Place of Birth: Ossining, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 23, 1984
Ethnicity:
*likely Jewish (father)
*German, English, Irish, French (mother)
Jesse Lee Soffer is an American actor.
Jesse is the son of Jill (Bruning) Hindes and Stanley A. “Stan” Soffer. Jesse’s father is likely Jewish. Jesse’s mother is mostly of German, English, Irish, and French descent.
Jesse’s maternal grandfather was Peter Rudolph Bruning (the son of August Ernst Bruning and Johanne Weers). Peter was born in New Jersey, to parents from Germany.
Jesse’s maternal grandmother was Norma Jeanne Lyon (the daughter of J. Norman Lyon and Dorothy Sleeper). Norman was the son of Oscar Lyon and Anna M. Dorothy was the daughter of Theodore Kilburn Sleeper and Ethelind/Ethelinde Serrat.
Sources: Genealogy of Jesse Lee Soffer (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.genealogy.com
Obituary of Jesse’s maternal grandfather, Peter R. Bruning – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Jesse’s maternal grandmother, Norma Jeanne (Lyon) Bruning – http://www.legacy.com