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Ward in 2018, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jeffrey Johnathan Ward
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: December 30, 1986
Ethnicity: * father – Ashkenazi Jewish * mother – Italian, possibly other
Jeff Ward is an American actor, and theatre director. His roles include the series Body of Proof , The Beauty Inside , Channel Zero: No-End House , Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Hacks , Brand New Cherry Flavor , and One Piece ; and the films The Boy Downstairs and Plus One .
Jeff was raised in Pennsylvania.
Jeff’s paternal grandfather is Irvin A. Ward (the son of Charles Weinbaum and Rebecca Zucker). Irvin was born in New York, to Polish Jewish parents.
Jeff’s paternal grandmother was Harriet Helen Geisser (the daughter of Abraham Geisser and Bertha Seigal). Harriet was born in New York, to Jewish parents from Poland and Romania, respectively.
Jeff’s maternal grandfather is named John J. Tedesco.
Sources: Marriage record of Jeff’s paternal grandparents, Irvin A. Ward and Harriet Helen Geisser – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Jeff’s paternal grandmother, Harriet Helen (Geisser) Ward – http://www.legacy.com