Mike Lookinland

Lookinland at the 5th Annual TV Land Awards. Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA. 04-14-07, s_bukley/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Michael Paul Lookinland

Place of Birth: Mount Pleasant, Utah, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 19, 1960

Ethnicity: English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch

Mike Lookinland, also known as Michael Lookinland, is an American actor, production assistant, and cameraperson. He is known for his role as Bobby Brady on the show The Brady Bunch, and in many of its follow-ups.

He is the son of Karen and Paul Lookinland, a junior high principal. He was mostly raised in San Pedro, California. His brother is actor Todd Lookinland. Mike is from an LDS (Mormon) family. He is married to actress Kelly Wermuth, with whom he has two children, including Scott Lookinland, who played him in the made-for-tv movie Growing Up Brady.

Mike’s paternal grandfather was Orrin Paul Lookinland (the son of John Andrew Lookinland and Nellie M. Cole). Orrin was born in Vermont; most of his family had deep roots in the state, as well as New Hampshire and Massachusetts. John was born in Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, the son of John D. Lookinland, who was born in Württemberg, Germany, and of Lucy Maria Burt. Nellie was born in Ellenburg, Clinton, New York, the daughter of Rufus Lemuel Cole and Matilda M. Hall.

Mike’s paternal grandmother was Madeline/Madge Tait (the daughter of Thomas Bernard Tait and Mary Ellen Carson). Madeline was born in Cedar City, Iron, Utah. Mary Ellen was the daughter of Valentine Carson, who was from Alabama, and of Hannah Wygle, who was from Illinois.

Mike’s maternal grandfather was Clifford F. McKinney (the son of Charles Franklin McKinney and Versa Ina Brandenburg/Brandenburgh/Brandenberg). Clifford was born in Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma.

Mike’s maternal grandmother was Ruth Kathryn Mathisen (the daughter of Christian Mathisen and Lydia Turin). Ruth was born in Illinois, to a Norwegian father and a Swedish mother.

Sources: Genealogy of Mike Lookinland – https://famouskin.com

Birth registration of Mike’s maternal grandmother, Ruth Kathryn Mathisen – https://www.familysearch.org