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Date of Birth: August 11, 1965
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: April/May 2026
Place of Death: New Jersey, U.S.
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Jonathan Tiersten was an American actor and musician. He starred as Ricky in the film Sleepaway Camp , and in its sequels Return to Sleepaway Camp and Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor . His roles also include the film The Perfect House (2011).
He was partly raised in Maplewood, New Jersey.
Jonathan’s paternal grandfather was named David Tiersten. David was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.
Jonathan’s paternal grandmother was named Charlotte F. Greenberg (the daughter of Rose L.). Charlotte was born in New York, to Romanian Jewish parents.
Jonathan’s maternal grandfather was Abraham Irving Simon (the son of Morris Hyman Simon and Molly/Mollie Shaet/Smith). Abraham was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, to Russian Jewish parents.
Jonathan’s maternal grandmother was Jeannette/Jeanette Feldman (the daughter of Michael Feldman and Bessie B. Grossman). Jeannette was born in Hudson, Columbia County, New York. Michael was a Jewish emigrant, from Barkasovo, Berehove, Ukraine, the son of Morris Feldman. Bessie was born in Hudson, the daughter of Hungarian Jewish parents, Jacob Grossman and Rosie/Rosa H. Kaufman.
Sources: https://x.com
Jonathan’s father on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Jonathan’s step-mother – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogies of Jonathan’s maternal grandmother, Jeannette/Jeanette (Feldman) Simon – https://www.findagrave.com https://www.wikitree.com