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Warren in 2018, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Christopher Lee Warren
Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 15, 1990
Ethnicity: African-American, one quarter European [Scottish, English, German, Swiss-German]
Chris Warren is an American actor. He starred as Zeke Baylor in the original three High School Musical films, including the theatrical High School Musical 3: Senior Year . His roles also include the films Love & Basketball , Men of Honor , American Gun , Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel , (Romance) in the Digital Age , and Ruined (2023); and the series The Bold and the Beautiful , Zoey 101 , The Hard Times of RJ Berger , The Fosters , Grand Hotel , and Sistas .
Chris is the son of actors Brook Kerr and Christopher Warren. He is pictured with them here . His father is likely African-American. Chris’ maternal grandfather was white. His maternal grandmother is African-American. Chris is married to British-born television personality, actress, and philanthropist Layla Kayleigh, with whom he has one child.
Chris’ paternal grandfather was named Bruce Warren.
Chris’ paternal grandmother likely is named Donna.
Chris’ maternal grandfather was Rex Jerome Kerr (the son of Rex Kerr and Margaret Behem/Beham/Beim). Chris’ grandfather Rex was born in Indiana, and was white. He is pictured here . Chris’ great-grandfather Rex was born in either Illinois or Scotland, to Scottish parents, Samuel Kerr and Isabelle/Isabella Littlejohn Malcolm, who were from Wishaw, North Lanarkshire. Chris’ great-grandmother Margaret was born in Ohio, the daughter of Arthur J. Beham/Behems and Mary Belle Davis.
Chris’ maternal grandmother is actress Olga Jefferson-Kerr (born Olga M. Jefferson, the daughter of George Washington Jefferson and Mary Lee Stigler). Olga is from Mississippi, and is African-American. She is pictured here . George was born in Mississippi, and likely was the son of Homer Jefferson and Martha Lee Liddell. Mary Lee was born in Mississippi, the daughter of Louis/Lewis Stigler/Stygler and Olga Hemphill.
Sources: Chris’ maternal grandmother, Olga M. Jefferson, on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Chris’ maternal great-grandmother, Mary Lee (Stigler) Jefferson – https://www.familylegacies.com