Ari Stidham

Stidham in 2016, photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com/

Birth Name: Ariel David Stidham

Place of Birth: Westlake Village, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: August 22, 1992

Ethnicity: Sephardi Jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish

Ari Stidham is an American actor and musician. His brother is actor and writer Jordan Stidham.

Ari’s paternal grandmother was Lily Alou Benisty (the daughter of David Benisty and Zohra Ben Shitrit). Lily was born in Morocco, to a Sephardi Jewish family. Zohra was born in Casablanca.

Ari’s maternal grandfather was Allan B. Margolis (the son of John A. Margolis and Dorothy/Dora Charney). Allan was born in Pennsylvania, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family. John was born in New York, the son of Alexander Margolis, who was born in Russia, now Latvia, and of Sarah Nachan, who was from Russia, now Poland. Dorothy was born in Alabama, to parents from Russia, Max Charney and Anna Bubbel Israel.

Ari’s maternal grandmother was Florida politician Gwen Margolis (born Gwen Liedman; the daughter of Joseph Liedman and Rose Weiss). Gwen was born in Pennsylvania. She was a Member of the Florida Senate and a Member of the Florida House of Representatives. Joseph was the son of Louis Leidman and Sadie, who were Russian Jewish immigrants. Rose was the daughter of Harry Weiss and Sophie, who were also Russian Jewish immigrants.

Sources: Obituary of Ari’s paternal step-grandfather, Gordon Kent – http://www.legacy.com

Marriage record of Ari’s maternal grandparents, Allan B. Margolis and Gwen Liedman – https://www.familysearch.org

Ari’s maternal grandmother, Gwen (Liedman) Margolis, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org