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Roy in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Andrew Roy
Place of Birth: Clanton, Alabama, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 16, 1986
Ethnicity: English, Cajun/French, one eighth Italian, Scottish, smaller amounts of Swiss-German, German, and Belgian Walloon
Drew Roy is an American actor.
Drew is the son of Pamela and Richard Roy. He is married to Renee Gardner, with whom he has two children.
Drew’s paternal grandfather was Newton Louis Roy (the son of Guy Eugene Roy and Ola/Olla Jeansonne). Newton was born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Guy was born in Louisiana, the son of Eugene Roy and Ida/Nomie/Edomid Scanlon. Ola was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Joseph Norma Jeansonne and Anna Cora Chaze.
Drew’s paternal grandmother was Marjorie Theresa Spotorno/Sportorno (the daughter of Humbert Leon Spotorno and Georgette Mary Mayer). Marjorie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Humbert was born in Louisiana, the son of Louis Archille/Achille Spotorno, whose parents were from Liguria, Italy, and of Mathilde/Mathilda Olivari, whose parents were also from Liguria. Georgette was born in Louisiana, the daughter of George/Georges Louis Mayer, whose parents were from France, and of Pauline Eugenie Porterie, whose parents were also French.
Drew’s maternal grandfather was Bill/Billy Gene King (the son of Benjamin Wilford King and Hattye Beatrice Wallace). Bill was born in Madison, Alabama, and had deep roots in the U.S. Benjamin was the son of Benjamin Cephas King and Lucinda Towery. Hattye was the daughter of James Henry Wallace and Tommie Dovie Damron.
Drew’s maternal grandmother was Frances Lorene Anderson (the daughter of Elmo Haston Anderson and Edris Laura Stover). Frances was born in Tennessee, and had deep lines in the U.S. Elmo was the son of George Gallant Anderson and Minnie Estelle Patterson. Edris was the daughter of James Stover and Nancy Evelyn Hawkins.
Sources: Obituary of Drew’s paternal grandmother, Marjorie Theresa (Spotorno/Sportorno) Roy – http://www.familysearch.org