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West in 2018, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Andrew James West
Place of Birth: Merrillville, Indiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 22, 1983
Ethnicity: Filipino (one eighth), Polish, Slovak, Moravian Czech, German, English, Irish, possibly Russian
Andrew J. West is an American actor. His roles include the shows Greek , The Walking Dead , and Once Upon a Time .
He was raised in Lake Station, Indiana. Andrew is married to actress Amber Stevens West , with whom he has two children.
Andrew’s maternal grandfather was Lynn L. Jose (the son of Timoteo/Timothy Eserjose/Jose and Ipha Marina Lutz). Lynn was born in Indiana. Timothy was born in Cabanatuan, Philippines. Ipha was born in Nebraska, the daughter of John Edward Lutz, whose father was German, and whose mother was the daughter of German parents; and of Susan MeDora Marker.
Andrew’s maternal grandmother was Phyllis Marie Purevich (the daughter of Edward “Butch” Purevich and Helen Dorothy Lacny/Laczny). Phyllis was born in Indiana. Edward was the son of Alexander “Alex” Purevich, who was from Vilnius, Lithuania, and of Antonina/Antonia Yochova, who was from Jihomoravský, Moravia, Czechia. Andrew’s great-grandmother Helen was the daughter of Polish parents, Joseph Lacny/Laczny, who was born in Kalisz Voivodeship, and Bertha/Bronislawa Wysocki, who was from Tartak, Kolno County, Podlaskie.
Sources: Divorce record of Andrew’s maternal grandparents, Lynn L. Jose and Phyllis Marie Purevich – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Andrew’s maternal great-grandmother, Helen Dorothy (Lacny/Laczny) Purevich – http://www.legacy.com