Brad Silberling

Silberling in 2016, photo by kathclick/

Birth Name: Bradley Mitchell Silberling

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.

Date of Birth: September 8, 1963

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*English, Irish, distant German, Swiss-German, and French-Canadian (mother, who converted to Judaism)

Brad Silberling is an American television and film director.

Brad is the son of Joyce and Robert Silberling, who was a television executive and producer. Brad’s father was from a Jewish family. Brad’s mother, who has English, Irish, and distant German, Swiss-German, and French-Canadian, ancestry, converted to Judaism. Brad is married to actress Amy Brenneman, with whom he has two children.

Brad’s maternal grandfather was Elsworth/Ellsworth Horsford/Hosford “Tom” Tucker (the son of Edgar Ruthven Tucker and Annie Lillian Horsford/Hosford). Elsworth was born in Massachusetts. Edgar was the son of Warren Chandler Tucker and Sarah Elizabeth Stanles/Staples. Annie was the daughter of Joseph Horsford and Katherine Withers, who were from Ireland.

Brad’s maternal grandmother was Dora F. Moser (the daughter of Horace Edward Moser and Ethel Frances Gilday). Dora was born in Massachusetts. Horace was the son of Edwin B. Moser and Grace Lillian Eaton. Ethel was the daughter of Irish parents, William Gilday and Mary Ellen Murphy.

Sources: Obituary of Brad’s father –

Brad’s maternal grandfather, Elsworth/Ellsworth Horsford/Hosford “Tom” Tucker, on the 1920 U.S. Census –

Birth record of Brad’s maternal great-aunt (grandfather’s sister) –

Obituary of Brad’s maternal great-aunt (grandfather’s sister) –

Marriage record of Brad’s maternal great-grandparents, Edgar Ruthven Tucker and Annie Lillian Horsford/Hosford –