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Jansen Panettiere
1994 - 2023 · Male · Palisades, New York, USA
Son of Alan Lee Panettiere and Lesley Vogel
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1994 - 2023
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Jansen Rane Panettiere was an American actor born September 25, 1994, in Palisades, New York. Younger brother of Hayden Panettiere, he appeared in Even Stevens, Tiger Cruise (with his sister), Racing Stripes, Robots, Blue's Clues, The Walking Dead, and How High 2. He died February 19, 2023, at age 28 from aortic valve complications due to cardiomegaly.
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Gen 2 · b. 1971
Vitali Klitschko is a Ukrainian former heavyweight boxing champion and the current Mayor of Kyiv. Elder brother of Wladimir Klitschko, he held WBC and other titles. The brothers promised their mother never to fight each other professionally.
Wladimir Klitschko
Gen 3 · b. 1976
Wladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian former professional boxer born March 25, 1976. Known as Dr. Steelhammer, he held multiple heavyweight world titles from 2000 to 2015 and won Olympic gold in 1996. He was engaged to Hayden Panettiere (2009–2011, 2013–2018); they share daughter Kaya Evdokia Klitschko, born 2014. He received full custody in 2018 and paid tribute to Hayden after her 2026 death.
Kaya Evdokia Klitschko
Gen 4 · b. 2014
Kaya Evdokia Klitschko is the daughter of Hayden Panettiere and Wladimir Klitschko, born December 9, 2014, in Hawaii. After her parents' 2018 split, she has primarily lived with her father in Europe. Hayden described her as an incredible gift, kind, fierce, and thriving.
Volodymyr Rodionovych Klitschko
Gen 1 · 1947 - 2011
Volodymyr Rodionovych Klitschko was a Soviet and later Ukrainian Air Force major general and military attaché. Father of Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, he participated in the Chernobyl cleanup and died in 2011 from cancer linked to radiation exposure.
Nadiia Ulianivna Klitschko
Gen 1
Nadiia Ulianivna Klitschko (née Bulyno) is the mother of Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. A primary school teacher, she raised the brothers and received their promise never to box against each other.
Mekdem Panettiere
Gen 2
Mekdem Panettiere is the second wife of Alan "Skip" Panettiere. They dated for two years before marrying in 2017. Hayden referred to her as an amazing stepmother and lived with them for a time in Rockland County.
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Jansen Panettiere's recorded parents are Alan Lee Panettiere, Lesley Vogel.
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Jansen Panettiere has 1 recorded sibling: Hayden Panettiere.
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Jansen Panettiere is recorded as Actor in the Hayden Panettiere family tree.
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Jansen Panettiere's recorded native place is Palisades, New York, USA.
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