Geoff Johns – PaleyFest 2013 Presents “Arrow” – Arrivals – Saban Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Courtney Vaudreuil / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Geoffrey Marieb Johns
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S;.
Date of Birth: January 25, 1973
Ethnicity:
*Syrian-Lebanese (father)
Geoff Johns is an American comic book and television writer, film producer, and television producer.
Geoff is the son of Barbara Lynn and Frederick Joseph “Fred” Johns. Geoff was raised in Grosse Pointe and Clarkston, Michigan. Among Geoff’s siblings is Courtney Johns, who perished in the TWA 800 plane crash in 1996.
Geoff has stated:
My dad is Lebanese. Detroit has the biggest Lebanese community outside of Lebanon. […] I’m half Lebanese, but a lot of my family, on my dad’s side, is full Arabic and they’ve had to deal with a lot of things, in the way of 9/11.
Geoff’s paternal grandfather was Frederick Anthony Johns (the son of Michael Johns and Eunice/Unice). Michael Johns was born Mikhail Hanna Marieb in Ottoman Syria (now Lebanon). Eunice was also born in Lebanon, under the name Aneesa Halal.
Geoff’s paternal grandmother was Rita Ann Nader (the daughter of John/Hanna Nader and Anna Karam). Rita was born in Canada, to parents from Hasroun, Ottoman Syria (now Lebanon). Hanna was the son of Nader Mikhail Nader and Mantura Awad.
Sources: Obituary of Geoff’s sister, Courtney Elizabeth Johns – http://www.findagrave.com
Information about Geoff’s paternal grandfather – http://www.wikitree.com
Geoff’s paternal grandfather on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Information about Geoff’s paternal grandmother – http://www.wikitree.com
Geoff’s paternal grandmother on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org