Matthew Laurance

Birth Name: Matthew S. Dickoff

Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 2, 1950

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Matthew Laurance is an American actor and comedian. He is the son of Betty and Everett Dickoff. He has an identical twin brother, actor and sports broadcaster Mitchell Laurance.

Matthew’s paternal grandfather was named Benjamin Dickoff. Benjamin was born in Poland.

Matthew’s paternal grandmother was Jennie Levine. Jennie was born in Russia.

Source: Matthew’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

15 Responses

  1. Yeravam says:

    This is what he looks like. Or at least, it’s what he DID look like in the early 80s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDBQFsMjuhE

    He could pass as Jordanian.

      • Yeravam says:

        “LMFAO”

        Translation: “I’m a raging anti-Semite and I can’t respond in any meaningful way, so this is my only way of saving face”.

        • andrew says:

          I am sorry but Jordanians don’t look like that in real life.

          • Yeravam says:

            Have you ever met a Jordanian? Have you ever been to Jordan?

            I have.

          • andrew says:

            I have a family friend who is Jordanian. So l know his relatives and circle of friends. He invited us several times to his motherland but we declined. I have tons of Jordan souvenirs at my workplace and at home.

            Why are you whitewashing so much Middle Easterners?I will never understand this typical internet forums phenomenon.

          • Yeravam says:

            “I have a family friend who is Jordanian. So l know his relatives and circle of friends. He invited us several times to his motherland but we declined. I have tons of Jordan souvenirs at my workplace and at home.”

            Assuming this is true, you know ONE family and a close knit circle of friends who are Jordanian. Whereas I visited the country several times, have multiple Jordanian friends (Laurance is literally the spitting image of one of them) and even a few in-laws

            “Why are you whitewashing so much Middle Easterners?I will never understand this typical internet forums phenomenon.”

            See, here’s the anti-Semitism I was talking about.

            Pointing out the fact that many, many full Ashkenazim are visibly Middle Eastern and that most could easily blend in with Maronites, Samaritans, Druze, etc is not “whitewashing”. It’s simply a fact.

            You are hellbent on denying the fact that we are indigenous to the MENA region and, in many cases (if not the majority), look the part. Your views are only a half-step removed from the Khazar theory, and are functionally more or less the same (i.e. “Ashkenazim are frauds with no real roots in the Levant”). That is textbook anti-Semitism.

          • passingtime85 says:

            Uncle Leo, fighting antisemitism at every infraction and every whisper across the internet. Thanks cousin, you’re truly making the world a better place for our entire extended family.

            Andrew watch out, the JIDF may be after you next.

          • Yeravam says:

            “Uncle Leo, fighting antisemitism at every infraction and every whisper across the internet. Thanks cousin, you’re truly making the world a better place for our entire extended family. Andrew watch out, the JIDF may be after you next.”

            Heheh, you’re just mad because I actually bother to call out bigotry on here. You, on the other hand, seem to agree with it.

          • passingtime85 says:

            It’s a waste of time cuz. You seem to invest a lot of time in fighting and trying to change people’s minds. Here’s a little secret, they’ve made up their mind, you badgering won’t help. You’re just making yourself feel better.

            If you want to fight the good fight I can’t stop you, but it’s a losing battle.

            Go investigate all the profiles that contain these hateful bigots’ vitriol, to the earliest entries, and rub the truth in all their ignorant faces. Have fun. I’ll help, here’s the starting point

            https://ethnicelebs.com/tag/Jewish/page/417

            Good luck.

            Btw though, Andrew is benign and one of the most helpful contributors on this site. Just my opinion of him, but several of the other frequent contributors and commentators would attest to that. Maybe we’re all just blind racists however.

          • andrew says:

            @passingtime

            Thank you.

          • Yeravam says:

            Who says I’m trying to change your minds? You think I’m doing this for you?

          • Yeravam says:

            “Btw though, Andrew is benign”

            You’re a funny one for sure.

          • jackson9 says:

            Andrew is very kind, indeed. Yeravam, I know your thing is fighting anti-semitism and I admire you for that but Andrew and Passintime85 are two of the friendliest, non-racist people on this site. We can disagree about the origins of ethnic groups without assuming ill intent of each other.

          • andrew says:

            @bearboy

            Thank you.

            Some put me in a bad light at times, so I really appreciate your support.

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