Sam Lerner

Lerner in 2015, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Samuel Bryce Lerner

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: September 27, 1992

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Sam Lerner is an American actor. His roles include the films Monster House, Project Almanac, Fun Mom Dinner, and Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare, and the series The Secret Saturdays, Suburgatory, The Goldbergs, and Rusty Rivets.

He is the son of Patricia, a newspaper writer, and actor Ken Lerner. His uncle was actor Michael Lerner.

Sam’s paternal grandfather was named Joseph Meyer Lerner (the son of Israel/Harry Lerner and Fannie). Joseph was born in New York, to parents from Romania.

Sam’s paternal grandmother was Blanche Anne Grozinyski (the daughter of Chuna Aaron Grozinyski and Rachael Glauber). Blanche was born in New York, to a Russian-born father and a Romanian-born mother.

Sam’s maternal grandfather was Robert Ernest Klein (the son of Samuel Klein and Ethel Deutsch). Robert was born in Ohio, to parents from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Ethel was the daughter of Bernhar Deutsch and Johanna.

Sam’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Goldish (the daughter of Simon Goldish and Mary Seleznick). Dorothy was born in Minnesota, to parents who were born in Russia. Simon was the son of Shmuel Sholom Goldish and Esther Yavitz/Yavetz. Mary was the daughter of Yitzchok/Isaac Seleznick and Dora/Dorothy Pohl/Paul, who was from Kiev.

Sources: Genealogy of Sam Lerner – https://www.geni.com

Sam’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Goldish, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org