Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Name: Akiva Goldsman
Date of Birth: July 7, 1962
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
Akiva Goldsman is an American Writer, Director, and Producer. He was born on 07 July 1962 in New York City, New York, United States. Akiva Goldsman’s Ethnicity is Ashkenazi Jewish. He is the son of Mira (Kowarski/Kowarsky) Rothenberg and Teveyeh Y. “Tev” Goldsman. Akiva’s parents were Jewish.
Akiva’s father was born in Washington, D.C. Akiva’s mother was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, and moved to the U.S. in 1939. Akiva was previously married to film producer Rebecca Spikings-Goldsman, the daughter of British film producer Barry Spikings, until her death in 2010. Akiva is now married to Joann Richter, with whom he has two children.