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Birth Name: Rodney Michael Harvey
Date of Birth: July 31, 1967
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Death: April 11, 1998
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, one quarter Italian, Irish, some Scottish and Cornish, smaller amounts of German, Dutch, and Welsh
Rodney Harvey was an American actor, model, singer, and dancer. His roles included the films Mixed Blood (1984), Delivery Boys , Initiation (1987), Five Corners , Salsa (1988), Spike of Bensonhurst , Let’s Get Lost , My Own Private Idaho , Guncrazy , and Kid 90 ; the shows Twin Peaks and The Outsiders ; the music video for “Hold Me;” and the commercial Obsession .
He was the son of Lois Marie and Edward J. Harvey.
Rodney’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Bolton Harvey (the son of Albert Harvey and Mary Ann Fort). Joseph was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and had deep roots in the U.S. Albert was the son of William Henry Harvey and Mary Jane Mounce. Rodney’s great-grandmother Mary Ann was the daughter of James VanDyke Fort and Emma Shanklin Owens.
Rodney’s paternal grandmother was Catherine J. Kenney (the daughter of William J. Kenney and Elle “Nellie” Dougherty). Catherine was born in Pennsylvania. William was English, and likely had some Irish ancestry. Elle was the daughter of Jacob Dougherty and Sarah Ann Pedrick, and had partly deep American roots.
Rodney’s maternal grandfather was Joseph P. Catalano (the son of Dominick Catalano and Maria Anna Lobosco). Joseph was born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Dominick was the son of Italian immigrants, Salvatore Catalano and Maria Lombardo. Rodney’s great-grandmother Maria was also the daughter of Italian parents, Giuseppe Ernesto Lobosco, from Padula, Salerno, Campania; and Lucia “Louise” Santore.
Rodney’s maternal grandmother was Frieda Helen Moore (the daughter of William Park Moore and Helen J. Curry). Frieda was born in Avoca, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. William was the son of The Rev. James Moore, who was born in England, or Wales, to English parents; and of Susan Lindsay, whose parents were Scottish. Rodney’s great-grandmother Helen was the daughter of George Thomas Curry, who was an emigrant from Gwinear, Cornwall; and of Sarah Jane Danks, who was an English emigrant, from Halesowen, Worcestershire.
Source: Genealogy of Rodney Harvey – https://www.findagrave.com