Scott Weinger

LOS ANGELES – MAY 21: Weinger arrives for the ‘Aladdin’ World Premiere on May 21, 2019 in Hollywood, CA, DFree/bigstock.com

Birth Name: Scott Eric Weinger

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

Date of Birth: October 5, 1975

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Scott Weinger is an American actor, writer, and producer. He co-starred on the series Full House and Fuller House, and voiced Aladdin in the 1992 Disney animated film of the same name, as well as in several subsequent projects. He wrote for the shows What I Like About You, Privileged, 90210, The Neighbors, and Galavant.

Scott is married to television writer and producer Rina Mimoun, with whom he has a son. Rina is of Moroccan Jewish background.

Scott’s maternal grandfather was named Myron A. Maged (the son of Benjamin F. Maged and Hannah). Myron was born in New York. Benjamin was a Russian Jewish immigrant, and was the son of Samuel Maged and Hennie Mastrovoy. Scott’s great-grandmother Hannah was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.

Scott’s maternal grandmother was Marjorie Margaret/Margarite Goldwag/Gold (the daughter of Wolf/William Michel Goldwag/Gold and Esther Rosenstein). Marjorie was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents. Wolf was the son of Szloma Falek Goldwag, who was born in Tarnogród, Poland, and of Margalit/Margula Gulcha Rozencwajg, who was born in Lublin, Poland.

Sources: Genealogy of Scott Weinger (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Scott’s maternal grandfather, Myron A. Maged, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Scott’s maternal grandmother, Marjorie Margaret/Margarite Goldwag/Gold (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Scott’s maternal grandmother, Marjorie Margaret/Margarite Goldwag/Gold, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Weinger in 2017, photo by kathclick/bigstock.com