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Qualls in 2014, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Donald Joseph Qualls
Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 10, 1978
Ethnicity: English, small amounts of Irish, Scottish, and German
DJ Qualls is an American actor and producer. His roles include the films Cherry Falls , Road Trip , Big Trouble (2002), The New Guy , Comic Book Villains , Lone Star State of Mind , The Core (2003), Little Athens , Hustle & Flow , I’m Reed Fish , Delta Farce , Familiar Strangers , Road Trip: Beer Pong , All About Steve , Last Day of Summer , Amigo , Small Apartments , Pawn Shop Chronicles , Buster’s Mal Heart , and Carved ; the shows My Name Is Earl , Memphis Beat , Supernatural , Perception , Legit , Z Nation , The Man in the High Castle , Creepshow , Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities , and Bookie ; and the music video for “Boys.”
DJ is the son of Debbie and Donnie Qualls. He was raised in Manchester, Tennessee.
DJ’s maternal grandfather was Robert Wright Muse (the son of Robert W. Muse and Eliza Allison). DJ’s grandfather Robert was born in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee. DJ’s great-grandfather Robert was the son of William Clyde Muse and Emily Jane Mallard. Eliza was born in Alabama.
DJ’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Ann “Tuck” Caffey (the daughter of Edward Carmack Caffey and Willie Pearl “Judy” Norris). Edward was the son of James Hall Caffey and Minnie Lee Mears. Willie was the daughter of Charles Henry Norris and Mary Adelaide “Addie” Christopher.
Sources: Genealogies of DJ’s maternal grandparents, Robert Wright Muse and Dorothy Ann “Tuck” (Caffey) Muse – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of DJ’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Ann “Tuck” (Caffey) Muse Ferguson – https://murfreesborofuneralhome.com