Place of Birth: Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 6, 1976
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Brett Gelman is an American actor and comedian. He was born in Highland Park, Illinois, the son of Ira L. Gelman and Candace. Brett was raised Jewish.
His paternal grandfather was Meyer (Mike) Gelman. His parents were Jacob (Jankel) Gelman and Anna Malkin. Both Jacob and Anna were from Vitebsk, Belarus.
His paternal grandmother was Kaye C. Weiner. Her parents were Isaac Weiner/Mann and Fannie Rabinovitz. Isaac was originally born in Ostroh, Poland (now Ukraine). Fannie hailed from Vitebsk, Belarus.
Source: Obituary of one of Brett’ uncles (father’s brother), Andrew Joel Gelman – http://www.legacy.com/
Genealogy of Brett’s paternal grandparents, Meyer and Kaye – https://www.geni.com/
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