Ian Brennan

BEVERLY HILLS – MAR 16: Brennan arriving at the 2011 PaleyFest honoring ‘Glee’ held at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on March 16, 2011. Joe Seer/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Ian Christian Brennan

Place of Birth: Mount Prospect, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: April 23, 1978

Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, possibly other
*mother – German, Swiss-German

Ian Brennan is an American screenwriter, director, and actor. He is known for his work on the shows GleeScream QueensThe Politician, and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

His father, a Paulist priest, was of Irish descent. His mother has German ancestry. Ian is married to actress Trilby Glover, with whom he has two children.

Ian’s maternal grandfather was Herman George Kinzelman (the son of Herman George Kinzelman and Lula Louise Scherb). Ian’s grandfather Herman was born in Ohio. Ian’s great-grandfather Herman was born in Arbon, Thurgau, Switzerland, the son of Louis Kinzelman and Emma Deltrich/Dietrich. Lula was born in Missouri, the daughter of John Adam Scherb, whose parents were German, and of Louisa/Louise Dahl/Doll, whose parents were also German.

Ian’s maternal grandmother was Charlotte T. Baumbusch/Baumbush (the daughter of Albert Elmer Baumbusch and Theresa Emma Brehl). Charlotte was born in Ohio. Albert was born in Ohio, to parents from Germany, Markus Baumbusch and Rosa Zentgraf. Theresa was born in Ohio, the daughter of John P. Brehl, whose parents were German, and of Theresa A. Trautman, whose parents were also German.

Source: Obituary of Ian’s maternal uncle – http://tributearchive.com

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