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The arrest of Samuel Haskell Jr. has rocked the Tarzana neighborhood, where the family lived in a $2.5 million, six bedroom, house.
Haskell Jr. was arrested on Wednesday at a mall in Topanga and has been charged with the murder of wife Mei Haskell.
Samuel Haskell Jr. grew up in a wealthy family, as his father was a successful Hollywood agent.
Let’s take a look at who Samuel Haskell Jr parents are.
Who are Samuel Haskell Jr parents?
Samuel Haskell Jr was born in 1989 in Los Angeles, California to parents Samuel Haskell Sr. and Mary Donnelly Haskell.
Haskell Sr and Mary Donnelly Haskell were college sweetheart, and the pair have a daughter, Mary Lane, as well as their son Sam IV.
Samuel Haskell Jr father: Who is Samuel Haskell Sr?
Samuel Haskell Sr., was a high-profile agent with William Morris, whose clients included Dolly Parton, George Clooney, Whoopi Goldberg and King Charles’s brother, Prince Edward.
He retired from William Morris in 2005, and in 2009 published a memoir entitled ‘Promises I Made My Mother’, which his publishers described as a ‘deeply personal and spiritually-enriching story about living a principled life in unprincipled times.’
In 2012, the multiple Emmy-winner founded Magnolia Hill Productions with Dolly Parton, and produces many of her television specials.
Haskell Sr. was CEO of the Miss America organization from 2015-17, but resigned after he was found to have criticized some of the contestants in private emails, ridiculing one for gaining weight and describing another as promiscuous.
Samuel Haskell Jr mother: Who is Mary Donnelly Haskell?
Mary Donnelly Haskell was born on August 26, 1958 in Beaumont, Texas, USA.
She is a former Miss Mississippi title holder and an actress, known for 7th Heaven (1996), Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas (1994) and Days of Our Lives (1965).
She has been married to Sam Haskell since December 28, 1982.
