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Hephner at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Peppermint’ held at the Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, USA on August 28, 2018. Starfrenzy /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jeffrey Lane Hephner
Place of Birth: Madison Heights, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 22, 1975
Ethnicity: English, one quarter Polish, German, Irish, distant French
Jeff Hephner is an American actor. His roles include the films Tigerland , Maid in Manhattan , Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do with It) , Free Ride , Interstellar , Peppermint , An Acceptable Loss , The Shuroo Process , and Oppenheimer ; the series The Jury , The O.C. , Easy Money , Mercy , Hellcats , Boss , Chicago Fire , Agent X , Code Black , Chicago Med , Mars , Almost Family , Our Kind of People , For All Mankind , Power Book II: Ghost , and Eric ; and the made-for-tv movies The 19th Wife and Love Takes Flight . He hosts the show Switch .
Jeff’s paternal grandfather was Harvey Charles Hephner (the son of Charles Hephner and Maude Estelle Wagner). Harvey was born in Michigan. Charles was born in Michigan, the son of William Hephner and Margaret Pfeiffer, whose own father was German. Maude was born in Ohio, the daughter of J. Wagner/Wagoner and Sarah Peffer.
Jeff’s paternal grandmother was Hildreth Ann Hugg/Hug (the daughter of Paul E. Hugg/Hug and Sylvia Ethel Brandon). Hildreth was born in Ohio. Paul was born in Germany, the son of Joseph Hugg/Hug and Theresia Ketterer. Sylvia was born in Ohio, the daughter of Thomas Brandon, who was Irish, and of Eunice Matilda Parker.
Jeff’s maternal grandfather was Walton Wallace Lane (the son of William Franklin Lane and Flora Lee Ramsey). Walton was born in Texas. William was born in Texas, the son of John Ragland Lane and Mary Ellen Harrison. Flora was born in Arkansas, the daughter of Robert Lee Ramsey and Nannie Estel Pyron.
Jeff’s maternal grandmother was Mary Patricia Zalewski (the daughter of Jozef “Joseph” Zalewski and Stefania “Stella” Kaminski). Mary was born in Pennsylvania, to Polish parents. Jozef was the son of Jozef Zalewski. Stefania was the daughter of Kostek Kaminski/Kaminsky and Clara Wladeslawa.
Sources: Marriage record of Jeff’s parents – http://newspapers.com
Obituary of Jeff’s paternal grandfather, Walton Wallace Lane – http://findgrave.com
Death record of Jeff’s paternal grandmother, Hildreth (Hugg) Hephner – http://newspapers.com