Clint Mauro
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Date of Birth: c. 1986
Ethnicity:
*50% Italian
*25% Hungarian
*12.5% Belgian [Flemish]
*12.5% likely German
Clint Mauro is an American model, actor, and writer. He is known for representing Armani Exchange underwear.
Clint’s paternal grandfather was Anthony C. Mauro (the son of Joseph Mauro and Clara Saruicata). Anthony was born in South Bend, Indiana, to Italian parents, from Capaccio, Province of Salerno, Campania.
Clint’s paternal grandmother was Gizella Theresa Szalay (the daughter of Julius M. Szalay and Gizella T. Abraham). Gizella was born in South Bend, Indiana, to Hungarian parents. Julius was born in Fertoszentmiklos, the son of Mike Szalay and Teresa Kocsics. Gizella was the daughter of Alex Abraham and Anna Kocsics.
Clint’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Calderone (the son of Rocco Calderone and Philomena Paiano). Joseph was Italian, born in Oppido Mamertina, Reggio Calabria. Philomena was born in Tresilico, Calabria, Italy, and was the daughter of Joseph Paiano and Francesca.
Clint’s maternal grandmother was Betty Lou Soens (the daughter of Arthur Soens and Margaret Josephine Mann). Betty was born in Mishawaka, Indiana. Arthur’s parents were Belgian, with Flemish ancestry. Margaret was likely of German descent.
Sources: Genealogies of Clint’s paternal grandparents, Anthony C. Mauro and Gizella Theresa (Szalay) Mauro – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogies and obituaries of Clint’s maternal grandparents, Joseph Calderone and Betty Lou (Soens) Calderone – http://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Clint’s maternal grandfather, Joseph Calderone – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Clint’s maternal great-grandmother, Philomena (Paiano) Calderone – http://www.findagrave.com
Stacie is only a quarter? Really? O_O But she looks so Italian. What are her other ancestries?
I know what you mean about moderation. A lot of my comments get stuck in moderation as well.
I can’t believe Stacie is only a 1/4th. She looks so Italian. LOL. So does Stephen Colletti.
Ah, so John Turturro’s family is like Al Pacino’s. Al’s dad was Italian-American, but his mom was a Sicilian immigrant.
Do you know anything about Theo Rossi, the guy from Sons of Anarchy? They say he’s Italian, but I doubt he’s full.
What about Ray Romano, Martin Scorsese (?), and Mira Sorvino?
I guess people assume that the dark ones are fully Italian because they are dark. Like John Cazale, Ralph Macchio, Stacie Orrico, and Stephen Colletti, but a lot of them are turning out not to be.
I have also wondered if Alyssa Milano is fully Italian.
Are you serious? Are there any others we should know about? Is the Coppola family fully Italian?
Fredo’s legal name is John Holland Cazale. You know, it’s strange how a lot of Italian-Americans choose to identify as solely Italian. For example, I had no idea Robert De Niro was only a 1/4th until I read about his family history. How do their mothers feel about that?
Well, with names, dates, and such, all we really know is that Frank Zappa is definitely Italian. His biography says his grandmom, Theresa, has some French ancestry, but I don’t know the names of his great-grandparents, so that’s that. Haha. I love Frank Zappa.
She probably didn’t care. I’m a bit shocked to find out that so many of these Italian actors are mixed, though. Can you please check to see if John Turturro is fully Italian?
Ah, found an obituary of his maternal grandmother.
His maternal grandfather was named Joseph Calderone and his maternal grandmother was born Betty L. Soens, daughter of Josephine and Arthur Soens. Based on these surnames, it would appear that Clint’s mother is of Italian and German descent.
So, his father is half Italian and half Hungarian, and his mother has Italian and German ancestry.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45692737
So he should be a half Italian, a quarter Hungarian, and a quarter German if his mama has no other ancestry besides Italian and German?
Ah, there is a tree of Joseph Calderone on Ancestry.com. His parents, Filomena (Philomena) Paiano and Rocco Calderone, were both Italian. So there you go, Clint is 50% Italian through both grandfathers.
Yes. I thought Clint might be of something else other than Italian. He’s American after all.
90%? Jesus.
Hayden is 50%.
DJ Pauly D is supposedly a 100%, but there are rumors that his mom is Portuguese, and I think he might’ve been born before 1980, but I’m not too sure.
Samantha Giancola is half Italian and half Greek.
Vinny from Jersey Shore has said he is 100% Italian and so has The Situation.
That’s all I can think of.
Oh wait, Gia Mantegna, Joe Mantegna’s daughter, is 50% Italian and 50% Czech, I believe. She was born 1990.
I can’t think of any who are full-blooded.
The new Miss USA, Olivia Culpo, is 75% Italian. Her dad, Peter Culpo, is 100%. Her mom, Susan Curran, is 50% Italian and 50% Irish.
Ooooh, I think I might know one.
Stacie Orrico! I think she is 100%.
I heard a rumor about Stacie being half German. I guess it’s true. Haha.
Hayden’s dad might not be 100% Italian. You should check up on that.
I guess Lea Michele is the most prominent actress born after 1980 with at least one parent that is full-blooded Italian. I can’t think of any others besides Hayden.
Oh, I think Rachel Bilson’s mom, Janice Santiago (?), is a 100%. Maybe . . .
You should check up on Nikki Reed, too.
So, Jewish people’s intermarriage rates are around 50%, while Italian people’s intermarriage rates are around 90%.
So what about other white Americans? I mean, the ones who are not of Italian or Jewish background. Is it like a 100%? LOL. Because I can’t think of a single one who is full-blooded anything if we exclude Italians and Jews.
I highly doubt the intermarriage rate for Irish descendants in the U.S. is lower than that of Italians.
This is slightly off topic, but I read that Brittany Murphy’s dad, Angelo Bartoletti (?), was a mobster.
O_O
I might have messed up on her real last name, but I wonder why she decided to switch to Murphy when she got famous.
It seems like Jewish people keep it together more than other white people. Because most of the white people I can think of that are of one ethnicity are Jewish. I can think of many Italians as well, but most of the ones who I am thinking of are older now and have spouses that are not of the same ethnicity as them.
For example, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, John Turturro, Marisa Tomei, Joe Mantegna, Sophia Loren, Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano, Dean Martin, John Cazale, Ralph Macchio, etc. I know they are full Italian, but they’re offspring is most likely not.
Then, I know of a lot of ones like Frank Zappa. His dad was a Sicilian immigrant, while his mom was an American of Italian and French heritage.
Really? I thought John Cazale was just Italian for some reason. He looks very Italian. I had no idea his mom was Irish. Haha. R.I.P. Fredo Corleone <3
Frank Zappa's mom supposedly had French ancestry. That's what's been claimed, but I don't think Frank ever said that himself. He's only ever mentioned being Italian.
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These are from Frank Zappa’s biography.
His dad, Francis Vincent Zappa, was a Sicilian immigrant.
His mom, Rose Colimore, was a first-generation Italian-American, BUT her mom, Theresa, was of French and Italian ancestry even though she was born in Italy. So his mom does have French ancestry, although she is mostly Italian.
His paternal grandfather, Anthony Mauro, was the son of Italian immigrants. His paternal grandmother was born Gizella Szalay. According to the U.S. Census, 1930, all of Gizella’s grandparents were Hungarian.
His mother is name Rose – I’m not sure what her background is. But Clint is 1/4 Italian and 1/4 Hungarian.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~instjose/obits/m/maurogizellat.htm
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=piech2&id=I15811