John Ales

Ales in 2015, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: John Gregory Ales

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: January 3, 1969

Ethnicity: Greek

John Ales is an American actor.

His surname was originally spelled Alevizakis. His father was born in Montana, and had Greek ancestry. His mother likely is also of Greek descent. He is married to actress Wendy Gazelle, with whom he has one child.

John’s paternal grandfather was named John Panayiotes Alevizakes/Alevizakis (the son of Peter “Panayiotes” Alevizakes). John was Greek, from Kalamata.

John’s paternal grandmother was Theodora “Dora” Giatayanas/Giatagana (the daughter of Loukas Giatagana and Maria Stourios). Theodora was born in Almyros, Greece.

John’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Dakis.

Source: Information on John’s paternal family – http://greensinwashington.org