Cole Kenneth Hauser (born March 22, 1975) is an
American film and television
actor.
Family background
Hauser was born in
Santa Barbara, California, son of Cass Warner, who founded the film production company Warner Sisters,
[Cass Warner] and actor
Wings Hauser.
[Warner Sisters, Inc. - The Brothers Warner Documentary][The Brothers Warner] His paternal grandfather was Academy Award-winning screenwriter
Dwight Hauser. Cole Hauser's maternal great-grandfather was famous film mogul
Harry Warner, a founding partner of
Warner Bros., and his maternal grandfather was
Milton Sperling, a Hollywood screenwriter and independent film producer. Hauser's maternal grandmother,
Betty Mae Warner, a painter, sculptor, political activist and gallery owner,
[Betty Sheinbaum] is now married to
Stanley Sheinbaum, a noted political activist, economist, philanthropist, and a former
Los Angeles Police Department commissioner.
[Stanley Sheinbaum] Hauser is of
Irish and
German descent on his father's side and
Jewish on his mother's.
[Interfaith Celebrities: Interfaith NFL-ers and Cole Hauser's Impressive Pedigree][Vince Vaughn: scripts of his TV appearances]