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Finding Your Roots
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.
- Cast:
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- PBS
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Season 6
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E01
Episode 1
Hollywood Royalty
2019-10-08 · 60mActresses Isabella Rossellini, Anjelica Huston and Mia Farrow explore their family histories, generations beyond their cinematic forebears.
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E02
Episode 2
Off the Farm
2019-10-15 · 60mActors Melissa McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet retrace their ancestral journeys.
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E03
Episode 3
Homecomings
2020-01-07 · 60mSterling K. Brown, Jon Batiste and Sasheer Zamata learn about the unexpected places their ancestors called home.
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E04
Episode 4
This Land is My Land
2020-01-14 · 60mThe unexpected family trees of Queen Latifah and Jeffrey Wright challenge preconceptions about America's past.
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E05
Episode 5
Beyond the Pale
2020-01-21 · 60mExploring the Jewish heritages of actor Jeff Goldblum, radio host Terry Gross and comic Marc Maron.
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Episode 6
Secrets & Lies
2020-01-28 · 60mSigourney Weaver, Justina Machado and Amy Ryan explore their ancestry.
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Episode 7
Science Pioneers
2020-02-04 · 60mTracing the family histories of scientists Harold Varmus, Francis Collins and Shirley Ann Jackson.
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E08
Episode 8
Slave Trade
2020-02-11 · 60mQuestlove, S. Epatha Merkerson and Ava DuVernay explore the unexpected places where their ancestors were scattered by slavery.
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E09
Episode 9
Italian Roots
2020-02-18 · 60mMarisa Tomei, Jimmy Kimmel and John Turturro learn about the sacrifices their ancestors made to bring their families from Italy to America.
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E10
Episode 10
Criminal Kind
2020-02-25 · 60mThe family histories of Laura Linney, Lisa Ling and Soledad O'Brien reveal tricksters, scoundrels and criminals.
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E11
Episode 11
Fashion's Roots
2020-10-13 · 60mGuests: Diane von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, RuPaul. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. steps into the world of fashion and meets three icons of style — Diane Von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and RuPaul Charles — introducing ancestors who were just as audacious as they are.
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E12
Episode 12
DNA Mysteries
2020-10-20 · 60mGuests: Téa Leoni, Joe Madison. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uses DNA detective work to solve mysteries in the family trees of actor Téa Leoni, and radio host Joe Madison, introducing each of them to parents and grandparents whose names they’ve never heard before. (Téa Leoni originally appeared in S04E08. Joe Madison originally appeared in S05E10.)
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E13
Episode 13
War Stories
2020-11-10 · 60mGuests: Kehinde Wiley, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Julianne Moore, comedian Bill Hader, and painter Kehinde Wiley, revealing how their ancestors’ military service left an indelible mark both on their families and on their country. (S03E06 was also titled "War Stories." Kehinde Wiley originally appeared in S05E09. Julianne Moore originally appeared in S03E06. Bill Hader originally appeared in S03E04.)
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E14
Episode 14
Flight
2020-11-17 · 60mGuests: Lupita Nyong’o, Lidia Bastianich, Scarlett Johansson. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actors Scarlett Johansson and Lupita Nyong’o, and chef Lidia Bastianich — three women whose families crisscrossed the globe to escape oppression and find opportunity, leaving them with questions about their relatives who stayed behind. (Lupita Nyong’o originally appeared in S04E07. Lidia Bastianich originally appeared is S03E09. Scarlett Johansson originally appeared in S04E05.)
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Episode 15
Breaking Silences
2021-01-05 · 60mGuests: Gayle King, Jordan Peele, Issa Rae. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family secrets of journalist Gayle King, film director Jordan Peele, and comedian Issa Rae, introducing them to ancestors who raise profound questions about the shape and meaning of their family trees.
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E16
Episode 16
Coming to America
2021-01-12 · 60mGuests: Nancy Pelosi, Norah O'Donnell, Zac Posen. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, news anchor Norah O’Donnell and fashion designer Zac Posen explore their immigrant roots, retracing the journeys of their ancestors who arrived in the United States with little more than a dream--and revealing why that dream is still so inspiring today.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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