Birth Name: Joseph Charles Nemec, IV
Place of Birth: Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 5, 1971
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, 1/8 Czech
Corin Nemec is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter.
Corin is the son of Janis Lynne Collier and Joseph Charles Nemec, III. Corin has a sister, Anastacia. Corin’s father has English, Irish, Scottish, and Czech roots.
Corin has stated that he has “Austro-Hungarian Gypsy” roots. It is not clear whether this ancestry has been verified/documented.
Corin’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Charles Nemec, II (the son of Joseph Charles Nemec, Sr. and Martha Ann Scroggin). Corin’s great-grandfather Joseph was the son of Joseph J. Nemec, who was from Austria and likely of Czech ancestry, and of Alvina Sit/Zit, who was from Germany, also of Czech descent. Martha was the daughter of John Jonas Scroggin and Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Braudaway.
Sources: Corin’s paternal grandfather on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Corin’s paternal great-grandfather, Joseph Charles Nemec, Sr. – http://www.findagrave.com
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