Matt Czuchry

Czuchry in 2016, photo by DFree/Bigstock

Birth Name: Matthew Charles Czuchry

Place of Birth: Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 20, 1977

Ethnicity: Ukrainian (paternal grandfather), Czech, Irish, English, German, Scottish

Matt Czuchry is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Logan Huntzberger on Gilmore Girls and Cary Agos on The Good Wife.

He is the son of Sandra and Andrew Czuchry, a professor. His name is pronounced z-o-o-k-rie.

Matt’s paternal grandfather was John Czuchry (the son of Andrew Czuchry and Anna Babink). John was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and was of ethnic Ukrainian descent.

Matt’s paternal grandmother was Capitola Orrinta Undine Zabka (the daughter of Elmer W. Zabka and Iva May Timmerman). Capitola was born in Nebraska. Elmer was born in Nebraska, the son of Josef/Joseph William Zabka, who was Bohemian, and of Edith Elizabeth Wilbur. Iva was the daughter of Jessie P. Timmerman and Clara Morrow.

Matt’s maternal grandfather was John Fitzgerald Phelps (the son of Lewis Worthington Phelps and Helen Fitzgerald). John was born in Connecticut. Lewis was the son of Charles L. Phelps and Charlotte Mann. Helen was the daughter of John Fitzgerald, who was born in New York, to parents from Scotland, and of Helen M. Roberts.

Matt’s maternal grandmother was Ruth Taylor (the daughter of Walter Wilfred Taylor and Isabella/Isabel Mae Duffy). Ruth was born in Virginia. Walter was born in Massachusetts, to English parents, Frederick J. Taylor and Mary A. Hinch. Isabella had Irish ancestry, and was the daughter of William Charles Duffy and Mary A. Powers.

Sources: Marriage record of Matt’s paternal grandparents, John Czuchry and Capitola Orrinta Undine Zabka –

Matt’s paternal great-grandparents, Elmer W. Zabka and Iva May Timmerman, on the 1920 U.S. census –

Genealogy and obituary of Matt’s paternal great-grandfather, Elmer W. Zabka –

Matt’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Josef Zabka, on a passenger list –

Matt’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Josef Zabka, on the 1880 U.S. census –

Matt’s paternal great-grandmother, Iva May Timmerman, on the 1910 U.S. census –

Matt’s maternal grandfather, John Fitzgerald Phelps, on the 1930 U.S. census –

Matt’s maternal great-grandfather, Lewis Worthington Phelps, on the 1900 U.S. census –

Death record of Matt’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Charlotte (Mann) Phelps –

Matt’s maternal great-grandmother, Helen Fitzgerald, on the 1900 U.S. census –

Matt’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Helen M. Roberts, on the 1860 U.S. census –

Matt’s maternal grandmother, Ruth Taylor, on the 1930 U.S. census –