- Ross Naess has seven siblings but only one is his biological brother. All the others are from his parent’s marriages and relationships.
- He is from a family that has deep roots in the entertainment industry and almost all his siblings have followed the path of their matriarch, Diana Ross.
- The 37-year-old producer and businessman is currently married to Kimberly Ryan and they share two sons, Leif and Indigo. He has six nieces and nephews and many other extended relatives as well.
The American actor and producer, Ross Naess is one of the five children of the American singer, Diana Ross. His mother has been married twice so his siblings are from her two marriages and a previous relationship that birthed a child. The actor comes from a relatively large family and most of them have successful careers in the entertainment industry.
On his father’s side, Ross Naess has five siblings from his father’s first and third marriages. In all, Ross Naess has six half-siblings and only one biological brother.
His mother, the musical legend is super proud of Ross Naess and his siblings who are also in the entertainment industry. Diana Ross has won numerous American music awards and a couple of lifetime achievement awards also.
Who Is Ross Naess?
Ross was born during Diana Ross’s second marriage with the Norwegian businessman, Arne Naess on 7 October 1987. He is the first son of the music legend but the fourth of her five children. His maternal half-sisters are Rhonda, Tracee, and Chudney.
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Ross has three other paternal half-siblings ( Christoffer, Katinka, and Leona) from his father’s first marriage and two younger half-siblings (Nicklas and Louis) from his father’s third marriage.
His parents divorced in 2000 and in January 2004, his father was killed at the age of 66 in a mountain climbing accident near Cape Town.
He has also pursued a career in entertainment like his siblings. He is an actor, producer, and businessman. According to his Instagram profile, he is the co-founder of Warwick Nightclub in Los Angeles and Like A Gentleman barbershop in Hollywood.
Ross is reportedly the co-founder of a new festival experience called Untapped. The 37-year-old producer is currently married to Kimberly Ryan and the share two sons, Leif and Indigo.
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All You Need to know about Ross Naess Siblings
Here is all you need to know about Ross Naess’s siblings and the other people in his family as well.
1. Rhonda Ross Kendrick
The eldest of the Ross Siblings is the singer-songwriter, actress, and public speaker Rhonda Ross. She was born to Diana Ross on August 14, 1971, in Los Angeles. She was conceived during her mother’s long-term relationship with Motown CEO Berry Gordy but before Rhonda was born, her mother married music executive Robert Ellis Silberstein.
Robert Ellis decided to raise Diana’s first child as his own despite knowing her paternity. She got to know that Gordy was her biological father when she got to the age of thirteen. But she knew her father, she referred to him as Uncle B.B.
The graduate of Brown University is the eldest of Diana Ross’s five but she is the seventh of Gordy’s eight biological children.
She has pursued a career in acting and music just like her mother and has appeared in the following films and television series:
- The Last Dragon (1985)
- Out of Darkness (1994)
- Another World (1997-1999)
- The Temptations (1998)
- Personals (1999)
- Girlfriends (2000)
As a singer, Diana Ross’s eldest daughter released her debut live album Rhonda Ross Live Featuring Rodney Kendrick. In July 2016, she released her first studio album in case you didn’t know. She has also performed with her mother at her concerts.
In 2008, she decided to digress from the entertainment industry and founded Ross Realty International, a real estate brokerage firm in New York City.
Ross Naess’s big sister married the jazz musician Rodney Kendrick on September 13, 1996, and in 2009 they welcomed their son Raif Henok. Raif reportedly stole the show at the Grammy Awards after he introduced his grandma with an eloquent speech. For his age, he is considered worldly as he is reportedly fluent in French, Spanish, and Mandarin.
2. Tracee Ellis Ross
Trace Ellis Ross was born Tracee Joy Silberstein on 29 October 1972 in California. She is the first biological child of her father Robert Ellis with her mother, Diana.
Before she ventured into acting, she worked as a model as a teenager. The Brown University alumnus has also worked as a contributing editor to Mirabella and New York Magazines.
In 1996, the actress made it to the big screens after she was featured in a feature film Far Harbor. She had her breakthrough in 2000 after she landed the lead role in the hit UPN/CW series Girlfriends.
Tracee has received three NAACP Image Awards and two Critics Choice Television Awards nominations, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild awards for her great performance in the ABC comedy series, Blackish.
Tracee Ellis has spent more than a decade in the entertainment industry and she has starred in the following films and television series:
- Sue Lost in Manhattan (1997)
- A fare to Remember (1999)
- Hanging Up (2000)
- Daddy’s Little Girls (2009)
- Labor Pains (2009)
- The High Note (2020)
- Girlfriends (2000-2008)
- Reed Between the Lines (2011)
- Five (2011)
- Bad Girls (2012)
- Mixed-ish (2019-2021)
The Black-ish star was included on the Time 100‘s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021.
3. Chudney Lane Silberstein
The 50-year-old TV producer, director, and author has also appeared in a couple of television series just like her other siblings. She is known for her roles in Fame and Mesmerized.
She is currently married to Joshua Faulkner and they share two daughters, Callaway and Everlee.
4. Evan Olav Ross
Born on 26 August 1988, Evan Olav Ross is also well-known in the film industry. He is the youngest of Ross Naess’s siblings.
He has worked in various films including ATL, Hunger Games: Mockingjay, and According to Greta among many others.
He also has a musical career. He recorded his debut album in 2007 and has released a couple of singles ever since.
Evan has been married to fellow singer Ashlee Simpson since August 2014. The couple shares two sons. He also has a stepson from Ashlee’s previous marriage with Pete Wentz.
5. Christoffer Naess
Christoffer Naess is Ross’ half-brother through his father’s first marriage with Filippa Kumlin D’Orey in 1966. His parents parted ways after eighteen years of marriage in mid-1982.
Christoffer is said to be a filmmaker and he is known for his short drama-documentary Magnus-A Spring Day, This is Kabul, The Red Thread, and a few others.
Christoffer has received an Amanda Award and a Greenpointpoint Film Award for the best short documentary for his works.
6. Katinka Naess
Unlike Ross Naess’s other siblings, Katinka seems to be the unpopular one. She is the biological sister of Christoffer and Leona.
7. Leona Naess
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The singer-songwriter, Leona Naess was only 7 years old when her parents divorced. She received her first guitar from her mother at the age of 14 and began writing songs at a tender age.
After being inspired by Patti Smith, she went to study music at the age of 18 at New York University. Some of her songs are:
- Charm Attack
- I tried to Rock You But You Only Roll
- Mayor of Your Town
- Heavy like Sunday
- Calling
- Leave Your Boyfriends Behind
8. Nicklas and Louis
Nicklas and Louis were born to Ross’s father through his marriage to Camilla Astrup. Their parents spent barely five years together before their father died.
