Birth Name: Albert Lincoln Roker Jr.
Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 20, 1954
Ethnicity:
*Afro-Bahamian (father)
*Afro-Jamaican, possibly other (mother)
Al Roker is an American television personality, weather forecaster, actor, and author.
Al is the son of Isabel Bernadette (Smith) and Albert Lincoln Roker.
Al’s paternal grandfather was Albert Hubert Roker (the son of David Roker and Frances Rolle). Albert was born in Exuma, the Bahamas. David was the son of Robert Roker and Carolyn Cooper.
Al’s paternal grandmother was Remilda/Remelda Sullivan Johnson. She was born in the British West Indies.
Al’s maternal grandparents were Charles Alfred Smith and Leila Maud Howden. Charles was from Pennsylvania. Leila was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Afro-Jamaican parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Al Roker – https://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Al Roker (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
http://www.thebahamasweekly.com
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