His paternal great-grandparents, survivors of the Armenian Genocide, Hagop and Agavni Alahverdian, immigrated to the United States in 1923 after escaping to Alexandria, Egypt.
His paternal great-grandparents Hagop and Agavni Alahverdian, immigrated to the United States in 1923 after. His paternal great-grandparents Hagop and Agavni Alahverdian, were escaping to Alexandria, Egypt. Grandparents were survivors of the Armenian Genocide.