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Polinsky in 2018, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Alexander Niver Polinsky
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Birth: October 7, 1974
Ethnicity: * father – Ashkenazi Jewish * mother – English, German, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Dutch and French
Alexander Polinsky is an American actor and voice actor. His voice roles include the shows Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles , Teen Titans , The Life and Times of Juniper Lee , A.T.O.M. , Legion of Super Heroes , Transformers: Animated , Ben 10 , Batman: The Brave and the Bold , Breadwinners , Turbo Fast , Teen Titans Go! , Blaze and the Monster Machines , Lost in Oz , and Monster High , as well as several video games. His live action roles include the films Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings and Saints and Soldiers , and the series Charles in Charge . He has also been billed as Alexander Niver.
He has stated that his father is Jewish. His mother is of English, German, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern and Irish, as well as distant Dutch and French, descent.
Alexander’s maternal grandfather was William Henry Niver (the son of Henry A. Niver and Winifred D. “Winnie” Williams). William was born in California. Henry was born in California, and was likely the son of Henry Wood Niver and Mary J. Pinkney. Winifred was born in either Indiana or Iowa, John Wesley Williams and Delphina Elizabeth Mendenhall.
Alexander’s maternal grandmother was Gladys Elizabeth McCleery (the daughter of Thomas Tussey McCleery and Elsie May Calloway/Callaway). Gladys was born in Nebraska. Thomas was born in Nebraska, the son of James Boyd McCleery and Caroline Arnold. Elsie was born in Nebraska, the daughter of James Robert Callaway and Ida May.
Source: Marriage record of Alexander’s maternal grandparents, William Henry Niver and Gladys Elizabeth McCleery – http://www.familysearch.org