George Newbern

Publish date: 2024-06-23

Birth Name: George Young Newbern

Place of Birth: Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 30, 1963

Ethnicity: English, some Scottish, German, Irish, Dutch, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish

George Newbern is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the Father of the Bride films and on the series Scandal; and for voicing Superman in various media and Sephiroth in Final Fantasy.

George is the son of Elizabeth and David Newbern. He is married to actress Marietta DePrima, with whom he has three children.

George’s paternal grandfather was George Pierce Newbern, Jr. (the son of George Pierce Newbern and Lucy Moore Hardaway). George’s grandfather George was born in Tennessee. George’s great-grandfather George was born in Tennessee, the son of David Jordan Newbern and Catherine Lucinda Ramsey. Lucy was born in Mississippi, the daughter of Minge Buchanan Hardaway and Alice Elizabeth Moore.

George’s paternal grandmother was Mary Ellen Harton (the daughter of Benjamin Love Harton and Sarah Cole). Benjamin was born in Arkansas, the son of John James Harton and Elizabeth Gooden Love. Sarah was born in Missisippi, the daughter of William Douglas Cole and Mary Frances Hunt.

George’s maternal grandfather was Gordon Elmo Young (the son of John Elmo Young and Edna Earle Murry). Gordon was born in Malvern, Arkansas, and was Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, from September 10, 1959 to August 20, 1969, his death. John was born in Tennessee, the son of Coulter Alexander Young and Martha Tennessee Jones. Edna was born in Arkansas, the daughter of William Columbus Murry and Catherine Love Blount.

George’s maternal grandmother was Ruth Elizabeth Gregg (the daughter of Frank Barrett Gregg and Bessie Starr Wilson). Ruth was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Frank was born in Iowa, the son of John Bandy Gregg and Ruth Selby. Bessie was born in Tennessee.

Sources: Obituary of George’s father – https://www.arkansasonline.com

Obituary of George’s maternal grandmother, Ruth Elizabeth (Gregg) Young – https://www.ruebelfuneralhome.com

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