Episodes
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Moving On Up
S11 Ep9 |Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph & historian Lonnie Bunch.
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Forever Young
S10 Ep2 |Henry Louis Gates, Jr. unearths the hidden roots of Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser. - Image
Born to Sing
S10 Ep1 |Explore the roots of Alanis Morissette and Ciara and their hidden connections to history. - Image
Out of the Past
S9 Ep10 |Henry Louis Gates uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley. - Image
Anchormen
S9 Ep9 |Journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones uncover the ancestors who blazed a trail for them. - Image
And Still I Rise
S9 Ep8 |Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected family trees of Angela Y. Davis and Jeh Johnson - Image
Chosen
S9 Ep7 |David Duchovny and Richard Kind trace their Jewish roots from Eastern Europe to the US. Family: Lost and Found
S9 Ep6 |Joe Manganiello and Tony Gonzalez discover close relatives whose names they’ve never heard- Image
Rising From the Ashes
S9 Ep5 |Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis.
Specials
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Finding Your Own Roots: 8 Tips for Creating Your Family Tree
Tips from the Finding Your Roots research team to assist in your own genealogy research!
About Finding Your Roots
For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.
Extras
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Amanda Seyfried Discovers Ancestor Was an Army Musician
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Larger Than Life Preview
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Lea Salonga Uncovers Her German Ancestry
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Season 11: Inside Look
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Season 11: Extended Trailer
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Megan Robertson and the Mystery of Green's Real Father
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Megan Robertson's Search for Her Great-Grandfather's Roots
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Terrie Morrow's Quest to Unveil Her Great-Grandfather's Origins
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Unraveling the Willis Family Mystery
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Viewers Like You Preview
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In the Blood Preview
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Lena Dunham Uncovers Her Ancestor's Complex Legacy
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Collection
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, historian, and the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. VIEW MORE