Chad Stahelski – “John Wick: Chapter 2” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – ArcLight Hollywood, 6360 Sunset Boulevard – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Charles F. Stahelski
Place of Birth: Palmer, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 20, 1968
Ethnicity: Polish (paternal grandfather), Czech (maternal grandmother), French-Canadian, Scottish, Irish, possibly some Italian
Chad Stahelski is an American stuntman, actor, and film director.
Chad is the son of Kathleen (Diamond) and Gary Stahelski.
Chad’s paternal grandfather was Francis A. Stahelski (the son of Joseph Julius Stahelski and Valeria Ann Kissel). Joseph was born in Ruda, Podlaskie, Poland. Valeria was also from Poland.
Chad’s paternal grandmother was Dorothea M. Gelly (the daughter of Earl/Earle T. Gelly and Mildred). Earl was the son of George E. Gelly, who was French-Canadian, and of Grace M. Marceau.
Chad’s maternal grandfather was Charles A. Diamond (the son of Charles J. Diamond and Irene May Kendrew). Charles J. was the son of Charles F. Diamond, whose own father was Irish and whose own mother was Scottish, and of Mary Cavanaugh, whose own parents were Irish. Irene’s father, Arthur Kendrew/Kendrow, was born in Czechoslovakia, to a Czech father, Frank Kendrew, and a mother from Italy, Johanna Massaria/Mararia/Massier. Irene’s mother, Rose L. Paul, was French-Canadian.
Chad’s maternal grandmother was Vlasta Leigner (the daughter of John Leigner and Elizabeth Strnad/Sternard). Vlasta was born in Massachusetts, to parents from Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic).
Sources: Chad’s paternal grandfather, Francis A. Stahelski, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Chad’s paternal grandfather, Francis A. Stahelski – http://obits.masslive.com
Obituary of Chad’s maternal grandfather, Charles Diamond – http://www.legacy.com
Chad’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Charles F. Diamond, on the 1880 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Chad’s maternal grandmother, Vlasta Leigner, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org