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André – “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” New York City Premiere, 2016 – Photo Credit: Loredana Sangiuliano / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Eric S. Andre
Place of Birth: Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 4, 1983
Ethnicity: * father – African-Haitian * mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Eric André is an American comedian, actor, producer, and musician.
His father is Haitian. His mother, who is American, is Jewish.
Eric’s paternal grandfather was named Esau Andre (the son of Horacius Andre).
Eric’s paternal grandmother was named Betsie Pierre-Louis.
Eric’s maternal grandfather was Paul Henry Pullman (the son of Jonah Pullman and Ida Rosenberg). Paul was born in New York. Jonah was born in Zhytomyr, Zhytomyrs’ka oblast, Ukraine, the son of Levi Polewski/Pullman and Yenta Goldberg. Ida was born in Kiev, Ukraine, the daughter of Mordechai Rosenberg and Minnie/Manya Rosenberg.
Eric’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Goodman (the daughter of Joseph Goodman and Jenny Gutman). Dorothy was born in Montana, to parents from Poland. Joseph was born in Garwolin, Masovian Voivodeship. Jenny was born in Kock, Lubartów County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, the daughter of Yankel Gutman and Ester Shaindel Handelsman.
Sources: http://grantland.com
Genealogy of Eric André – https://www.geni.com