Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self - Host
Series SeasonSeason 11 episodes2025
Finding Your Roots
Season 11
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Episode 12025-01-07
Larger Than Life
Research into the ancestry of singer Lea Salonga and actress Amanda Seyfried reveals relatives who survived heart-wrenching ordeals.
Episode 22025-01-14
La Famiglia
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli.
Episode 32025-01-21
Stranger Than Fiction
Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove.
Episode 42025-01-28
Dreamers One and All
Exploring the ancestry of actress Sharon Stone and model Chrissy Teigen includes travelling across Europe and Thailand.
Episode 52025-02-04
Family Recipes
Exploring the ancestry of chefs José Andrés and Sean Sherman.
Episode 62025-02-11
Latin Roots
Tracing the family trees of musician Rubén Blades and journalist Natalie Morales.
Episode 72025-02-18
The Ties That Bind
Actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard learn about their family histories, which includes stories of soldiers, settlers and criminals.
Episode 82025-02-25
The Butterfly Effect
Actresses Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey explore the stories of their ancestors whose bold decisions reshaped their families.
Episode 92025-04-01
Moving on Up
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lonnie Bunch - two African Americans trace their ancestors, who overcame slavery and traveled from southern plantations to northern cities, forging prosperous families despite adversity.
Episode 102025-04-08
Finding My Roots
Family mysteries: actor Laurence Fishburne and scholar Henry Lewis Gates, Jr. peer into their mysterious family roots using DNA evidence to track down lost family members and their histories.
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