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Dean in 2010, photo by s_bukley /bigstock.com
Birth Name: Loren Dean Jovicic
Place of Birth: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 31, 1969
Ethnicity: * father – Serbian * mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Loren Dean is an American actor. He starred in the films Billy Bathgate and Mumford .
His father, Borislav Jovicic, was of Serbian descent. His mother is from a Russian Jewish family.
Loren’s paternal grandparents were named Ljubomir Jovičić and Nadežda Bizetić.
Loren’s maternal grandfather was Robert Rosoff (the son of Joseph Rosoff and Anna Bold). Robert was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.
Loren’s maternal grandmother was Bessie/Betty Alper (the daughter of Herman Alper and Lena/Lillian Rosenblum/Rosenbloom). Bessie was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Loren’s maternal grandmother, Bessie/Betty Alper – https://www.geni.com
Loren’s maternal grandmother, Bessie/Betty Alper, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org