Birth Name: Malek Stephen Akkad
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 7, 1969
Ethnicity:
*father – Syrian
*mother – German, Swiss-German, English, Scottish, Irish, French-Canadian
Malek Akkad is an American film producer.
Malek’s father was Syrian-American film producer and director Moustapha Akkad. Malek’s mother was American. He is married to Angelina Akkad.
Malek’s maternal grandmother was George Paul Shirk (the son of George Gotshall Shirk and Lillie Adele Bowlby). Malek’s grandfather George was born in Kansas. Malek’s great-grandfather George was born in Illinois, the son of Jacob Balmer Shirk and Anna Elizabeth Gotschall/Gotshall. Lillie was born in New Jersey, the daughter of John Wesley Bowlby and Ellathear Downing.
Malek’s maternal grandmother was Barbara Dorothy Robins (the daughter of Wesley Orlando Robins and Philomene/Philamene Desarmeaux/Desearmeaux/Desormeaux). Barbara was born in Ontario, Canada. Wesley was born in Canada, to an English father and a mother surnamed Whiley. Philomene was born in Canada, and was of French-Canadian descent.
Source: Genealogy of Malek’s mother – http://www.familysearch.org
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