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Birth Name: Antonia Christina Basilotta
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 22, 1943
Ethnicity:
*Italian/Sicilian (father)
*Scottish, possibly other (mother)
Toni Basil is an American singer, actress, choreographer, dancer, and film director. She is known for her 1981 hit song Mickey.
Her father, Luigi/Louis Basilotta, was the son of Italian immigrants, with Sicilian roots. Her mother was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, and was likely of Scottish descent.
Toni’s paternal grandparents were Antonio/Antonino/Anthony Basilotta (the son of Luigi Basilotta and Francesca Paola Di Gregorio) and Antonina/Antonia/Anna Bonomo/Buonamo (the daughter of Vito Bonomo and Felicia Billone). Antonio and Antonina were born in Nicosia, Province of Enna, Sicily. Felicia was the daughter of Giuseppe Billone and Vincenza Cevasco.
Toni’s maternal grandparents were John Anderson and Agnes.
Sources: Marriage record of Toni’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Toni’s father – https://familysearch.org
Toni’s father on the 1930 U.S. census – https://familysearch.org
Information about Toni’s father’s family – https://www.ancestry.it
Marriage record of Toni’s paternal grandparents, Antonio/Antonino/Anthony Basilotta and Antonina/Antonia/Anna Bonomo/Buonamo – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Toni’s paternal grandfather, Antonio/Antonino/Anthony Basilotta – https://familysearch.org