Dale in 2011, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Date of Birth: July 3, 1978
Ethnicity:
*father – English, German, French-Canadian
*mother – Japanese, one eighth Portuguese-Macanese
Ian Anthony Dale is an American actor. His roles include the shows Hawaii Five-0, Salvation, The Event, Surface, and Charmed, and the film Tekken.
Ian is the son of Olga Guterres and Jack Dale (born John Byron Dale). His father is a professional ice hockey player, who was a defenseman and played hockey at the Olympics. Ian is married to designer Nicole Garippo, and has two children.
Ian’s father was born in Minnesota, of English, German, and French-Canadian descent. Ian’s mother was born in Kobe, Japan, and moved to the U.S. at the age of seventeen; aside from Japanese, she has one eighth Portuguese-Macanese ancestry. His maternal great-great-grandfather was born in Macau, of Portuguese descent, and so were his ancestors. Many Macanese people and their descendants acquired Portuguese citizenship before 1999.
Ian’s parents are pictured here.
Ian has said:
I speak a skoshe Japanese, a little bit… My mom is Japanese. She tried teaching my sister and I when we were really little… It was really hard to catch. As an adult I’ve taken private lessons to try to pick up the language. It’s really hard… [My mother] Olga [has] a tough German lady’s name and she’s this cute little Japanese woman. I think she fits it in demeanor and toughness and I think she’s proud of it, too… I was one of the only people of color at my grade school and also my high school… my brothers are all white. We all share the same father but different mothers.
Ian’s paternal grandfather was Landis Raymond Dale (the son of Raymond Dale and Katherine/Catherine Thilgen/Jelgen). Landis was born in Minnesota. Ian’s great-grandfather Raymond was the son of James Burton Dale and Laura Alice Oxford. Katherine was the daughter of Philip Thilgen and Annie, who were from Germany.
Ian’s paternal grandmother was Lois E. Deslauriers (the daughter of Zephyr/Ziphyr Joseph Deslauriers and Erna/Enna M. Jeronimus). Lois was born in Minnesota. Zephyr was born in New York, to parents from Canada. Ian’s great-grandmother Erna was born in Minnesota, to parents from Germany, with her mother’s surname being Stelbrink.
Ian’s maternal grandfather was Felisbino Felix Antonio Guterres (the son of Antonio T. Guterres and Amalia/Amelia Marie/Maria Asae). Felisbino was born in Hyogo, Japan. Ian’s great-grandfather Antonio was born in Kobe, Japan, the son of Felisbino F. A. Guterres, who was born in Macau, and of Katerina M. Katsuko Ono, who was Japanese. Ian’s great-grandmother Amalia was born in Nara, Japan. A picture of Ian’s great-great-grandfather Felisbino can be seen here.
Ian’s maternal grandmother was named Beatriz Maria Kinko (the daughter of Ito). Beatriz was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Sources: https://www.youtube.com
Ian’s paternal great-grandmother, Katherine/Catherine Thilgen/Jelgen, on the 1910 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Ian’s paternal grandmother, Lois E. (Deslauriers) Dale – http://www.legacy.com
Ian’s paternal great-grandfather, Zephyr/Ziphyr Joseph Deslauriers, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Ian’s maternal grandfather, Felisbino Felix Antonio Guterres – https://www.familysearch.org
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