Birth Name:
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
Birth Place:
London, England
Ethnicity:
Baltic Jewish and Irish
London born actor famous for his appearance in the movies, Gangs of New York and In the Name of the Father, is an Irish citizen and was born to a Jewish Mother and an Irish father. His mother Jill Balcon is of Baltic Jewish descent while his father, Cecil Day-Lewis was a famous Irish poet.This was mentioned in an article on Telegraph.co.uk.
Source:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1579473/Daniel-Day-Lewis-aims-for-perfection.html
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Fantastic actor and such a mysterious man.
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why did they pick him to play as the guy from The Last of the Mohicans??? he is white/jewish. he’s not even close to native american. he doesnt look native american. im tired of white ppl always playing native roles in movies.
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yeh I agree. I guess hollywood thinks pure Native Americans look too exotic for mainstream media. I mean Taylor Lautner isnt and doesnt even look like most Native Americans.
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Um, Daniel Day-Lewis’s character in Last of the Mohicans is a Caucasian who was adopted by Native Americans; therefore, the Caucasian Day-Lewis is not an illogical choice for the role of Hawkeye. The Native American characters, at least the main ones like Uncas, Chingachgook, and Magua, are all played by Native American or Native Canadian actors in the film.
That being said, as someone who has some Native American ancestry, I am irritated when Native American characters are played by obviously white actors, though Hollywood seems to have gotten a little better about that over the years. :)
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that filth was deleted.
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fuck you anonymous!
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Cindy, Jews are seen as an ethno-religious group, and that is why very many people lay claim to ‘Jewish’ roots. Having said that, not all Jews are born into it, and not all individuals of Jewish descent practice Judaism as a religion, but the culture may remain strong within their lives.
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Just saw Gangs of New York, I must say best actor of this generation:)
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Jewish is a religion, not an ethnicity. There are Jews in many different countries. Some are Isreali, European, Etc…So this does not clarify his ethnicity.
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Cindy, thanks for the comment. I just found a good source that says he is of Baltic Jewish descent.
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