 2014, DFree /bigstock.com
Birth Name: Adam J. Korson
Place of Birth: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: c. late 1970s
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, Sephardi Jewish
Adam Korson is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role on the sitcom Seed , as well as on the series Hot in Cleveland , Real Rob , Imposters , Teachers , SurrealEstate , This Is Us , Maggie , and Curfew , and in the made-for-tv movies The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story and The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story .
His family is Jewish. His father is Ashkenazi and his mother is Sephardi. He is married to British actress and singer Siobhan Dillon.
Adam’s paternal grandfather was Bert/Benny Korson (the son of Chaim “Hyman” Korson and Leah Freeman/Freedman). Bert was born in Mile End Old Town, London, England. Chaim was born in either Poland or England, to parents from Poland, Isaac Korson and Betsy.
Adam’s paternal grandmother was Lillian Hannah Michaels (the daughter of Hillel Michles/Michaels and Feigel/Faigel Gornitzki). Lillian was born in Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. Hillel was born in Krynki, Belarus, the son of Haim Michaels and Chana. Feigel was born in Grodno, Belarus, the daughter of Mordechai Aryeh Gornitzki/Gordon and Fruma Rifkind.
Adam’s maternal grandfather was Solomon/Salomon BenHaim (the son of H’Dan BenHaim and Hassiba Belaniss). Solomon was born in Morocco. H’Dan was born in Marrakesh.
Adam’s maternal grandmother was named Georgette Esther Aknin (the daughter of Sholom Aknin and Marie). Georgette was born in Algeria.
Each of Adam’s grandparents was born in a different country, something that is fairly rare. Actors Remy Auberjonois , Hart Bochner , Raymond Cham, Jr. , Noah Emmerich , Lily James , Stephen Lang , Jessica Lange , Logan Lerman , Robert Morley , Brett Pierce , Ben Rosenfield , Andy Samberg , and Wallace Shawn , filmmaker John G. Avildsen , musicians Tom Cochrane , Paula Cole , Alex Pall , and Jeff Stinco , professional baseball player Bob Feller , politicians Nick Clegg and Ricardo Maduro , Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , and Pope Leo XIV , are others whose grandparents were born in four individual countries.
Sources: Genealogy of Adam Korson – http://www.geni.com
Obituary of Adam’s paternal grandfather, Bert Korson – http://legacy.com
Obituary of Adam’s maternal grandmother, Georgette Esther (Aknin) BenHaim – http://nationalpost.remembering.ca