Profile Text
Famiglietti in 2007, photo by Starfrenzy /bigstock.com
Birth Name: Mark Armand Famiglietti
Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 26, 1979
Ethnicity: * father – Italian * mother – Irish
Mark Famiglietti is an American actor, screenwriter, film producer, and author. He co-wrote the film The Divorce Party , based on his book.
Mark’s paternal grandfather was Armando/Armand Famiglietti (the son of Antonio Famiglietti and Anna Potari). Armando was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Italian parents. Antonio was from Frigento, Campania, the son of Angelo Raffaele Famiglietti and Carmela Genua.
Mark’s paternal grandmother was named Francesca Franca. Francesca was Italian, and met Mark’s grandfather in Italy during WWII.
Mark’s maternal grandfather was named Joseph P. Talty, Jr. (the son of Joseph P. Talty, Sr. and Mary). Mark’s grandfather Joseph was born in New York, to Irish parents.
Mark’s maternal grandmother was Maryellen Donohue (the daughter of Florence Donohue and Mary O’Shea). Maryellen was born in New York. Florence was an Irish emigrant, from Killarney. Mary was born in New York, to Irish parents.
Source: Obituary of Mark’s maternal grandmother, Maryellen (Donohue) Talty – https://www.legacy.com