Place of Birth: Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 27, 1955
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Richard Schiff is an American comedian and actor. He was born in Bethesda, Maryland, the son of Edward Schiff and Charlotte Schiff-Booker (born Grad). Richard has a brother, Paul, who is a film producer. They were raised Jewish.
Edward is said to be a second-generation (Jewish) Austrian. Charlotte is originally from Brooklyn, New York.
Richard has stated on Twitter that his ancestors moved to the U.S., through Ellis Island, from Ukraine, Austria, and Poland.
His maternal grandfather was Maurice Grad (the son of Samuel Grad and Lottie Prazer). Maurice was born in New York. Samuel was originally from Austria. Lottie was born in either Poland or Russia, to parents from Russia.
His maternal grandmother was Selma Goldberg (the daughter of Abraham Goldberg and Hanna Rosen). Selma was born in New York.
His paternal granfather was a gangster associated with the New York mob. He was Jewish.
He is married to actress Sheila Kelley. They have two children, Gus and Ruby.
Sources: http://www.jewishtelegraph.com/artinf_6.html
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJTQ-SVN
My family thru Ellis Island from Ukraine, Austria and Poland https://t.co/0wZV4SQJJ8
— Richard Schiff (@Richard_Schiff) January 26, 2017
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