Thomas Barbusca
Barbusca in 2017, photo by Prphotos
Place of Birth: Toms River, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 3, 2003
Ethnicity: Italian
Thomas Barbusca is an American actor. Among his roles are Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, Big Time Adolescence, North Hollywood, Luckiest Girl Alive, and Missing (2023), and the series The Mick.
His surname is pronounced bar-boos-ka. He has stated:
…I’m Italian. Everybody thinks I’m Irish [because of his red hair color], but I’m 100% Italian, and nobody believes me… [My hair is] like Sicilian red hair… It’s like an auburn… Sicilian auburn, and nobody gets it.
His sister, Brielle Barbusca, is also an actress.
Thomas’s paternal grandfather was named Gaetano Barbusca.
Thomas’s paternal grandmother is Rosalie/Rosaline Contessa (the daughter of Nicola/Nicholas Contessa and Francesca/Frances Bellettieri). Rosalie was born in New York, to Italian parents. Nicola was the son of Rocko Contessa and Maria Latronica. Francesca was the daughter of Salvatore Bellettieri and Rosa Laguidire.
Thomas’s maternal grandfather is named Thomas Re.
Thomas’s maternal grandmother is named Linda Corda.
Sources: Marriage record of Thomas’s great-grandparents, Nicola/Nicholas Contessa and Francesca/Frances Bellettieri – https://familysearch.org
Thomas’s great-grandparents, Nicola/Nicholas Contessa and Francesca/Frances Bellettieri, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Rosalie Contessa was married to Gaetano Barbusca. There was a mafioso Gaetano Thomas ”Tommy” Barbusca who did in fact have a son called Louis. But I can’t figure out when and where Rosalie died. In Gaetano’s obituary, his wife is called Tina. Rosalie was already dead by the time Nicholas Contessa died in 1991.
Thomas’ maternal grandparents are named Thomas Re and Linda Corda.
his surname is mostly common in Province of Enna, Central Sicily
http://www.gens.info/italia/it/turismo-viaggi-e-tradizioni-italia?cognome=barbusca&x=0&y=0
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/app/obituary.aspx?n=Marie-Lawrence&pid=118725753
Louis Barbusca and Debra Barbusca mentioned here are his parents, which means Rosalie is his paternal grandmother.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQRD-T53
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:247M-5DK
The obit lists Marie Lawrence as being the grandmother of Thomas and Brielle. She could also have two grandchildren with the same names, but that makes it unclear.
Louis Barbusca is her nephew according to the obituary and Debra is his wife. Louis and Debra are Thomas’ parents’ names , per his and theirs social media. Rosalie shares Louis’ last name, and is Marie’s sister.
I know, but it’s curious. Anyway, I don’t know that it matters that much, since the genealogy of Barbusca’s great-grandparents, and onwards, is the same either way.
His birthday is around 03.03. 2003.