Carpinello in 2012, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: James Anthony Carpinello
Place of Birth: Albany, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 13, 1975
Ethnicity: German, Irish, one eighth Italian, one eighth Danish
James Carpinello is an American film, television, and stage actor.
James is the son of Anthony J. Carpinello, a former justice of the New York State Supreme Court, and Sharon E. (Kelly) Carpinello, also a former state official. James is married to actress Amy Acker, with whom he has two children.
James’s paternal grandfather was James Anthony Carpinello (the son of Anthony J. Carpinello and Viola M. Stammel). James’s grandfather James was born in New York. James’s great-grandfather Anthony was Italian, the son of Vincenzo Carpinello and Cathrine Toriello. Viola was born in New York, to a Danish father, Hendrick/Henry Adolph Stammel, and to a mother, Barbara A. Strobel, who was also born in Denmark, or in New York, depending on the census. The family were likely ethnic Germans.
James’s paternal grandmother was named Barbara Metzger.
James’s maternal grandfather was named Charles Kelly.
James’s maternal grandmother was named Pearl E. Hansen (the daughter of Charles C. Hansen and Pearl). James’s grandmother Pearl was born in New York. James’s great-grandfather Charles was born in New York, to Danish parents. James’s great-grandmother Pearl was born in New York, to a father from Massachusetts and a mother from New York.
Sources: James’s paternal grandfather, James Anthony Carpinello, on the 1930 U.S. Census –
Draft card of James’s paternal grandfather, James Anthony Carpinello –
Obituary of James’s paternal grandfather, James Anthony Carpinello –
James’s paternal great-grandparents, Anthony J. Carpinello and Viola M. Stammel, on the 1920 U.S. Census –
James’s paternal great-grandmother, Viola M. Stammel, on the 1900 U.S. Census –
Viola M. Stammel on the 1910 U.S. Census –
Death record of James’s paternal grandmother, Barbara (Metzger) Carpinello –
James’s maternal grandmother, Pearl E. Hansen, on the 1930 U.S Census –
Obituary of James’s maternal grandmother, Pearl E. (Hansen) Kelly –
