John Kassir
John Kassir – “Jack the Giant Slayer” Los Angeles Premiere, 2013 – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PR Photos
Birth Name: John Edward Kassir
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 24, 1957
Ethnicity: Iraqi Arab, Syrian Arab
John Kassir is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian. Among his many roles and voice roles, he is known for playing the Crypt Keeper in the Tales from the Crypt franchise.
John is the son of Lillian and Matti Andria/Andrea Kassir. His father was born in Mosul, Iraq. His mother was born in Massachusetts, to Syrian parents, from Mardin, Turkey. His family was Catholic.
John’s paternal grandparents were named Andria Kassir and Noria.
John’s maternal grandparents were named Elias Michael Kuselias and Mary Rahab Khello.
Sources: Immigration record of John’s father – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of John’s uncle (father’s brother) – http://www.staufferfuneralhome.com
John’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of John’s maternal grandmother, Mary Rahab (Khello) Kuselias – https://familysearch.org
Ain’t “Arab” lol.
I have a feeling he is Assyrian (possibly Chaldean as his family was Catholic according to the uncle’s obit). Both of the cities his parents came from were Assyrian populated before the genocides.
Most likely. There are not many Arab Muslims in Americas.
Mardin is such a beautiful town.