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Fisher – “Power Rangers” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Mann Village Theatre, Westwood, 961 Broxton Avenue – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2017 – Photo Credit: Julian Blythe/HNW / PRPhotos.com
Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 24, 1994
Ethnicity: African-American, English, other
Jordan Fisher, full name Jordan William Fisher, is an American actor, singer, dancer, gamer, and musician. He is known for his roles in the film To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You and live network musical versions of Grease and Rent , among other projects.
Jordan’s mother was sixteen when she gave birth to him. He was adopted by his maternal grandmother and step-grandfather, and was raised by them. They are both white. An article about Jordan’s adoption, with pictures of his relatives, can be read here . Jordan is married to Ellie Woods, with whom he has a son.
In several interviews, Jordan has said that his ethnic background includes English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Italian, Greek, Scandinavian, Cambodian, Tahitian/Polynesian, African-American, South African, Nigerian, Cameroonian, Cherokee Native American, and Sioux Native American. It is not clear if all these lineages have been verified/documented.
Jordan’s grandmother is named Patricia L. “Pat” Corbett.
His step-grandfather is Rodney Dale Fisher.
Jordan has also said :
I’m very, very, very mixed… I’m a melting pot of everything. My family looks like a GAP ad. They do. There’s a little bit of everything. It’s beautiful. I think it’s exactly what an American family should be. That said, being from a small football town in Birmingham, Alabama, I really was one of the only people that looked like me. People didn’t really know what to think about that. I worked at Game Stop when I was 16, part-time, and had somebody refuse my service.
I’m very, very, very mixed… I’m a melting pot of everything. My family looks like a GAP ad. They do. There’s a little bit of everything. It’s beautiful. I think it’s exactly what an American family should be. That said, being from a small football town in Birmingham, Alabama, I really was one of the only people that looked like me. People didn’t really know what to think about that. I worked at Game Stop when I was 16, part-time, and had somebody refuse my service.
Sources: Jordan mentions his background – https://abcnews.go.com https://youtu.be https://twitter.com