Finding Your Roots (2012)

Before the popularity of AncestryDNA, journalist and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr. divulges the family trees of various celebrities, many times with stunning revelations.

Documentary, Biography, History, Mystery · Starring Henry Louis Gates Jr., CeCe Moore, Ava DuVernay, Anita Hill

Season 1 episodes

1. Episode 1: Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis
2. Episode 2: Cory Booker and John Lewis
3. Episode 3: Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada
4. Episode 4: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
5. Episode 5: Angela Buchdahl/Rick Warren/Yasir Qadhi
6. Episode 6: Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal
7. Episode 7: Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons
8. Episode 8: Sanjay Gupta/Margaret Cho/Martha Stewart
9. Episode 9: John Legend/Wanda Sykes/Margarett Cooper
10. Episode 10: Michelle Rodriguez/Adrian Grenier/Linda Chavez

Seasons: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13

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