Lucas Neff

Lucas Neff – 2013 TCA Winter Press Tour – FOX All-Star Party – Arrivals – The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa – Pasadena, CA, USA – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos

Place of Birth: Andersonville, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 7, 1985

Ethnicity:
*50% Ashkenazi Jewish
*25% Polish
*25% Irish

Lucas Neff is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the series Raising Hope, Second Act, and Monsters at Work.

Lucas is the son of director and playwright Meade Palidofsky and lawyer and novelist Alan Neff.

Lucas’ paternal grandfather was Walter S. Neff (the son of Joseph Neff and Hetty Krasus/Krasne). Walter was born in Pennsylvania, to Russian Jewish parents.

Lucas’ paternal grandmother was Mary Himoff/Herinoff (the daughter of Avram “Abraham” Chaimovich Himoff/Herinoff and Olga Guda Bayanovna Rabinova). Mary was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Avram was born in Kilia, Odessa, Russia, now Ukraine. Olga was from Yekaterinoslav, now Dnipro, Ukraine.

Lucas’ maternal grandfather was Joseph James Palid (the son of Joseph “Joe” Paledofsky/Palidofsky and Monica Norka/Norkowicz). Lucas’ grandfather Joseph was born in Pennsylvania, to Polish parents.

Lucas’ maternal grandmother was Barbara Ruth Meade (the daughter of William J. Meade/Mead and Genevieve I. McQuillan). Barbara was born in Michigan. William was born in Michigan, the son of Andrew H. Meade and Margaret Lynch, who was Irish. Genevieve was born in Michigan, the daughter of James McQuillan, whose parents were Irish, and of Margaret E. McCann, whose parents were also Irish.

Sources: Obituary of Lucas’ paternal grandfather, Walter S. Neff – https://www.nytimes.com

Obituary of Lucas’ maternal grandfather, Joseph James Palid – http://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Lucas’ maternal grandmother, Barbara Ruth (Meade) Palid – http://www.genealogybuff.com

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