Leif Garrett

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Birth Name: Leif Per Nervik

Place of Birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: November 8, 1961

Ethnicity: Norwegian, English

Leif Garrett is an American actor, singer, and television personality.

He is the son of Carolyn Stellar (born Carolyn Golda Underwood), an actress and costume designer, and Rik Nervik, an actor and stuntman.

Leif’s maternal grandfather was Kenneth Ross Underwood (the son of Homer Everette Underwood and Carrie Golda Evans). Homer was the son of Clarence Porter Underwood and Honora/Nora Belle Kinsloe. Carrie was the daughter of William Crossley Evans, who was English, and of Emmer Evans Olmstead.

Leif’s maternal grandmother was Helen Bernice Harstad (the daughter of Nels Nelson Harstad and Inga Toline Thompson). Nels was Norwegian, the son of Nils Larsen Harstad and Sofie Marie Sekfredsdatter Ledel. Inga was also Norwegian, the daughter of Tonnes Salvesen and Karen Davidsdatter.

Source: Leif’s maternal grandfather, Kenneth Ross Underwood, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org