Mandela Van Peebles and his father Mario
Birth Name: Mandela Mali Van Peebles
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: June 4, 1994
Ethnicity: African-American, German, Italian
Mandela Van Peebles is an American actor and rapper. He is the son of actress Lisa Vitello and director and actor Mario Van Peebles.
Mandela was named after activist and politician Nelson Mandela.
Mandela’s paternal grandparents Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; the son of Marion Peebles and Edwin Griffin), an actor, composer, director, screenwriter, novelist, and playwright, and Maria Marx, an actress and photographer. Melvin was African-American. Maria was German.
Mandela’s mother is black. Her surname, “Vitello”, might indicate Italian ancestry, as well.
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