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Russo Family

Family Russo Season 1

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Character Statistics
Interests: Magic
Talents: Magic

Spellcasting

Species: Wizard, Full Wizard, Human
Occupation: Russo Family Wizard (generation thing)
Affiliations: Wizards, WizTech, Wizard World Tribunal, Waverly Sub Station, Tribeca Prep, Greenwald Middle School, WOWP News Station
Family Type: Wizarding
Place (s) of Origin: Earth

Wizard World

Location (s) of Origin: New York City, Staten Island, New York, Italy, Ancient Rome (possibly)
Family head (s): Ignatius Russo, Jerry Russo, Theresa Russo, Justin Russo, Giada Russo
Relatives: Larkin Family (through marriage)

Giada’s Unknown Family (through marriage)

Known Members: Ignatius Russo, Hank Russo, Rose Russo (through marriage), Jerry Russo, Megan Russo, Kelbo Russo, Theresa Russo (through marriage), Alex Russo, Justin Russo, Max Russo, Giada Russo (through marriage), Roman Russo, Milo Russo, Billie (ward of Justin and Giada Russo)
Relationships
Friends: Finkle Family, Zeke, Mason Grayback
Production Info
First Appearance: Crazy 10-Minute Sale (WOWP)
Last Appearance: TBD

The Russo Family is a wizarding family that has its roots back in Italy (and possibly back to Ancient Rome) who at some point immigrated to the United States, more precisely New York City. Its younger generations had also Latino heritage through Theresa Russo.

Wizards of Waverly Place

The Russo Family, plus Harper.

History[]

Its earliest known member is Ignatius Russo, a wizard that made the first joke book on giants. Ignatius would have an unknown child and grandchild. His grandchild would have Ignatius's great-grandson, Hank Russo, who would begin a sandwich shop in the 1950s. After this, he married a woman named Rose. They would have three children: Kelbo, Megan and Jerry Russo, the three of them were wizards. Jerry fell in love with a mortal named Theresa, and because wizards can't marry mortals, Jerry gave his powers to Kelbo because he believed Kelbo needed them more, which caused a grudge with their sister Megan because she wanted Jerry to give his powers to her, and they wouldn't talk for decades. Jerry would take over his father's shop after his father, presumably, retired.

Jerry and Theresa got married and had three children: Justin, Alex, and Max Russo. They are wizards being trained in power by their father, an ex-wizard. They are the main family of the series, although Alex is the most prominent character, appearing in almost every scene. Alex, along with Justin, is the only character to appear in every episode of the series. However, she is the only character to appear in all the episodes, movie, and special, since David Henrie declined to appear in the special. At the end of the series, Alex and Justin would keep their powers and Max Russo would not, leaving him to take over the sandwich shop.

Family Tree[]

Russo family tree

Members[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • In Quinceañera, Jerry says that his family is Italian. The last name Russo is a common Italian surname.
  • In the episode Hugh's Not Normous, the family tree says the name of Jerry's parents: Rose and Duke Russo, and his great-great-grandfather: Ignatius Russo wrote the first joke book about Giants.
    • However, in the episode "Rock Around the Clock," when the Russos go back to the year 1957 to see Jerry's father, they call him "Hank." This is most likely an oversight, retcon, or he went by two different names.
  • Megan and Alex Russo are the only known female members of the Russo family that aren't related through marriage.

References[]

TBA

External Links[]

List of Relationships between members of the Russo family.

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