Jacob Zachar
Zachar in 2011, image via Joe Seer/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jacob A. Zachar
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 16, 1986
Ethnicity:
*50% Polish
*25% Slovak
*25% Bohemian Czech
Jacob Zachar is an American actor. He is known for starring on the series Greek, and for his roles in the films Little Big Top, Drunkboat, Detention of the Dead, The Hive, and Arkansas. He has been in the bands Megaband and Not Too Good.
Jacob is married to set costumer Brittany Saberhagen, with whom he has one child. Brittany is the daughter of professional baseball player Bret Saberhagen.
Jacob’s paternal grandfather was Stephan George Zachar (the son of Stanley Zachar and Mary Dolnick). Stephan was born in Illinois, to Slovak parents. Mary was the daughter of Stefan/Stephen Dolnik and Maria Zilova.
Jacob’s paternal grandmother was Julia Pytell (the daughter of Theodore Pytell and Antoinette Crol). Julia was born in Illinois, to Polish parents.
Jacob’s maternal grandfather was Edward Miller (the son of Joseph Miller and Mary Kieszkowski). Edward was born in Illinois, to Polish parents.
Jacob’s maternal grandmother was Adeline Barbara Novotny (the daughter of Joseph Novotny and Barbara Koupeny). Jacob’s great-grandmother Barbara was born in Illinois, to Czech parents, Frank Koupeny, from Tábor, and Caroline Tauchen, from Pilsen.
Sources: Obituary of Jacob’s maternal grandmother, Adeline Barbara (Novotny) Miller – http://articles.chicagotribune.com
Death record of Jacob’s maternal great-grandmother, Barbara (Koupeny) Novotny – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Jacob’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Frank Koupeny – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Jacob’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Caroline (Tauchen) Koupeny – https://familysearch.org
Jacob’s paternal grandfather was Stephan George Zachar (the son of Stanley Zachar and Mary Dolnick). Stephan was born in Illinois, to Slovak parents. Mary was the daughter of Stefan/Stephen Dolnik and Maria Zilova.
Jacob’s paternal grandmother was Julia Pytell (the daughter of Theodore Pytell and Antoinette Crol). Julia was born in Illinois, to Polish parents.
Jacob’s maternal grandfather was Edward Miller (the son of Joseph Miller and Mary Kieszkowski). Edward was born in Illinois, to Polish parents.
Jacob’s paternal great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of Stefan/Stephen Dolnik and Maria Zilova. Stefan and Maria were born in Slovakia.
Bablah, is Zachar’s ethnicity correct?
I found his great-grandmother’s death record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MX-GRRM
Her father was from Tábor and her mother from Pilsen.
Her father’s death record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q237-YVJN
Her mother’s death record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3HK-446
I don’t know if Millers were Czech.