Adrian Zmed

Zmed in 2006, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Adrian George Zmed

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 14, 1954

Ethnicity: Romanian

Adrian Zmed is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He is known for having starred in the films Grease 2, The Final Terror, and Bachelor Party, and the television series T.J. Hooker, among other roles.

Adrian is the son of Persida (née Golub; later Sadie Smith) and George Zmed (later George Zmed-Smith). His father was a Romanian Orthodox archpriest, who was born in Illinois, to parents from Comlosu Mare, Timisoara, Romania, and who later lived there again. His mother was from Cerneteaz, Romania.

Adrian is married to Lyssa Lynne Baker. He has two children, rock musicians Zachary and Dylan of rock band The Janks and the Bird Dogs, with his former wife Barbara Fitzner.

Adrian’s paternal grandfather was Nicolae Zmed (the son of Vincent Zmed and Máriá Poppesco).

Adrian’s paternal grandmother was Paraschiva/Chiva Bălan (the daughter of Ion Bălan and Ioana Petromoneat/Petromăneanț).

Sources: Birth record of Adrian’s father – https://familysearch.org

Passenger record of Adrian’s family – https://familysearch.org

Ship manifest record of Adrian’s paternal grandfather, Nicolae Zmed – http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org

Death record of Adrian’s paternal grandmother, Paraschiva/Chiva (Bălan) Zmed – https://familysearch.org

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