Robert Romanus
Romanus – Spike TV’s “Guys Choice” 2011 – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Birth Name: Robert Maloof Romanus/Romanos
Place of Birth: Barre, Vermont or Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 17, 1956
Ethnicity: Lebanese
Robert Romanus is an American actor and musician. His roles include the films Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Bad Medicine, and The Midnight Game, and the show The Facts of Life.
Robert is the son of Eileen and Raymond Romanus/Romanos, a doctor. His brother was actor Richard Romanus. He was raised in West Hartford, Connecticut. He has three children with his former wife, actress, writer, and producer Kari Lizer.
Robert’s paternal grandfather was named Louis Malhen Romanos. Louis was born in Blouza, Lebanon.
Robert’s paternal grandmother was Mary George Shadroui/Shadroni (the daughter of George Shadroui and Maryanna/Annie Salimi). Mary was born in either Puerto Rico or Mexico, to parents from Baabda, Lebanon.
Robert’s maternal grandfather was named Richard J. Maloof/Muloof. Richard was born in Baalbek, Lebanon.
Robert’s maternal grandmother was named Sadie Jaboon/Joseph. Sadie was born in Baalbek.
Sources: http://books.google.com
Robert’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Robert’s mother – http://www.legacy.com
Why is this and the following profiles tagged with the label Syrian if they are of Lebanese descent not Syrian? Please remove the Syrian label as it makes no sense to tag these profiles as such
https://ethnicelebs.com/40-2
https://ethnicelebs.com/geoff-johns
https://ethnicelebs.com/tom-shadyac
https://ethnicelebs.com/matt-willig
https://ethnicelebs.com/thomas-rhett
https://ethnicelebs.com/gabbie-hanna
https://ethnicelebs.com/dick-dale
https://ethnicelebs.com/jeanine-pirro
https://ethnicelebs.com/jillian-michaels
https://ethnicelebs.com/evan-lysacek
Its also strange and questionable why those that have Lebanese and Syrian Christian ancestry are tagged with the Arab label when it has been proven by science that Lebanese Christians are not ethnically Arab.
About 35-40% of Syrian Christians in Syria (most of the inhabitants of Wadi-Al Nasara) and Christians from coastal Syria are also not ethnically Arab.
Please remove the Arab tag from their profiles as this is inaccurate.
“Arab,” alas, I’m keeping in. It would be supremely unhelpful for the purposes of this site to take it out. Whether it’s an American-centric bias or whatnot, I’m sticking with James Zogby on this, as before.
https://ethnicelebs.com/james-zogby
Hmm ok, but how is it helpful to label the mentioned profiles with the Syrian label? Its confusing and inaccurate, please remove those.
Syrian I’ve taken out where disproven.
The profiles below still have the Syrian label and needs to be removed
https://ethnicelebs.com/robert-romanus
https://ethnicelebs.com/40-2
https://ethnicelebs.com/geoff-johns
https://ethnicelebs.com/tom-shadyac
https://ethnicelebs.com/matt-willig
https://ethnicelebs.com/thomas-rhett
https://ethnicelebs.com/gabbie-hanna
https://ethnicelebs.com/dick-dale
https://ethnicelebs.com/jeanine-pirro
https://ethnicelebs.com/jillian-michaels
https://ethnicelebs.com/evan-lysacek
I already have for most.
These 3 profiles still have the Syrian tag on them, please remove it
https://ethnicelebs.com/40-2
https://ethnicelebs.com/geoff-johns
https://ethnicelebs.com/jeanine-pirro
Those three still mention in the text they have family from Syria. Although I suspect they won’t for long… lol.
Edward Seaga https://ethnicelebs.com/edward-seaga and Jace Norman https://ethnicelebs.com/jace-norman are also wrongly tagged with the Syrian tag, please remove as that is also inaccurate
@johnsonades
What do you think about Omar Sharif? He identified as Egyptian Arab but he was of Lebanese Christian background.
Also Rami Malek claims to be 1/8 Greek but to me he just has Greek Melkite Catholic ancestors.
@andrew
I wrote about this just now thanks to your message here https://ethnicelebs.com/omar-sharif/comment-page-2#comment-252429
I havent researched Rami Malek’s greek background. If I find something about will let you know. But yes, its possible that his “greek origins” are actually Greek Orthodox/Greek Melkite Syro-Lebanese descent since a big diaspora of Syro-Lebanese settled in Egypt around 1880 and some mixed with Christian Copts which is Malek’s background.
Robert’s paternal grandfather Louis Malhen Romanos was born in Blouza, Lebanon as can be seen in the marriage act of 1908 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF7F-GTD and Mary George Shadroui/Shadroni (or at least her parents) was born in Baabda, Lebanon (in the index card says Hadad but in the actual act says Badad) as can be seen here https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF3D-TMJ
In the marriage act of 1947 of their daughter Josephine Mary Romanos it says both Louis Romanos and Mary Shadroui were from Mount Lebanon as seen here https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQP-4CVL
Robert’s maternal grandparents Richard Maloof and Sadie Jaboon were both from Baalbek, Lebanon as can be seen in the birth certificate of their daughter Lina/Madelina in 1913 here https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QK-52PZ
This makes Robert 100% Lebanese not Syrian-Lebanese.
isn’t his brother more famous?