Ken Kwapis

Kwapis in 2009, photo by Starfrenzy/www.bigstockphoto.com

Birth Name: Kenneth William Kwapis

Place of Birth: East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 17, 1957

Ethnicity:
*father – Polish
*mother – English, possibly other

Ken Kwapis is an American screenwriter, and film and television director.

Ken is the son of Marjorie and Bruno Walter Kwapis/Kwapisz. His paternal grandparents were Polish. His mother has English, and possibly other, ancestry. He was raised Catholic in Belleville, Illinois. Ken is married to screenwriter Marisa Silver, with whom he has two children.

Ken’s paternal grandfather was named Leon Kwapis/Kwapisz.

Ken’s paternal grandmother was named Mary Pietroski.

Ken’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Wells.

Sources: Ken’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Ken’s father – http://obits.dignitymemorial.com

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