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LOS ANGELES – MAR 12: Grode arrives at the “Freaks & Geeks, Undeclared” PaleyFest 2011 at Saban Theatre on March 12, 2011 in Beverly Hills, CA, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jarrett Gintel Grode
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 9, 1981
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Jarrett Grode is an American actor and writer. He is known for his roles on the series Undeclared and in the film He’s Just Not That Into You , and for writing on Triumph’s Election Watch 2016 .
Jarrett’s paternal grandfather was Murray T. Grode/Grodowitz (the son of Samuel “Sam” Grodowitz and Yetta Grossman). Murray was born in New York, to parents from Russia. Samuel was the son of Lazar Beryl “Barnett” Grodowitz and Chadurya “Ida” Kubrin.
Jarrett’s paternal grandmother was Esta/Esther Karnis (the daughter of Barnett Karnis and Pauline Friedland). Esta was born in New York, also to parents from Russia.
Jarrett’s maternal grandfather was Eugene Gintel (the son of Rudolf “Rudolph” Gintel and Sarah “Sadie” Gorwitz/Givitz/Givait). Eugene was born in New York, to parents from Hungary. Rudolf was the son of Louis Gintel and Theresa Jottrich.
Jarrett’s maternal grandmother was Shirley Kessler (likely the daughter of Samuel “Sam” Kessler and Freida Goldstein). Shirley was born in California, to parents from Russia/Poland.
Sources: Jarrett’s paternal grandparents, Murray T. Grode/Grodowitz and Esta/Esther Karnis, on the 1950 U.S. Census – http://familysearch.org
Jarrett’s maternal grandparents, Eugene Gintel and Shirley Kessler, on the 1950 U.S. Census – http://familysearch.org