Mandy Patinkin — actor and singer with roots in the Russian Empire
Mandy Patinkin (born Mandel Bruce Patinkin, 30 November 1952, Chicago) is an American actor and singer. He won the 1980 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical as Che in Evita, played Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride (1987) and Saul Berenson in Homeland (2011–2020). He won the 1995 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Chicago Hope.
Tracing the roots — Russia / Poland
Patinkin is described as descended from Jewish immigrants from Russia and Poland; the sources name no town and do not say which grandparents or side of the family emigrated. His 1998 production Mamaloshen consists of songs sung entirely in Yiddish.
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Russia / Poland. At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
A career defined by ambition
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."