Peter Tolan

Tolan in 2019, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Peter James Tolan

Place of Birth: Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 5, 1958

Ethnicity: Irish, one quarter Portuguese, small amount of English

Peter Tolan is an American television producer, director, and screenwriter.

He has three children.

Peter’s paternal grandfather was Peter Joseph Tolan (the son of Peter J. Tolan and Agnes B. Leonard). Peter’s grandfather Peter was born in Massachusetts, of a father who was born in England, to Irish parents; and of an Irish mother.

Peter’s paternal grandmother was Alice Iliffe (the daughter of Daniel Iliffe and Catherine “Catie” Murphy). Alice was born in Massachusetts, to a father who was born in Manchester, England, and to an Irish mother.

Peter’s maternal grandfather was named Joseph Philip/Phillip Sousa/Souza (the son of Joseph Sousa).

Peter’s maternal grandmother was Annie/Ann Frances McKenna (the daughter of William Patrick McKenna and Mary Agnes Doran). Annie was born in Massachusetts. William was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, the son of John McKenna, whose parents were from Ireland, and of Catherine/Katherine Kehoe/Keho, whose mother was also Irish.

Source: Obituary of Peter’s father –

Peter’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census –

Death record of Peter’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary Agnes (Doran) McKenna –