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 African-American (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 Roker. Albert was born in Exuma, the Bahamas.
Al’s paternal grandmother was Remilda/Remelda Sullivan Johnson. Remilda 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.
Al is related to musician Lenny Kravitz, and actress Zoe Kravitz, who is Lenny’s daughter. Al has said that his paternal grandfather and Lenny’s maternal grandfather were cousins.
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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