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DeSanto in 2019, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Thomas J. DeSanto
Place of Birth: Iselin, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 21, 1968
Ethnicity: * father – Italian * mother – Polish, Irish, possibly distant Dutch
Tom DeSanto is an American film producer and screenwriter. He has worked as an executive producer on the X-Men films and a producer on the Transformers films.
Tom’s paternal grandfather was named Elia DeSanto. Elia was born in Italy.
Tom’s paternal grandmother was named Philomena. Philomena was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents.
Tom’s maternal grandfather was John James Selensky (the son of Peter Sulinski and Catherine Groskosky). John’s parents were Polish.
Tom’s maternal grandmother was Genevieve A. Hoagland (the daughter of Wyckoff Van Zandt Hoagland and Mary Dwyer). Wyckoff was the daughter of Catherine Noonan, who was born in Limerick, Ireland. Mary was also the daughter of Irish parents, John Dwyer and Margaret Hickey.
Source: Obituary of Tom’s father – http://obits.nj.com