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Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 14, 2007
Ethnicity: * father – African-American, possibly some Native American * mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Lyon Daniels is an American actor. He has starred on the shows Patriot and The Spiderwick Chronicles and in the film We Can Be Heroes .
His father is musician Joe Daniels, who was the drummer for, and co-founder of, rock band Local H. His father is African-American. His mother’s family is Ashkenazi Jewish. He was raised in Evanston, Illinois, until his family moved to Los Angeles, California, when he was a child.
Lyon’s maternal grandfather is Ronald Bell (the son of Harold Bell and Elinor Hoffman). Harold was the son of Irving Bell, who was born in Russia; and of Miriam/Marion/Marian B. Stolerow/Stolower, whose family was also from Russia.
Lyon’s maternal grandmother is Doreen Hirsch (the daughter of Harvey Hirsch and Ann Friedman).
Sources: https://www.chicagotribune.com
Obituary of Lyon’s aunt (mother’s sister) – https://www.dignitymemorial.com
Death record of Lyon’s maternal great-grandfather, Harold Bell – https://www.familysearch.org