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Huston in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Daniel Sallis Huston
Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Date of Birth: 14 May, 1962
Ethnicity: * father – English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Welsh and German, remote Portuguese * mother – English, Indian
Danny Huston is an American actor, writer, and director.
He is the son of film actor, writer, and director John Huston and actress and author Zoe Sallis. His half-sister is actress Anjelica Huston , and his half-nephew is actor Jack Huston . He has a daughter with his late wife Katie.
Danny’s father had Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, English, distant Welsh and German, as well as remote Portuguese, ancestry; Danny is of 1/1024 Portuguese descent, through a Portuguese immigrant named Domingo Madeiras/Madeiros. Danny’s mother is of Anglo-Indian, a mix of English and Indian, ancestry.
Danny’s paternal grandfather was Walter Huston (Walter Thomas Huston, the son of Robert Moore Houghston and Elizabeth McGibbon). Walter was born in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, and was an Oscar-winning actor, as well as a singer. Robert was born in Haldimand, Ontario, the son of Irish parents, Alexander Huston and Margaret Moore, from County Armagh. Elizabeth was born in Caledon Township, Peel, Ontario, the daughter of Scottish parents, Donald Dugald/Dougald McGibbon and Mary Janet Stewart.
Danny’s paternal grandmother was Rhea Catharine Gore (the daughter of John Marcellus Gore and Adelia Frances Richardson). Rhea was born in Indiana, U.S. John was born in Henry or Tipton County, Indiana, the son of William C. Gore and Jane Unicia Farley. Adelia was born in Woodsfield, Monroe, Ohio, the daughter of William Pitt Richardson and Sarah Elizabeth Smith.
Danny’s maternal grandmother was Evelyn Syeda Ismail (the daughter of Syed Mustafa Raza and Mary Lyng). Evelyn was born in Chapra, Bihar, India. Mustafa was born in Chapra. Mary was born in Chelsea, London, England.
A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2019) stated that Danny’s half-sister Anjelica’s genetic ancestry consists of:
*36.8% British & Irish *18.7% French & German *16.2% Broadly Northwestern Europe *9.1% Italy *5.1% Broadly Southern Europe *4.6% Broadly European *3.4% Scandinavian *3.1% Iberian *2.7% Ashkenazi Jewish *0.2% Unmatched *0.1% Native American
*36.8% British & Irish *18.7% French & German *16.2% Broadly Northwestern Europe *9.1% Italy *5.1% Broadly Southern Europe *4.6% Broadly European *3.4% Scandinavian *3.1% Iberian *2.7% Ashkenazi Jewish *0.2% Unmatched *0.1% Native American
Sources: Genealogy of Danny Huston – https://gw.geneanet.org
Genealogies of Danny Huston (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com http://www.wikitree.com
Information about Danny’s paternal eight times great-grandfather, Domingo Madeiras/Madeiros – http://www.genealogy.com