Birth Name: Eric James McCormack
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: April 18, 1963
Ethnicity: Scottish, English
Eric McCormack is a Canadian/American actor, musician, and writer. He is known for starring in the series Will & Grace and Perception.
Eric’s surname is Scottish. Eric is sometimes described as having Cherokee ancestry, but on his Twitter account, when asked “Is it true that ur ancestry is Cherokee and Scottish?”, he stated “No, the Cherokee stuff is made-up internet crap.”
Eric’s paternal grandparents were Oliver Alexander Latham McCormack (the son of Nathaniel Latham McCormack and Margaret Ann Bingham) and Grace Anna Middleton (the daughter of James Planderleigh Middleton and Annie Maria Evans). James was English, born in London.
Source: Genealogy of Eric’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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