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Birth Name:
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Date of Birth:
February 17, 1981
What Race or Ethnicity?:
Jewish
The American actor was born into a Jewish family. His father’s name is Dennis Levitt and his mother’s name is Jane Gordon. Levitt gained fame by taking the role of Tommy on the series 3rd Rock from the Sun. The name Levitt is said to be of Anglo-French origin but could also be an Ashkenazi Jewish surname (as is probably the case here), rather than Anglo-French
Levitt is also able to speak French and is a self confessed Francophile. The youtube link below shows an interview with Joseph on a television show where he speaks French.
Source:
- http://www.sfgate.com/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsJGZ4bKHZA
- http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Levitt
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i still think he’s asian.
yes he is cute :)
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I still think Jonah Hill is Asian
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he’s only part. he’s mixed, he’s not full asian. i dont get why people think it has to be one or the other.
unless you meant to say that you still think he’s part asian, then that’s perfectly acceptable.
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He’s not part or full Asian. He’s just Jewish. He’s as Asian as your beloved Jonah Hill.
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Neither Levitt nor Hill are Asian. Why is this site in the habit of claiming people as things that they are not?
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yes he is gorgeous! always have and will always be a fan!
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Jewish guys are so hot lmao :P
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Jewish guys like Paul Newman, David Duchovny, James Franco, and Jake Gyllenhaal?
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Logan Lerman is the hottest and most JEwish of them all.
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some of them are handsome but alot really aren’t
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mmmm James Franco is delicious
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Many Ashkenazic Jews have a Eurasian look, and probably have some Tatar ancestry from Russia. Some famous examples include Alex Borstein, Roseanne Barr, Leonard Nimoy, and the Gabor Sisters. By the way, Charles Bronson, Natalie Wood, Leonid Brezhnev, Vladimir Lenin, and Yul Brynner were also of apparently of Eastern European/Eurasian ancestry although not Jewish…
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I could have sworn he was part asian. Sorry to hear of the passing of his brother Dan. My prayers are with Joseph and his family.
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he is half sexy and half fine. ;)
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he is VERY cute
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He might be Jewish, however I still believe he has Asian lineage. Have you seen his brother Dan?
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Yeah. He’s very good looking too. Has eccentric taste in clothing as well.
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he looks similar to a model called Francisco Lachowski who is in 100% half Polish and Half Brazilian, he mentioned that in one interview
just look at him
http://i27.tinypic.com/4hpl40.jpg
http://thelovemagazineblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/francisco-6.jpg?w=480&h=640
that’s in the eyes…
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haha when i first saw him i have to admit i did think he was part asian…. but either way he is still gorgeous!!!
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Without sounding too nosy I too was very curious about his ethnicity but I don’t think it matters. Damn he’s so sexy,talented,articulate and deliriously beautiful. Plus he speaks french ‘comme moi!’
Hmm I would go on but that wouldn’t be lady like. Besides I’ve already said too much ;)
Cheers!
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So many people think hes part Asian. lol
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He does look eurasian, to me that is.
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