Nico Tortorella
Tortorella in 2011, photo by Prphotos
Place of Birth: Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 30, 1988
Ethnicity:
*75% Italian
*12.5% German
*12.5% British Isles [English, Irish]
Nico Tortorella is an American actor and model. Nico is known for roles in the films Twelve (2010), Scream 4, Trespass (2011), Odd Thomas, and Hunter&Game, on the series The Beautiful Life, Make It or Break It, The Following, Younger, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, and City on Fire; in the made-for-tv movie Menendez: Blood Brothers; and as a host of How Far Is Tattoo Far?
Nico’s paternal grandfather, and maternal grandparents, were/are of Italian descent. Nico’s paternal grandmother was of half German and half British Isles [English and Irish] ancestry.
Nico is married to fitness and lifestyle entrepreneur Bethany C. Meyers, with whom Nico has a daughter.
Nico’s paternal grandfather was William Nicholas Tortorella, Jr. (the son of William Nicholas Tortorella and Marie Abbate). Nico’s grandfather William was born in Illinois. Nico’s great-grandfather William was born in Illinois, to Italian parents, Tony Tortorella and Mary. Nico’s great-grandmother Marie Abbate was the daughter of Italian parents, Francesco “Frank” Abbate and Angela Pavese, who was born in Laurenzana, Province of Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. Comedian and actor Ray Romano also has Pavese ancestors from the area.
Nico’s paternal grandmother is Iryl Elaine Eppler (the daughter of Ira Eugene Eppler and Florence Alta Jewell). Iryl was born in Nebraska. Ira was born in Nebraska; Ira’s father, Christian Frederick Eppler, was a German immigrant, and Ira’s mother, Martha Louise Schwebke, was born in Illinois, to German parents. Florence was born in Nebraska, to Iowa-born parents Wade H. Jewell and Jennie Hardman, who was of English and Irish descent.
Nico’s maternal grandfather was Louis Ralph “Louie” Pesce (the son of Ralph Pesce and Anna Cardiello). Louis was born in New York, to Italian parents.
Nico’s maternal grandmother was Phyllis “Fanny” Dugo (the daughter of Ignazio/James D’Ugo and Gaetana/Gaetanna/Irene LoBue). Phyllis was born in Illinois, to parents from Sicily. Ignazio was the son of Domenico D’Ugo and Antonina Romano. Gaetana was the daughter of Filipo LoBue and Maria Antonia Greco.
Sources: Nico’s paternal grandfather, William Nicholas Tortorella, Jr., on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Nico’s paternal great-grandmother, Marie (Abbate) Tortorella (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.findagrave.com
Nico’s paternal grandmother, Iryl Elaine Eppler, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Nico’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Jennie Hardman, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Abbate&GSiman=1&GScty=43551&GRid=169806774&
Angela Romano was born in Laurenzana, Province of Potenza, Basilicata, Italy. So Nico Tortorella and Ray Romano are likely relatives of some degree through their “Pavese” ancestors who lived in the small village of Laurenzana.
Excuse me, I meant Angela Pavese.
“Florence’s maternal grandmother was Welsh”.
The 1910 census switched the birth places of Jennie Hardman’s parents. According to the 1880 census, Jennie’s father was born in Wales to English parents, and her mother was born in Canada to Irish parents (according to the family tree on familysearch.com, her parents were both from Northern Ireland – https://familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/LD88-SYH/landscape).
Jennie Hardman on 1880 census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLF-TZJ
He looks Italian with other admixture. Also a lot of Italians are not really that dark or have dark hair. There are two Italian women competing in the U.S open finals and some people they don’t look fully Italian even tho they are natives and Italian speaking. One has dark brown her and skin tone is lighter than the other.
You’re confusing Skin Color with the DNA Race. His Tan is because of the Sun, but the ethnicity is entirely Pure White. Whoever is born White will never cease to be White just because of a Tan. Please do not spread misinformation.
Another thing, Italians are all White, because in Italy there are no Natives or Blacks. So they are not Mestizos like the Latinos.
Strange 75% Italian yet looks completely british
Even more strange how Orlando Bloom, Russel Brand, Cheryl Cole and Victoria Beckham are 100% English…
He certainly looks Italian in that picture!
I would say he looks German, but that is what I always say …
In Northern Italy you have many people with these features. The Celts (gallia cisalpina), and the Germanic Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Vandals, Langobards and so on left their traces …
he’s likely of Southern Italian descent.
@ fabo
He doesn’t look like typical Italians Roberto Benigni and Danny De Vito..
do you have a pic of her?
I agree with you, His features don’t look Italian. A light Italian look like Daniele De Rossi
http://www.data24news.it/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2014/09/daniele-de-rossi-2014.jpg
or Francesco Totti
http://media.urbanpost.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/totti.jpg
Your first Italian looks Irish/British. Your second Italian looks like Ray Liotta. So both of them are totally irrelevant.
Benigni, DeVito, Pesci, Turturro, Pantoliano, Capone, Jimmy Durante, Vincent Pastore, maybe Jemison. Those are the only ones relevant. .0001% of Italians look like Nico Tortorella.
The truth is that in Italy you can find all types of people. There are people who look like english ( even in the south) and people who look like even indian. so you can find people like Nico Tortorella even though they are not so common as in Uk for example.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortorella