Maxwell Jenkins

Jenkins in 2018, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com

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

Date of Birth: May 3, 2005

Ethnicity: Welsh, Ashkenazi Jewish, Italian/Sicilian

Maxwell Jenkins, also credited as Max Jenkins, is an American actor and activist. He is known for his roles on the shows Betrayal, Sense8, as Will Robinson in Lost in Space (2018), Reacher, and Dear Edward, and in the films A Family Man (2016) and Joe Bell.

He is the son of Julie Greenberg and Jeff Jenkins, a former Ringling clown. His family is from Chicago, Illinois.

Maxwell’s maternal grandfather is named Dr. Eugene Greenberg (the son of Abraham Greenberg and Anne). Eugene was born in New York, to a Jewish family.

Maxwell’s maternal grandmother is Antoinette M. Gandolfo (the daughter of Leonard Gandolfo and Lillian DiGiovanni). Antoinette was born in Illinois. Leonard was born in Sambuca di Sicilia, Sicily, Italy, the son of Frank Gandolfo and Antoinette. Lillian was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Italian parents, Anthony Digiovanni and Anna.

Source: Death records of Maxwell’s maternal great-grandparents, Abraham Greenberg and Anne – https://www.findagrave.com

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