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Francks – CTV Upfront 2014 – Arrivals – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts – Toronto, Canada – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – 0 – Photo Credit: Robin Wong / PR Photos
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: December 3, 1979
Ethnicity: * father – Irish, Scottish * mother – African-American, possibly some Creole [African, French]
Rainbow Sun Francks is a Canadian actor, singer, and MuchMusic VJ. He is known for his roles on the shows Stargate Atlantis , The Listener , The Umbrella Academy , and High Fidelity . He has also been billed as Rainbow Francks.
His father, Don Francks (Donald Harvey Francks), was a Canadian actor and musician. He was adopted, and was white.
His mother, Lili Red Eagle (born Clark), a dancer, is American, and is an African-American, from North Richmond, California. She is an adopted member of the Plains Cree First Nations.
Rainbow’s sister is actress Cree Summer . Rainbow was raised in British Columbia, Canada, and elsewhere.
Rainbow Sun’s biological paternal grandmother likely was Jennet Victoria “Jean” Beattie (the daughter of Wilfred Edward Beattie and Mary Minnie Jack). Jean was born in Canada. Wilfred was the son of Cpt. George William Beattie and Janet Isabella Darlington Duff. Mary was the daughter of James W. Jack, whose parents were Scottish; and of Catherine Ann Laronde.
Rainbow Sun’s maternal grandfather was Milton Clark (the son of David Clark and Lucy Eugene). Milton was born in Louisiana. David was born in Louisiana, the son of James Clark and Mary Mason. Lucy was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Jean Louis “John” Eugene and Francoise Jean Pierre.
Rainbow Sun’s maternal grandmother was Lillie Mae Hopkins (the daughter of August Hopkins and Mary George). Lillie was born in Louisiana.