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Hearst in 2014, photo by kathclick /www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Richard Charles Herbst
Place of Birth: Howard Beach, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 4, 1965
Ethnicity: * father – German, English, Scottish, Irish * mother – Italian
Rick Hearst is an American actor.
Rick is the son of Anna/Ann and Charles Herbst. Rick’s mother was born in Italy. He was partly raised in Dallas, Texas. Rick is married to Donna Smoot, with whom he has two children.
Rick’s paternal grandfather was Charles Herbst (the son of John G. Herbst and Christina Blass). Charles was born in New York. John was born in New Jersey, to parents from Germany, with his father being Anton Herbst. Christina was born in New York, also to German parents, Conrad Blass and Sophia Kregel.
Rick’s paternal grandmother was Florence Marie Berry (the daughter of Laurence Edmand Berry and Netta Darling “Nettie” Pierce). Florence was born in Alabama. Laurence was born in Kentucky, the son of Francis Roland Berry and Mary Logan Reeves. Netta was born in England, the daughter of Edward Pierce, who was English, from Liverpool; and of Netta Darling McIntyre, who was Scottish, from Dundee.
Rick’s maternal grandfather was Arturo Follo (the son of Nicola Follo and Carmela De Angelis). Arturo was born in Castelvetere sul Calore, Avellino, Campania.
Rick’s maternal grandmother was named Josephine.
Source: Genealogy of Rick’s father – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Rick’s mother and stepfather – http://www.familysearch.org