02/14/2012 – Jason Olive – Tyler Perry’s “Good Deeds” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Regal Cinemas L.A. Live – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Birth Name: Jason Lawrence Olive
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 10, 1972
Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*Irish, Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Jason Olive is an American actor and model.
Jason is a cousin of actress Monique Gabriela Curnen. Jason’s mother and Monique’s father are siblings.
Jason is said to also have Chippewa (Ojibwe) Native American ancestry. It is not clear whether this ancestry has been documented/verified.
Jason’s paternal grandfather was Lewis/Louis Cortez Olive (the son of Hugh Olive and Mary Dunlap). Lewis was born in Tennessee, and was listed as “Negro” on the 1930 U.S. Census. Mary was born in Tennessee.
Jason’s paternal grandmother was Catherine Brown (the daughter of Henry Brown and Catherine Page). Jason’s grandmother Catherine was born in Kentucky, and was listed as “Negro” on the 1930 U.S.
Jason’s maternal grandfather was named Frank L. Curnen (the son of Edward Charles Curnen and Florence Mayer). Frank was born in Connecticut. Edward was born in New York, to Irish parents, Luke Curnen and Annie Doyle. Florence was born in New York, the daughter of Max/William Mayer, who was a German Jew, from Oberissenheim, Hessia, and of Sarah Rice, who was also Jewish.
Jason’s maternal grandmother was Mary/Marietta A. Atkinson (the daughter of Matthew Attkinson and Mary E. Kehoe). Mary was born in Illinois. Matthew was born in Illinois, the son of Matthew Attkinson, whose parents were Irish, and of Sarah Ann Nolan, whose parents were Irish. Mary was born in Illinois, the daughter of John Kehoe, whose parents were Irish, and of Mary E. Carolan, whose parents were Irish.
Sources: Marriage record of Jason’s paternal grandparents, Lewis Cortez Olive and Catherine Brown – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Jason’s maternal grandfather, Frank L. Curnen – http://www.newspapers.com