Danny Bonaduce
Birth Name: Dante Daniel Bonaduce
Place of Birth: Broomall, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 13, 1959
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*Irish, German, 1/16 Swiss-German, possibly Scottish (mother)
Danny Bonaduce is an American radio and television personality, comedian, professional wrestler, and actor.
Danny is the son of television writer/producer Joseph Bonaduce and Elizabeth “Betty” (Steck).
Danny’s paternal grandparents were John Bonaduce and Madeline Minicozzi. John and Madeline were both born in Pennsylvania, and all their own parents were Italian.
Danny’s maternal grandfather was John Joseph “Jack” Steck, Jr. (the son of John Joseph Steck, Sr., and Cecilia). Jack was a radio broadcaster. John Joseph, Sr., was born in Louisiana, to a Pennsylvania-born father and a German mother. Cecilia was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish parents.
Danny’s maternal grandmother was Alice McTague (the daughter of Edwin J. McTague and Mary Hildebrand). Edwin was the son of Thomas McTague and Emma A. Bruce, who likely had Irish and/or Scottish ancestry. Mary was the daughter of ? Hildebrand, who was Swiss-German, and of Martha “Mattie”, who was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish-born parents.
Sources: https://www.wikitree.com
Danny’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogies of Danny Bonaduce (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Danny’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Danny’s maternal grandfather, John Joseph “Jack” Steck, Jr., on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Information about Danny’s maternal grandfather, John Joseph “Jack” Steck, Jr. – http://www.broadcastpioneers.com
Danny’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary Hildebrand, on the 1880 U.S. Census: https://www.familysearch.org
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