
Sandra Schumer is Amy Beth Schumer’s mother. Sandra’s daughter Amy Schumer is a well-known stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director who ventured into comedy in the early 2000s. She was a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2007. She is known for Inside Amy Schumer, which she created, co-produced, co-wrote, and hosted.
Sandra Schumer: Bio Summary
Name | Sandra Schumer |
Famous as | mother of Amy Schumer |
Date of birth | October 21, 1948 |
Place of birth | Cincinnati, United States |
Nationality | American |
Parents | Kenneth Hayden Jones and Betty Jane Roth |
Marital status | Divorced |
Spouse | Gordon Schumer |
Children | Kim Caramele, Amy Schumer, and Jason Stein |
Who Is Amy Schumer’s Mother, Sandra Schumer?
Sandra Schumer is the woman who gave birth to comedian Amy Schumer. Her full name is Sandra Jane Jones. Per a source, she was born on October 21, 1948, to her parents Kenneth Hayden Jones and Betty Jane Roth. If her date of birth is correct, then it means Sandra will be celebrating her 75th birthday in 2023, on October 21.
Sandra was born to Methodist parents in Cincinnati, according to sources. Her ancestry includes Puritans in the 17th-century English colony of Massachusetts. She has kept most details of her early life and family away from the spotlight. She may have siblings but nothing is publicly known about them. Information about her education is not available.
Sandra is from a Protestant background and has deep New England roots. She appeared as herself on CBS News Sunday Morning. She is a religious school principal and administrator at Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach. She had worked as a speech therapist for BOCES in Nassau County, for 25 years.
Sandra Schumer is also the author of the book, “The Language of Parenting,” a guide to assist parents meet the challenges of raising children. The book is dedicated to her three children. Sandra prefers a low-key life although she is a celebrity parent. She is famous because of her daughter Amy Schumer.
Sandra said of Amy: “She’s a regular person.” Sandra said she feels “disassociated from the famous person she is. I’m not a fan. I’m her mother.” Sandra revealed that she has “a very specific feeling about pride. I have three children. I never say, ‘I’m proud of you.’ I say, ‘I’m so happy for you.’”
Sandra said “Pride has to come from within. So many people work hard to make their parents proud, and then those people are disappointed” when they feel they haven’t done so. However, Sandra is a philanthropist who has supported various charitable causes, including education, healthcare, and social welfare.
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According to a source, in 2018, Sandra Schumer was able to donate $50,000 to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in honor of her daughter’s friend, who has the disease.
Sandra Schumer Was Married Twice
Sandra Schumer got married two times and is the mother of three children. She was previously married to David Stein, her first husband. She and David reportedly met for the first time at Miami University in Ohio. They got married and eventually became parents of a son, Jason Stein. Jason is a musician in Chicago, Illinois.
Sandra Schumer and David Stein are said to have remained married until David passed away. Later, Sandra got married again. She married Gordon David Schumer, who was born to a Jewish family from Ukraine. Sandra converted to Judaism before her marriage to Gordon.
According to Showbizcorner, Sandra Schumer who was born into a Methodist family had converted to Judaism after meeting her first husband, David Stein. Her now ex-husband, Gordon was a businessman who owned a baby-furniture company. Sandra and Gordon became parents of two daughters before getting divorced.
Their daughters are Amy Beth Schumer and Kim Caramele. Both Amy and Kim work in the entertainment industry. Amy is a stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director. She has been married to American chef Chris Fischer since February 13, 2018. They have a son, Gene Fischer.
Kim Caramele is a writer, producer, and actress. She is known for her work on Inside Amy Schumer, and Trainwreck, among others. She is the wife of Vincent Caramele. She reportedly has no children ‘because she doesn’t want any’.
Sandra Schumer’s Relationship With Her Daughter Amy Schumer
Sandra Schumer and her daughter Amy Schumer had a complicated relationship. “When she was 30, she and I stopped communicating for a few months,” Sandra said. “We were too close. She was angry at me. I didn’t handle things well. But we worked to rebuild our relationship. The best thing that has happened was her having a son.”
The mother and daughter have been able to reconcile. “I have certainly forgiven her,” Amy said. “And she’s a great grandma. We have a beautiful relationship, and the show is a lot about forgiveness and about dealing with your old traumas. I think it’s just better for you physically, mentally, all of it.”
Amy Schumer explained that: “Well, she and my dad divorced when I was, like, 12 or 13,” she recalled. “They both started dating, and I think some of her behavior around that time was pretty destructive to my sister and I.” According to Amy “Now being a mom, I can only imagine what it was like for her.”
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“She was, you know — single mother, three kids, we had no money. She’s a speech and hearing therapist for the deaf. She’s working second and third jobs. Like, she’s just trying to keep it moving. And I really can’t judge her decisions, because I don’t know what it’s like to go through that. So I found a real level of forgiveness and empathy with her.”
Amy Schumer revealed that alone felt “a lot better than the sort of anger” remaining from her teenage years. Amy also made it known that “I think it took me 10 years,” she said. “I think it hit me when I was 30, how destructive she was, and it took me 10 years to really, really let, let that all go.”
Amy Schumer said she “can still get annoyed with her, and I do. I mean, she’s my mom!”
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