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Schwartz in 2014, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Benjamin Joseph Schwartz
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 15, 1981
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Ben Schwartz is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer.
While initially growing up in the Riverdale neighborhood of The Bronx, his family later moved to Westchester, New York. Ben was raised Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.
A 23andMe DNA test whose results Ben displayed on his Twitter page stated that Ben’s genetic ancestry is:
*99.4% Ashkenazi Jewish *0.3% Broadly European *0.2% Manchurian & Mongolian
*99.4% Ashkenazi Jewish *0.3% Broadly European *0.2% Manchurian & Mongolian