Justin Baldoni
Birth Name: Justin Louis Baldoni
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 24, 1984
Ethnicity:
*father – Italian
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Justin Baldoni is an American actor, director, and filmmaker. He has directed the films Five Feet Apart, Clouds, and It Ends With Us, the latter of which he also starred in. He has also featured on the shows Everwood, The Bold and the Beautiful, Single Ladies, and Jane the Virgin, in the films After Dusk They Come and Con Man (2018), and in the made-for-tv movies Wedding Daze (2004) and Spring Break Shark Attack.
He is the son of Sharon and Sam Baldoni. His father is of Italian descent. His mother is Ashkenazi Jewish. He was partly raised in Medford, Oregon. Justin is married to Swedish actress Emily Baldoni (born Emily Malou Fuxler), with whom he has two children.
Justin has said:
My mom (grew up) Jewish and became a Christian and then she found Baha’i faith in the 1970s. My dad was born Catholic but became Baha’i when he met my mom. So I grew up celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah. I became Baha’i at 15, and at the end of the day, I’m a seeker. And the one thing I know for sure is that something created me and us and that thing is exalted beyond my comprehension.
Justin’s paternal grandfather was Louis Ferriano Baldoni (the son of Natale Baldoni and Assunta Bini). Louis was born in Pitigliano, Province of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, and moved to the U.S. in 1912. A Democratic politician, he served as an Indiana State Senator.
Justin’s paternal grandmother was Grace Teresa Perri (the daughter of Samuel Perri and Elizabeth Perri). Grace was born in Indiana, to Italian parents, who were likely from Calabria.
Justin’s maternal grandfather was named Daniel Solomon.
Justin’s maternal grandmother was named Blanche Katz.
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Information about Justin’s paternal grandfather, Louis Ferriano Baldoni – https://www.facebook.com
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Grace T. Perri’s parents were likely from Calabria
Louis F Baldoni was born in Pitigliano, Province of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/louis-f-baldoni_161531323
Pitigliano is a Jewish town in Tuscany
Are you saying Baldoni’s paternal grandfather was Jewish?
I don’t know.
Justin discusses his grandfather’s background here: https://www.facebook.com/justinbaldoni/posts/this-is-my-grandpa-louis-he-would-be-113-today-in-1908-his-dad-my-great-grandfat/1185596101547584/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQZLAicguyE/
Louis F. Baldoni was an Indiana State Senator for Democratic Party.