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Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 19, 1989
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, German, Welsh
James Austin Johnson is an American actor and comedian. He is a cast member of the show Saturday Night Live . He is known for his impression of Donald Trump, particularly on SNL ; and voiced him in the film She Said . He also has a voice role on the show Fairview , and co-starred in the films Cursed Friends , Inside Out 2 , and A Complete Unknown . He is also known as Austin Johnson and JAJ.
James was raised in Nashville. He is married to Rebekah Lain, with whom he has one child.
James’ paternal grandfather is the son of Walker Talmadge Johnson, and of a mother surnamed Pounds. Walter was born in Centerville, Tennessee, the son of Samuel Ovie Johnson and Minnie Hutchison. James’ Pounds great-great-grandparents were Earl Clayton Pounds, whose maternal grandfather was German; and of Louise Rogers Pitkin.
James’ paternal grandmother was Anne Genell Crawford (the daughter of John Thomas Crawford and Margrett Faye Sheid). Anne was born in Hill County, Texas. John was born in Texas, the son of John William Crawford and Merzuery Irene F. Shetley. Margarett was born in Childress, Texas, the daughter of Judson Odis Sheid and Anne Jane Scott.
James’ maternal grandfather was Dr. Homer James Adams (the son of Lonnie Gaston Thomas Walter Adams and Flora Tipton). Dr. Homer was born in Andalusia, Alabama. Lonnie was born in Andalusia, the son of James Thomas Adams and Susan Catherine Stewart. Flora was born in Covington County, Alabama, the daughter of James William Henry Harrison Tipton and Louella Spicer.
James’ maternal grandmother is the daughter of William Jasper Brakefield and Ovela T. Downs. William was born in Alabama, the son of Alvin Jasper Brakefield, whose maternal grandfather was born in Antrim, Ireland; and of Susan Almarine Pickard. Ovela was the daughter of Stephen Daniel Downs and Amanda A. Gentle.
Source: Genealogy of James Austin Johnson – https://www.geni.com