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Norris in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Dean Joseph Norris
Place of Birth: South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 8, 1963
Ethnicity: * father – English, Irish, German, more distant Dutch and Swiss-German * mother – Hungarian
Dean Norris is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the series Breaking Bad and in the films Remember , Death Wish , and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark .
Dean is the son of Rosemary and Jack Norris. He is married to Bridget, with whom he has five children.
Dean’s paternal grandfather was Ralph John Norris (the son of John Brant Norris and Annie Elizabeth Harper). Ralph was born in Illinois. John was the son of John B. Norris and Mary Rebecca Antrim. Annie was English.
Dean’s paternal grandmother was Agnes Collins (the daughter of Tunis V. Collins and Emma B. Eilerman). Agnes was born in Ohio. Tunis was the son of Addison Collins and Sallie/Sarah B./D. Shidaker. Emma was the daughter of Franz Eilermann and Christina Taylor.
Dean’s maternal grandfather was named Joseph A. Lacay. Joseph was Hungarian.
Dean’s maternal grandmother was Julia Batcho (the daughter of Sandor/Alexander/Ellis Bacso/Batcho and Veronica Sarvicst). Julia was born in Illinois, to Hungarian parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Dean Norris – https://www.familysearch.org
Dean’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Dean’s paternal grandfather, Ralph John Norris, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Dean’s maternal grandmother, Julia Batcho, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Passenger record of Dean’s maternal great-grandfather, Sandor/Alexander/Ellis Bacso/Batcho – https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org