Lisa Lampanelli
Lampanelli in 2012, image via Debby Wong/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Lisa Marie Lampugnale
Place of Birth: Trumbull, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 19, 1961
Ethnicity: Italian, Polish
Lisa Lampanelli is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and insult comic. She is known as the Queen of Mean.
She has said that she is of three quarters Italian descent.
Lisa’s paternal grandfather was named Angelo Lampugnale.
Lisa’s paternal grandmother was named Grace Burke.
Lisa’s maternal grandfather was Stanley B. Velgot (the son of Frank Velgot and Antonia Cienetz). Stanley was born in Pennsylvania, to Polish parents.
Lisa’s maternal grandmother was Marie Rickey (the daughter of Frank Rickey and Nancy Cuozzo). Marie was born in Pennsylvania. Frank was Italian, the son of Pasqua Rickey and Mary. Nancy was of Italian descent.
Sources: Obituary of Lisa’s father – http://www.legacy.com
Genealogy of Lisa Lampanelli (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ctpost/obituary.aspx?pid=171056264
She has said that she is of 75% Italian descent. Though, I would’ve otherwise guessed her grandmother, Grace Burke, was of Irish ancestry.
http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/queen-of-mean-lisa-lampanelli/Content?oid=1271814