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David Charvet

Birth name
David Franck Guez
Birthplace
Lyon, France
Date of birth
15 May, 1972
Date of death
Ethnicity
* father – Sephardi Jewish * mother – French or French Jewish
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Charvet in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: David Franck Guez

Place of Birth: Lyon, France

Date of Birth: 15 May, 1972

Ethnicity: * father – Sephardi Jewish * mother – French or French Jewish

David Charvet is a French singer, actor, model, and television personality. He is known for playing Matt Brody in the series Baywatch (the same character played by Zac Efron in the 2017 film version).

David is the son of Christiane/Christianne and Paul Guez (Paul Salomon Guez). His father founded the Sasson brand of jeans in the 1980s. He has two children with his former wife, model and television personality Brooke Burke .

His father is of Tunisian Jewish descent. His mother is French; it is not clear if she is also Jewish, but it is possible; she is now married to Dov Mordechai Haddad, who is also of Tunisian Jewish background. David was raised Jewish, as were his children with Brooke.

David’s paternal grandfather was Félix Saïed Guez (the son of Abraham Guez and Gamara Guez). Félix was born in Nabeul, Tunisia. Abraham was the son of Feija Guez and Jmila Mamou. Gamara was the daughter of Nissim Guez and Omi H’beika.

David’s paternal grandmother was Marguerite Esther Uzan (the daughter of Shoua Uzan and Simha Koskas). Shoua was the son of Armand oumran Uzan and Hafsia Cohen. Simha was the daughter of Aaron Koskas and Esther Omi toutou Chiche.

Source: Genealogy of David Charvet (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com