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Vogt-Roberts in 2017, photo by DFree /www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 22, 1984
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, possibly other
Jordan Vogt-Roberts is an American film and television director, and screenwriter.
Jordan is the son of Marla and Chadwick Roberts. He was raised in Royal Oak, Michigan. His father is Jewish. It is not clear if his mother is Jewish as well.
Jordan has stated :
I’m just so bad at enjoying my present, just because I’m a neurotic Jew, so I overthink everything! You have to take those moments, to step back and pinch yourself and say ‘Oh my God, this is incredible right now!’
I’m just so bad at enjoying my present, just because I’m a neurotic Jew, so I overthink everything! You have to take those moments, to step back and pinch yourself and say ‘Oh my God, this is incredible right now!’
Jordan’s paternal grandmother was named Elaine Sylvia Fox (the daughter of Charlie Fox and Gertrude). Charlie was born in Wisconsin, to parents from Russia. Gertrude was born in Georgia, to a father from Austria and a mother from Germany.
Jordan’s maternal grandfather was named Harold W. Vogt, Jr.
Jordan’s maternal grandmother was named Jeanne.
Sources: Jordan’s paternal grandmother, Elaine Sylvia Fox, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Jordan’s paternal grandmother, Elaine Sylvia (Fox) Roberts – http://deathnotices.michigan.com
Obituary of Jordan’s aunt (mother’s sister) – http://www.mideathnotices.com