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10/12/2011 – Ellison – “Fireflies in the Garden” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Pacific Theatre at The Grove – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Place of Birth: Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 22, 1993
Ethnicity: Polish, Norwegian, other
Chase Ellison is an American actor. His roles include the films Mysterious Skin , End of the Spear , Wristcutters: A Love Story , Towelhead , The Year of Getting to Know Us , Fireflies in the Garden , Tooth Fairy , Unstoppable (2010), and That’s What I Am , the made-for-tv movies The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green and The Boy Who Cried Werewolf , and the shows Malcolm in the Middle , Boomtown , The Young and the Restless , and Deadwood .
Chase’s paternal grandfather was Lorin Bruce Olenik, later Ellison (the son of Charles Olenik and Bertha Halvorsen). Charles was born in Illinois, to Polish parents. Bertha was also born in Illinois, to Norwegian parents.
Chase’s paternal grandmother was named Beverly Aileen.
Sources: Chase’s paternal great-grandparents, Charles Olenik and Bertha Halvorsen, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Chase’s paternal grandmother, Beverly Aileen Ellison – https://www.findagrave.com