Dan Goor

Goor in 2013, photo by s_bukley/www.bigstockphoto.com/

Birth Name: Daniel Joshua Goor

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.

Date of Birth: April 28, 1975

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Dan Goor is an American comedy writer, director, and producer.

He was raised in Bethesda, Maryland. He is married to Purvi Harikant Shah.

Dan’s paternal grandfather was Charles Gdalie Goor (the son of Isaac Goor and Sarah Rubinstein). Charles was born in New York.

Dan’s paternal grandmother was Jeanette Mindel (the daughter of Isaac Mindel and Esther Eventoff). Jeanette’s parents were born in Russia. Isaac was the son of Jacob Mindel and Bella Roberman. Esther was the daughter of Joseph/Yosef Eventoff/Eventov.

Dan’s maternal grandfather was Martin H. Miller (the son of Abraham/Abram Miller/Maller and Ida Hollander). Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents from Russia. He was a Treasury Department official, who revitalized the savings bond program.

Dan’s maternal grandmother was Helen Zarkower (the daughter of Samuel Zarkower and Rachael/Rachel Marcus). Helen was born in Ohio, to a father from Austria and a mother from Russia.

Sources: Genealogy of Dan Goor – http://www.geni.com

Marriage announcement of Dan Goor – http://www.nytimes.com

Obituary of Dan’s maternal grandfather, Martin H. Miller – http://www.washingtonpost.com