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Does Tommy Lee Jones have Indian blood? Actor’s ethnicity and heritage explained

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Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and film director.

He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film The Fugitive.

Does Tommy Lee Jones have Indian blood?

The renowned actor is a full American with no Indian blood or known Indian relations.

Jones was born on September 15, 1946, in San Saba, Texas. His mother, Lucille Marie (née Scott; 1928-2013), was a police officer, school teacher, and beauty shop owner, and his father, Clyde C. Jones (1926–1986), was a cowboy and oil field worker.

The two were married and divorced twice. He has said that he is of part Cherokee descent. He was raised in Midland, Texas, and attended the then named Robert E. Lee High School.

Jones soon moved to Dallas and graduated from the St. Mark’s School of Texas in 1965,which he attended on scholarship.

 

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