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LOS ANGELES – NOV 20: Gervasi arrives at the Los Angeles ‘Hitchcock’ Premiere at Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 20, 2012 in Beverly Hills, CA, kathclick /bigstock.com
Birth Name: Alexander Sacha Simon Gervasi
Place of Birth: St. Pancras, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: c. February 1967
Ethnicity: * father – Italian/Sicilian (one half), Irish, possibly English * mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Sacha Gervasi is a British director, screenwriter, and journalist. He has directed the films Anvil! The Story of Anvil , Hitchcock (2012), November Criminals , which he also co-worte, and My Dinner with Hervé , which he also wrote. He also co-wrote the films The Big Tease , The Terminal (2004), and Henry’s Crime . He was the voice of Jaguar Cars on U.S. radio and television.
His father was American economist Sean Gervasi. His mother was Canadian, and was Jewish. His paternal uncle, Tom Gervasi, was an expert on intelligence matters and author. His paternal step-grandmother was jazz singer Georgia Gibbs.
He is married to theatre producer Jessica de Rothschild, daughter of British financier Evelyn Robert de Rothschild. He has a daughter with his former partner, singer, songwriter, author, actress, and philanthropist Geri Halliwell .
Sacha’s paternal grandfather was foreign correspondent and author Frank Henry Gervasi (the son of Eugenio Leone “Eugene” Gervasi and Teresa Guarnera). Frank was born in Maryland, to parents from Messina and Palermo, Sicily, Italy, respectively.
Sacha’s paternal grandmother was Katherine/Catherine E. McGuigan/McQuiggan (the daughter of Francis J. “Frank” McQuigan and Margaret R. “Maggie” May). Katherine was born in Pennsylvania. Francis was born in Pennsylvania. Margaret was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Anna Wilson, who was Irish.
Sacha’s maternal grandfather was named Jacob “Jack” Kosoy/Koscy.
Sacha’s maternal grandmother was named Gertrude Cligman. Gertrude was born in Russia/Ukraine.
Sources: Obituary of Sacha’s mother – http://legacy.com
Obituary of Sacha’s maternal grandmother, Gertrude (Cligman) Kosoy – http://legacy.com