James Adomian – A Night of Fresh Comedy and Art celebrating Gilda Radner’s legacy – Museum of Flying – Santa Monica, California, USA – Photo Credit: Joyce Chow / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: James Haig Adomian
Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 31, 1980
Ethnicity: Armenian (paternal grandfather), English, Irish, German, French
James Adomian is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist.
James is the son of Suwannee/Suzanne M. (Randolph) and Haig Antranig Adomian. James was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and Los Angeles, California.
James has stated:
I’m a quarter Armenian, so while I don’t really look Armenian to most people, the struggle of the Armenian people is very important to me, and I follow Armo news pretty closely.
James’s paternal grandfather was mathematician George Adomian (the son of Haig Adomian and Rose Harutunian). George was born in New York, to parents from Armenia.
James’s paternal grandmother was Corinne Hodgson (the daughter of Mark William Hodgson and Dorothy Jaquette). Mark was the son of William Emmet Hodgson and Mary M. Phillips. Dorothy was the daughter of Walter Parke Jaquette and Luella Belle Patton.
James’ maternal grandfather was Howard Wesley Randolph (the son of James Breckenridge “Breek” Randolph and Goldie Nell Hoobler). James was the son of John Brown Randolph and Sarah A. Williams.
Sources: Genealogy of James Adomian (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.ancestry.com
Birth record of James’ father – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of James’ paternal grandparents, George Adomian and Corinne Hodgson – http://www.familysearch.org