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Date of Birth: c. 2003
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, possibly other
Theo Taplitz, or Theodore Taplitz, is an American actor and filmmaker. His roles include the films Little Men (2016), Gringo , Wyrm , Showing Up , and Bad Shabbos .
He is the son of Iona Brindle, an author, and Daniel Taplitz, a writer and director. His brother is actor and production assistant Nicholas Taplitz.
Theo’s paternal grandfather was Richard David “Dick” Taplitz (the son of Rudolph Taplitz/Teplitzky and Frieda Candler). Richard was born in Long Beach, Nassau County, New York, to a Jewish family. Rudolph was born in Chisinau, Moldova, the son of Israel Taplitzky and Khana Esther Gilman, who was born in Bender. Frieda was born in New York, to an Austrian-born father, Abraham Candler, and a Czechoslovakian-born mother, Rebecca.
Theo’s paternal grandmother is artist Phyllis Taplitz (born Phyllis Ann Lerner, the daughter of Aaron Lerner and Esther Andrew/Andrievsky). Phyllis was born in Massachusetts, to Russian Jewish parents. Aaron was the son of Alter Lerner and Rebecca Goldman. Esther was the daughter of Louis Andrievsky and Bessie Sheimerman.
Sources: Genealogy of Theo’s father (focusing on his own father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Theo’s paternal grandfather, Richard David “Dick” Taplitz – https://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Theo’s paternal great-grandparents, Aaron Lerner and Esther Andrew/Andrievsky – https://www.familysearch.org