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Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: March 1, 1982
Ethnicity: one half Italian [including Sicilian], as well as English, Irish, and Welsh
Joe Tippett is an American actor. His roles include the series Boardwalk Empire , Rise , Dirty John , The Morning Show , Mare of Easttown , Alaska Daily , Monarch: Legacy of Monsters , and American Primeval , the films Mr. Harrigan’s Phone , Spirited , Waitress: The Musical (2023), and A Complete Unknown , and the made-for-tv movie Patsy & Loretta .
He was raised in Damascus, Maryland.
Joe’s paternal grandfather was John B. Tippett, Sr. (the son of Edgar Tippett and Katherine Agnes Anderson). John was born in Washington, D.C. Edgar was the son of Edgar Lee Tippett and Ada Lee Owens. Katherine was the daughter of Harry Anderson and Grace.
Joe’s paternal grandmother was Licia Maria Caponiti (the daughter of Carmelo Caponiti and Mary Briguglio). Licia was born in Washington, D.C., to Sicilian parents, from Fiumedinisi, Messina. Carmelo was the son of Natale Caponiti and Dominica Cascio. Mary was the daughter of Joseph Briguglio and Carmela Cascio.
Joe’s maternal grandfather was Salvatore John Constantino (the son of Joseph Paul Costantino and Carmela Amelia Monaco). Salvatore was born in Washington, D.C. Joseph was born in Massachusetts, to Sicilian parents, from Messina, Fortunato Costantino and Grazia. Carmela was born in New York, the daughter of Salvatore Guiseppe Monaco, who was from Catania, Sicily, and of Angelina D’Onofrio, who was from Naples, Campania.
Joe’s maternal grandmother was Clara Lucille O’Bryhim (the daughter of Joseph Allen O’Bryhim and Elsie Lucille Wilbur). Clara was born in Washington, D.C. Joseph was the son of Joseph H. O’Bryhim and Alice Virginia Watson. Elsie was the daughter of Hilary L. Wilbur and Margaret A. Mooney.