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Mazzello in 2010, photo by PR Photos
Birth Name: Joseph Francis Mazzello III
Place of Birth: Rhinebeck, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 21, 1983
Ethnicity: Italian (three eighths), Irish, one eighth Ashkenazi Jewish, smaller amounts of English and Dutch
Joseph Mazzello, also credited as Joe Mazzello, is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is known for his roles in the films Jurassic Park , The Cure , Simon Birch , Star Kid , and The Social Network .
Joseph’s father was of three quarters Italian (Catholic) and one quarter German Jewish descent. Joseph’s mother is of Irish, and smaller amounts of English and Dutch, ancestry.
Joseph’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Francis Mazzello (the son of John Mazzello and Rose Vertullo). Joseph’s grandfather Joseph was born in New York, to an Italian father, and to a mother who was born in New York, of Italian descent.
Joseph’s paternal grandmother was Irene T. Callamari (the daughter of Albino/Albine Callamari and Mae/May Abrams/Abraham). Irene was born in New York. Albino was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents, Marcello/Michele Callameri/Calamari and Alfonsia/Alphonsa/Rose Queiroli/Quiroli, with roots in Ferriere, Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. Joseph’s great-grandmother Mae was born in New York, to German Jewish parents, Leopold Abrams/Abraham, from Neumagen, Prussia, and Rosa/Rose Frank.
Joseph’s maternal grandfather was Joseph F. Strong (the son of Asa John Strong and Margaret Theresa Gately). Joseph was born in New York. Asa was the son of George J. Strong and Mary Meehan, whose parents were Irish. Margaret was of Irish descent, and was the daughter of Michael Gately and Elizabeth Kennedy.
Joseph’s maternal grandmother was Virginia Louise “Ginnie” Mulry (the daughter of George E. Mulry and Zelma E. Ellor). Virginia was born in New York, and had Irish, English, and Dutch ancestry. George was the son of James Charles Mulry and Adelaide/Addie McGill. Zelma was the daughter of Louis/Lewis A. Ellor, whose father was English, and of Vera Z. Vanvoorshis.
Sources: Joseph’s paternal grandfather, Joseph Francis Mazzello, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Joseph’s paternal grandmother, Irene T. Callamari, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Joseph’s paternal great-grandparents, Albino/Albine Callamari and Mae/May Abrams/Abraham – https://www.familysearch.org
Joseph’s paternal great-grandmother, Mae/May Abrams/Abraham, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Joseph’s maternal grandfather, Joseph F. Strong – http://www.tributes.com
Marriage record of Joseph’s maternal great-grandparents, Asa John Strong and Margaret Theresa Gately – https://familysearch.org
Joseph’s maternal grandmother, Virginia Louise Mulry, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Joseph’s maternal grandmother, Virginia Louise “Ginnie” (Mulry) Strong – http://www.tributes.com
Marriage record of Joseph’s maternal great-grandparents, George E. Mulry and Zelma E. Ellor – https://familysearch.org
Joseph’s maternal great-grandfather, George E. Mulry, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org