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Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 3, 1988
Ethnicity: * father – Lebanese, some Turkish * mother – Italian, Irish, small amount of French
Janine Harouni is an American stand-up comedian and actress based in the U.K. She is known for her roles in the film The Batman and on the series Buffering .
Janine is the daughter of Mary and Joseph Harouni. She is married to Irish comedian and filmmaker Andrew Nolan.
Janine’s paternal grandfather was named Michel Harouni. Michel was Lebanese.
Janine’s paternal grandmother was Jeanette Hayek (the daughter of Yacoub Hayek and Wadiha Atik). Jeanette was an actress and singer in her native Lebanon, known as Hanan. Yacoub was born in Syria. Wadiha was born in Turkey, the daughter of Hanna Atik and Miriam Deeb. Her surname was Turkish. On Wadiha’s Brazilian immigration card, her nationality is listed as “Lebanese.”
Janine’s maternal grandfather was Leonard John Sollazzo (the son of Domenico/Domenick Sollazzo and Angelina Maria DiLeo). Leonard was born in Brooklyn, New York. Domenico was born in Sicily, Italy, the son of Giovanni Sollazzo and Giulia Fassari, whose mother was French. Angelina was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Italian parents, Leonardo/Leonard DiLeo/Di Leo and Orselina/Orsola Bensi. One of Janine’s great-great-great-grandmothers, Enricetta/Enrica DuPuis, was born in France, and likely was of French and Italian ancestry.
Janine’s maternal grandmother was Mary Meehan (the daughter of Patrick Meehan and Mary Anne Gillespie). Mary was born in Brooklyn, New York. Patrick was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the son of Patrick J. Meehan and Elizabeth/Eliza Ellen Brogan, who emigrated from County Donegal, Ireland. Mary Anne was also born in County Donegal, the daughter of Patrick Gillespie and Mary Anne Thomas.
Sources: https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk
Information about Janine’s paternal grandmother, Hanan – https://syrianlebanesediasporasound.blogspot.com
Genealogies of Janine’s maternal grandparents, Leonard John Sollazzo and Mary Meehan – https://www.familysearch.org