Chris Weitz – 27th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Photo Credit: richard shotwell / PR Photos
Birth Name: Christopher John Weitz
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 30, 1969
Ethnicity:
*75% Ashkenazi Jewish
*12.5% Mexican
*12.5% Irish
Chris Weitz is an American producer, screenwriter, author, actor, and director. His brother is producer Paul Weitz.
Chris is the son of Susan Kohner (Susanna Kohner) and John Weitz (Hans Werner Weitz). His father was born in Berlin, to a Jewish family. His mother was born in California, to a Czech Jewish father and a Mexican mother, who was of Mexican and Irish descent.
Chris’ paternal grandparents were Robert Salomon Weitz and Hedwig Jacob.
Chris’ maternal grandfather was Paul Kohner (the son of Julius Kohner and Helene Beamt). Paul was a talent agent and producer, and was born in Teplice, Austria-Hungary, in present-day Czech Republic. Paul’s brother was novelist and screenwriter Frederick Kohner. Julius was the son of Nathan Kohner and Sophia Löbl. Helen was the daugther of Karl Beamt and Eveline Glaser.
Chris’ maternal grandmother was Lupita Tovar (born Guadalupe Natalia Tovar; the daughter of Severo Egidio Erasmo De La Lina Trinidad Tovar and Mary Sullivan). Lupita was an actress, and was born in Matías Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico. Severo was the son of Atanasio Tovar and Guadalupe Cid. Mary was of Irish descent, and was the daughter of John W. Sullivan and Lucy Slocum.
Source: Genealogy of Chris Weitz – https://www.geni.com