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Lesley Vogel
Born 1956 Β· Female Β· Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Daughter of John Leslie Vogel
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Lesley R. Vogel is an American actress and producer born April 16, 1956, in Louisville, Kentucky. She appeared in the soap opera Loving and the film Sister Sensei. She managed daughter Hayden Panettiere's early career until Hayden was 19. Vogel and Skip Panettiere married in 1987, had two children, and later divorced. She and Hayden were estranged in later years.
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Gen 2 Β· 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 Β· 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 (2009β2011, 2013β2018); they share daughter Kaya Evdokia Klitschko, born 2014. He received full custody in 2018 and paid tribute to Hayden after her 2026 death.
Volodymyr Rodionovych Klitschko
Gen 1 Β· 1947 - 2011
Volodymyr Rodionovych Klitschko was a Soviet and later Ukrainian Air Force major general and military attachΓ©. 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 (nΓ©e 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.
Dominick N. Panettiere
Gen 1
Dominick N. Panettiere was the Italian-American stepfather who adopted Alan "Skip" Panettiere after marrying Skip's mother Nann in the early 1960s. He was the son of Italian immigrants Donato Panettiere and Jacomina Signorile.
Nann Nix Boland
Gen 1
Nann Nix Boland was the paternal grandmother of Hayden and Jansen Panettiere. Born in Texas, she was the daughter of Joseph Edmond Boland and Elva Irene Cavnar. She later married Dominick N. Panettiere, who adopted her son Alan.
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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Lesley Vogel's recorded parent is John Leslie Vogel.
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Lesley Vogel has 2 recorded children: Hayden Panettiere, Jansen Panettiere.
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Lesley Vogel married Alan Lee Panettiere.
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Lesley Vogel is recorded as Actress, Producer, Former Manager in the Hayden Panettiere family tree.
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Lesley Vogel's recorded native place is Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
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1 ancestor and 3 descendants of Lesley Vogel are recorded so far, within a tree of 13 people.
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