Mark Ruffalo
Ruffalo in 2014, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Mark Alan Ruffalo
Place of Birth: Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 22, 1967
Ethnicity:
*75% Italian
*25% French/French-Canadian
Mark Ruffalo is an American actor, filmmaker, director, humanitarian, producer, and social activist. His roles include Bruce Banner / Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, particularly The Avengers films and the She-Hulk series. He has also featured in the films The Dentist, You Can Count on Me, In the Cut, 13 Going on 30, Just Like Heaven, Zodiac, Shutter Island, The Kids Are All Right, Foxcatcher, Infinitely Polar Bear, Spotlight, Dark Waters (2019), and Poor Things, and on television’s The Normal Heart and I Know This Much Is True. He also co-wrote the film The Destiny of Marty Fine, and directed the film Sympathy for Delicious, both of which he appeared in.
Mark is the son of Marie Rose, a hairdresser and stylist, and Frank Lawrence Ruffalo, a construction painter. His family moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia, during his early teen years, and later to San Diego, California, and Los Angeles. His father is of Italian ancestry. His maternal grandfather was of French/French-Canadian descent, and his maternal grandmother was of Italian descent.
Mark is married to Sunrise Coigney, with whom he has three children.
Mark’s paternal grandfather was Frank Donald Ruffalo (the son of Filberto/Albert Ruffalo and Carmella/Carmela R. Bartucci). Frank was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Italian parents, from Girifalco, Province of Catanzaro, Calabria. Carmella was the daughter of James Bartucci.
Mark’s paternal grandmother was Mary F. Bisciglia (the daughter of Francesco/Frank Bisciglia and Catherine Meo). Mark’s grandmother Mary was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Italian parents, from Calabria. Francesco was born in Cosenza, the son of Vito Bisciglia. Mark’s great-grandmother Catherine was born in Roccabernarda, Crotone, the daughter of Santo Meo and Dominica Andreola.
Mark’s maternal grandfather was Clyde/Claude Roger Hebert (the son of Louis Albert Anthony Hebert and Gladys Marie LaMielle). Clyde was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin; Clyde’s parents were born in Michigan, and were both of French/French-Canadian descent. Louis was the son of Antoine Joseph Hebert, who was born in Canada, and of Rose Bernard. Gladys was the daughter of James Richard LaMielle/Lamiel, whose parents were born in France, and of Tina Odelia Masta, whose parents were Canadian.
Mark’s maternal grandmother was Yolanda Piccolo (the daughter of Arthur Piccolo and Carmella/Carmela M. Constanti). Yolanda was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Italian parents. Arthur was born in Acerra, Province of Naples, Campania. Carmella was the daughter of Vincenzo James Constanti/di Costanzo and Christina Marie Di Luca/deLucca, who were also from Acerra.
Mark has described his great-grandfather Arthur Piccolo as a “Neapolitan actor and singer.”
Sources: Background detail on Mark’s family – http://www.menshealth.com
Genealogy of Mark Ruffalo – http://www.geni.com
Mark’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogies and obituaries of Mark’s paternal grandparents, Frank Donald Ruffalo and Mary F. (Bisciglia) Ruffalo – https://www.findagrave.com
Mark’s paternal grandmother, Mary F. Bisciglia, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogies of Mark Ruffalo (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.wikitree.com
http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca
Marriage record of Mark’s maternal grandparents, Clyde/Claude Roger Hebert and Yolanda Piccolo – https://www.familysearch.org
Mark’s maternal grandfather, Clyde/Claude Roger Hebert, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Mark’s maternal great-grandmother, Gladys Marie LaMielle – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com
Mark’s maternal great-grandmother, Gladys Marie LaMielle, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Mark’s maternal great-great-grandfather, James Richard LaMielle/Lamiel, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Mark’s maternal grandmother, Yolanda Piccolo, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
James Richard LaMielle was the son of Julius Dennis LaMielle, who was French, and Josephine Pulcher
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSC-FX9
So he’s less than 25% French/French-Canadian
Of course. Josephine’s father, Joseph Pulcher, was of Turkeminstany descent.
source?
Joseph Pulcher was born in France, and there are lots of French Pulchers.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8R-16N
Why did you even decide to look into this? What a waste of time.
He could be an ethnic German from Alsace-Lorraine
This genealogy details his French-Canadian side of the family very well:
http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/genealogy_canada_pedigree.aspx?pid=1462630&lng=fr
He has Native ancestors:
http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Catherine_Anenontha&pid=19840&lng=fr&partID=19842 (Huron, same ancestor as Angelina Jolie descends from)
http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Marie_Miteouamigoukoue&pid=9118&lng=fr&partID=9117 (Algonquin)
Irish:
http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Thecle-Cornelius_Aubry&pid=97360&lng=fr&partID=97361
And one American, with English and Scottish ancestry:
http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Madeleine_Allyn&pid=24930&lng=fr&partID=24929
Yes please add that to his ethnicity.
@madman
I think a rule about distant/remote ancestors must be made. If the Iroquois/ Huron ancestors is reported in Angelina’s profile, this must be applied to Mark too. He also descends from the Swiss-French immigrant Pierre Miville (check Madonna’s profile), who is also a Celin Dion’s ancestor. The same Celine shares with Jared Leto a First Nations ancestors, but it’s omissed in her profile, while it’s reported in Jared’s page. And so on. All French-Canadians descend from the same ancestors and all these non French forebears are in their genome.
I’m not a moderator here and can’t edit profiles. I found a more detailed genealogy of his French-Canadian side, and the moderators are free to add the foundings if they want. I won’t go through the whole genealogy again to find the fractions, someone else can do that if they care enough. It took a while the first time.
“And is it relevant to include 1/8192th of anyone’s ancestry?” – Madman, 2018/09/18 at 7:27 am
Agreed. It’s beyond trivial, even in the context of genealogy.
I already said I’ll draw the line at 1/1024.
Other than Maxime Bernier’s all-important 1/1024 Portuguese ancestry. I’m invoking a mulligan or an ad hoc on that one. I’m allowed one.
What’s your point? I’ve taken note of your limit being 1/1024 since a while back, which is reasonable. I’ve stopped making comments about these remote ancestries a long time ago. If Mark’s non-French ethnicities are even further back, I see why it’s not added. I just said I won’t go through the genealogy again just to get the fractions, because I don’t care that much about ancestries that are that small, especially if it’s European (if it’s Native, It’s a little bit more interesting).
@ follers
I agree about the 1/1024 limit, with some possible exceptions.
I believe the Portuguese ancestry of Bernier is worth mentioning because it’s the maternal surname.
I would also like to know which is the rule about cousinship relations.
http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Ruffalo-Family-Tree-4
Arthur Piccolo was born in Acerra, Province of Naples, Campania, Italy.
So talented….
Apparently Mark Ruffalo is guilty of “minority erasure” for playing a Portuguese-American.
http://www.the-solute.com/oscar-bait-and-minority-erasure-go-hand-in-hand/
They should have gotten Tom Hanks.
or James Franco
@ follers
Julia Roberts played a Portuguese-American in “Mystic Pizza”.
Mark’s paternal great-grandparents were from Girifalco, Province of Catanzaro, Calabria.
http://www.calabriansmostfamous.com/mark-ruffalo/