Jeremy Howard
Howard in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jeremy Patrick Howard
Place of Birth: Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: June 12, 1981
Ethnicity: Irish, English, German
Jeremy Howard is an American actor. He has appeared in the films Galaxy Quest, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Accepted, Sydney White, and, in voice performance and in motion capture, as Donatello in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), and its sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
He is the son of Sharon and actor Joe Howard.
Jeremy’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Bernard Howard (the son of Michael Joseph Howard and Margaret Malady/Malada). Joseph was born in New York, to parents of Irish descent. Michael was the son of Patrick Howard and Margaret, who were born in Ireland. Jeremy’s great-grandmother Margaret was the daughter of Patrick Malady and Mary Frances Shelly/Shelley.
Jeremy’s paternal grandmother was Mary Irene Crimmins (the daughter of John Joseph Crimmins and Mary E. Cuddy). Jeremy’s grandmother Mary was born in New York. John was born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland, the son of William Crimmins and Honora/Hanora Hickey. Jeremy’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of John F. Cuddy and Sarah Ann Scofield.
Jeremy’s maternal grandfather was Gordon H. Hess (the son of Howard Kenneth Hess and Ethel S. Smith). Gordon was born in New York. Howard was the son of Herman Hess, whose parents were from Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; and of Clara Calley. Ethel was the daughter of Buell R. Smith and Rose Irvine.
Jeremy’s maternal grandmother was Nancy Payson (the daughter of Edward Burnett Payson and Marion/Marian L. Atkinson). Nancy was born in Pennsylvania. Edward was the son of Joseph Rowe Payson and Laura Belle Myers. Marion was the daughter of Oloff Atkinson, whose father was from Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and of Edith W. McHugh.
Sources: Jeremy’s maternal grandfather, Gordon H. Hess, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jeremy’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Oloff Atkinson and Edith W. McHugh – https://www.familysearch.org
Jeremy’s maternal grandfather was Gordon H. Hess (the son of Howard Kenneth Hess and Ethel Smith). Gordon was born in New York. Howard was the son of Herman Hess and Clara Calley.
Jeremy’s maternal grandmother was Nancy Payson (the daughter of Edward Burnett Payson and Marion Atkinson). Nancy was born in Pennsylvania. Edward was the son of Joseph Rowe Payson and Laura Belle Myers.
Jeremy’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Bernard Howard (the son of Michael Joseph Howard and Margaret Malady/Malada). Joseph was born in New York, to parents of Irish descent. Michael was the son of Patrick Howard.
Jeremy’s paternal grandmother was Mary Irene Crimmins (the daughter of John Joseph Crimmins and Mary E. Cuddy). Mary was born in New York. John was Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland, to William Crimmins and Honora Hickey. Mary was the daughter of John F. Cuddy and Sarah Ann Scofield.