Deran Sarafian – WonderCon 2013 – Day 1 – Arrivals – Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, CA, USA – Keywords: head and upper-torso portrait, “Hemlock Grove”, producer, grey jacket, grey t-shirt, blue jeans Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Barbara Henderson / PR Photos
Birth Name: Deran C. Sarafian
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 17, 1958
Ethnicity:
*Armenian (father)
*German, Swiss-German, English, some Dutch (mother)
Deran Sarafian is an American film and television director, and actor.
Deran is the son of Helen Joan (Altman) and film director Richard Casper Sarafian. Deran’s father had Armenian ancestry.
Among Deran’s siblings are screenwriter Tedi Sarafian and special effects expert Damon B. Sarafian. Deran has two children with his wife, actress Laurie Fortier. His uncle was director, screenwriter, and producer Robert Altman.
Deran’s paternal grandparents were Armenian.
Deran’s maternal grandfather was Bernard Clement Altman (the son of Frank G. Altman, Sr. and Annette Matilda “Nettie” Bolt). Frank was the son of German parents, Clement Altman/Altmann and Wilhelmina Rolling. Annette was the daughter of parents from Switzerland, Benjamin B. Bolt and Mary Elizabeth Smith.
Deran’s maternal grandmother was Helen Mathews (the daughter of Elisha Mathews and Gatie Strawn). Elisha was the son of James Mathews and Ellen. Gatie was the daughter of Jacob Strawn and Mary Jane Patterson.
Sources: Genealogy of Deran Sarafian (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Birth record of Deran Sarafian – http://www.familysearch.org