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  • The Shirts on Their Backs
    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher
  • No Irish Need Apply
    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Jane Lynch and comedian Jim Gaffigan.
  • Against All Odds
    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the lineages that claim Andy Cohen and Nina Totenberg.
  • To the Manor Born
    Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discovers the lineages that claim Glenn Close and John Waters.
  • Coming to America
    Nancy Pelosi, Norah O’Donnell, and Zac Posen discover surprising roots.
  • Out of the Past
    Henry Louis Gates uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley.
  • Anchormen
    Journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones uncover the ancestors who blazed a trail for them.
  • And Still I Rise
    Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected family trees of Angela Y. Davis and Jeh Johnson
  • Tragedy + Time = Comedy
    Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear and Bill Hader discover their ancestry in Finding Your Roots.
  • In Search of Freedom
    Learn about the ancestors of Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes and Keenen Ivory Wayans.
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