Jordan Belfi
Sarah Cherry
Published May 14, 2026
Birth Name: Jordan Christopher Belfi
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 30, 1978
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Jordan Belfi is an American actor.
Jordan is the son of Nancy P. (Lapeter) and Elios Joseph “Joe” Belfi. Jordan has a brother, Evan. Jordan’s father likely had Italian ancestry. Jordan’s mother is Jewish, of Austrian Jewish and Russian Jewish descent.
Jordan’s maternal grandfather was Jerry Lapeter/La Peters (the son of Lasarus/Lazarus/Lazarous Lapeter/La Peters and Gussie). Lasarus was born in New York, to parents from Russia. Gussie was born in New York, to parents from Austria.
Jordan’s maternal grandmother is Adele Goldberg (the daughter of Nathan Goldberg and Beatrice Lascher). Nathan was born in Russia, the son of Jacob Goldberg and Mary Shults. Beatrice was the daughter of parents from Russia, Morris Lascher and Rae Rosen.
Sources: Birth record of Jordan Belfi –
Marriage record of Jordan’s parents –
Jordan’s maternal grandfather, Jerry Lapeter/La Peters, on the 1940 U.S. Census –
Obituary of Jordan’s maternal grandfather, Jerry Lapeter/La Peters –
Jordan’s maternal grandmother, Adele Goldberg, on the 1930 U.S. Census –
Death record of Jordan’s maternal grandmother, Adele (Goldberg) Lapeter –
Marriage record of Jordan’s maternal great-grandparents, Nathan Goldberg and Beatrice Lascher –
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