Sean Grandillo
Grandillo in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Sean Gregory Grandillo
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 9, 1992
Ethnicity:
*father – Italian
*maternal grandfather – Polish, Slovak
*maternal grandmother – English, Scottish, German, distant Dutch
Sean Grandillo is an American actor, singer, and musician. He co-starred on the show Scream.
He was born in Cleveland, and raised in Aurora, Ohio. His parents are pictured here. Sean stated in a YouTube video that his surname is of Italian origin.
Sean’s paternal grandfather was Joseph V. Grandillo (the son of James Grandillo and Pauline Fatica). Joseph was born in Ohio. James was born in Italy, the son of Giuseppe Grandillo and Lungia Lanese. Pauline was also born in Italy, the daughter of John Fatica and Loreta/Loretta.
Sean’s paternal grandmother is Mary T. Munaretto (the daughter of Michael “Marco/Mike” Munaretto and Victoria Ozello).
Sean’s maternal grandfather is Ronald Paul Tomallo (the son of Paul Matthew Tomallo and Mary Vrana). Sean’s great-grandfather Paul was the son of John Tomallo and Maria/Mary Valjašek/Valjašková/Valaysak, and was of Polish and Slovak (from Teplička) descent. Sean’s great-grandmother Mary Vrana was of Slovak descent, and was the daughter of George J. Vrana and Mary R. Majoroš.
Sean’s maternal grandmother is Geneva Sue McLendon (the daughter of Raymond Neal McLendon and Roxie Stephens). Raymond was the son of Charles E. “Charlie” McLendon/McLindan and Ada Mae Unsell.
Sources: Death record of Sean’s paternal grandfather, Joseph V. Grandillo – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Sean’s paternal great-grandparents, James Grandillo and Pauline Fatica – https://www.familysearch.org
Immigration record of Sean’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Maria/Mary Valjašek/Valjašková/Valaysak – https://familysearch.org
Sean’s maternal great-great-grandparents, George J. Vrana and Mary R. Majoroš, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Raymond was the son of
Charles “Charlie” E. McLendon/McLindan and Ada Mae Unsell
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZ1C-4Y1/raymond-neal-mclendon-1895-1987
*Italian (father)
*Polish, Slovak (maternal grandfather)
*English, Scottish, German, distant Dutch (maternal grandmother)
Joseph V. Grandillo was the son of James Grandillo and Pauline Fatica. James was born in Italy, the son of Giuseppe Grandillo and Lungia Lanese. Pauline was also born in Italy, the daughter of John Fatica and Loreta/Loretta.
Death record of Sean’s paternal grandfather – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKT4-MRN
Marriage record of Sean’s paternal great-grandparents, James Grandillo and Pauline Fatica – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDGJ-T1D
Maria Valjašek/Valjašková Tomallo was Slovak from Teplička (not sure which one):
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CS3-KH4
Not to be confused with Mary Vrana, daughter of George Vrana and Mary Majoroš, who are also apparently Slovak:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGQV-SL7
So does Grandillo have Polish and Czech ancestry?
No Czech, just Polish and Slovak.
His parents are Kathleen Tomallo and Gregory Grandillo.
“Tomallo” surname can be Polish and/or Italian.
I thought Polish