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Yul Brynner

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Birth Name:

Yuliy Borisovich Brynner

Birth Place:

Vladivostok, Russia

Ethnicity:

Swiss, Russian and Jewish

The actor was born Yuliy Borisovich Brynner in Vladivostok, Russia. His father was of part Swiss and Russian heritage and his mother was of Russian and Jewish heritage. This was stated on the thejewishlife.com website.

He claimed that was of part-Japanese heritage and born on the Island of Sakhalin but this was contradicted in a biography by his son Rock.

Source:

http://www.thejewishlife.com/yul-brynner-actor/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000989/bio

Celebrities with similar heritage:

  1. Emmanuelle Béart
  2. Vanessa Carlton
  3. Kirk Douglas
  4. Michael Douglas
  5. Sean Penn
  6. Roman Polanski
  7. Steven Seagal
  8. Natalie Portman
  9. Rashida Jones
  10. James Franco
  11. Amy Winehouse
  12. Joaquin Phoenix
  13. Michelle Trachtenberg
  14. Katerina Graham
  15. Roseanne Barr

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5 Responses to “Yul Brynner”

  1. Comment by R0CKiN D0N'T H4T3
    February 28th, 2009

    His mom is actually Russian-Jewish [references at wikipedia.org]

  2. Comment by ethnic
    February 28th, 2009

    Profiled edited

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  3. Comment by Taylor
    September 1st, 2009

    He is not white.He looks like a Native-American.

  4. Comment by ethnic
    September 1st, 2009

    I doubt he is Native American. some Russians have central Asian blood and he does look a slightly Asian in appearance.

  5. Comment by kim
    January 20th, 2010

    I thought for sure he had some asian in him?? I just finished watching westworld, great classic movie!!

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