Kiko Ellsworth

Kiko Ellsworth – Love International Film Festival 2016 Awards Ceremony – Wilshire Ebell Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Sheri Determan / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Keiko Jamen Ellsworth

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: January 2, 1973

Ethnicity: African-American, Louisiana Creole (African, French), 1/16th Irish

Kiko Ellsworth is an American actor. He is the son of Lorna Cecelia (Phillips) and Andrew James Ellsworth. He is married to actress Christine Carlo.

Kiko is usually cited as having African-American and Native American ancestry from his mother and Israeli, French, and Creole ancestry on his father’s side.

Kiko’s paternal grandfather was Andrew James Ellsworth (the son of Henry J. Ellsworth and Carrie S. Honore). Carrie was the daughter of Peter Honore and Susan M. Purrel.

Kiko’s paternal grandmother was Shirley Agatha Bloom (the daughter of Joseph A. Bloom and Dorothy Thomas). Joseph was the son of Joseph Bloom and Hannah/Hanna, who was black. Dorothy was the daughter of William Thomas, who was Irish, and of Sylvia, who was black.

Kiko’s maternal grandparents’ surnames were Phillips and Williams.

Sources: Marriage record of Kiki’s paternal great-grandparents, Joseph A. Bloom and Dorothy Thomas – https://www.familysearch.org

Kiki’s paternal great-grandparents, Joseph A. Bloom and Dorothy Thomas, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Kiko’s paternal great-grandfather, Joseph A. Bloom, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org