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LOS ANGELES – OCT 30: Turek at the 2nd Annual UNICEF Masquerade Ball at the Hollywood Forever on October 30, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA, kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Gavin Rohonoda Turek
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 19, 1987
Ethnicity: * father – Czech, one quarter Slovenian * mother – African-American
Gavin Turek is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress.
Gavin’s paternal grandfather was Robert Joseph Turek (the son of Joseph Vincent Turek and Elsie Belik). Robert was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Bohemian Czech parents. Joseph was the son of Joseph Turek and Marie E. Barak. Elsie was the daughter of Vaclav Belik and Johanna Marshalek.
Gavin’s paternal grandmother was Shirley Joan Pojacnik/Pogacnik (the daughter of Henry/Heinrich J. Pogačnik and Sylvia Kucera). Shirley was born in Chicago, Illinois. Henry was an emigrant from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Sylvia was born in Illinois, to Czech parents, Joseph N. Kucera and Marie Scep.
Gavin’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Jones.
Gavin’s maternal grandmother was Mildred Clotee Outlaw (the daughter of Robert Outlaw and Sernia Cherry). Mildred was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Source: Obituary of Gavin’s maternal grandmother, Mildred Clotee (Outlaw) Goodwin – https://www.findagrave.com