Birth Name: Basil William Iwanyk
Place of Birth: Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 4, 1970
Ethnicity:
*Ukrainian (father)
*German, Irish (mother)
Basil Iwanyk is an American film producer.
Basil is the son of Janis and Basil “Bill” Iwanyk. His father is of Ukrainian ancestry. His mother is mostly of German and Irish descent.
Basil’s paternal grandparents were Wasyl/Basilius “Wally” Iwanyk and Julia Paulus. Wasyl and Julia were born in Stryi, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, and moved to the U.S. in 1951 and 1950, respectively.
Basil’s maternal grandfather was Raymond J. Herrgott (the son of Ernest Herrgott and Rosalia “Rose/Rosie” Raindel). Raymond was born in New Jersey, to parents from Germany.
Basil’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy A. Fallon (the daughter of Mark A. Fallon and Alice). Dorothy was born in New Jersey. Mark was born in New Jersey, the son of Patrick Fallon, whose parents were Irish, and of Rose Kelly, who was Irish. Alice was born in New York.
Source: Obituary of Basil’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy A. (Fallon) Herrgott – http://www.gazette.net