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LOS ANGELES – FEB 5: Bitsui at the “Better Call Saul” Season 5 Premiere at the Arclight Hollywood on February 5, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA, kathclick /bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Chinle, Arizona, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 25, 1980
Ethnicity: Navajo Native American, Omaha Native American
Jeremiah Bitsui is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul , and in the films Natural Born Killers , Flags of our Fathers , The Dry Land , Drunktown’s Finest , and Frybread Face and Me .
He was raised between the Navajo Nation reservation in Arizona, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has a daughter. Jeremiah co-founded mentorship program Youth Impacting Youth.
Jeremiah’s paternal grandmother likely is named Rosemary “Mary.”
Jeremiah’s maternal grandfather was Leon Mihio Grant (the son of Harry H. Grant and Suzie Gilpin). Leon was born in Nebraska, into the Tapa (Deer) Clan of the Omaha Tribe.
Jeremiah’s maternal grandmother was Sylvia Gorman (the daughter of Nelson C. Gorman and Eloise/Ella Louise Chee). Sylvia was born in Arizona, and was Navajo.
Sources: Marriage record of Jeremiah’s maternal grandparents, Leon Mihio Grant and Sylvia Gorman – http://familysearch.org
Obituary of Jeremiah’s maternal grandfather, Leon Mihio Grant – http://navajotimes.com