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Bob Odenkirk Learns The He is Descended from Royalty

Bob Odenkirk Learns The He is Descended from Royalty

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Iliza Schlesinger's Comedic DNA Cousin is Revealed

Iliza Schlesinger's Comedic DNA Cousin is Revealed

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Iliza Schlesinger Discovers Her Connection to the Holocaust

Iliza Schlesinger Discovers Her Connection to the Holocaust

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Jesse Williams Discovers the Story of An Enslaved Ancestor

Jesse Williams Discovers the Story of An Enslaved Ancestor

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Sunny Hostin Explores Her Puerto Rican Roots

Sunny Hostin Explores Her Puerto Rican Roots

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Jesse Williams Learns About His Swedish Great Grandmother

Jesse Williams Learns About His Swedish Great Grandmother

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Sunny Hostin Learns About Her Grandmother's Missing Father

Sunny Hostin Learns About Her Grandmother's Missing Father

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Dionne Warwick Explores the Roots of Her Singing Grandfather

Dionne Warwick Explores the Roots of Her Singing Grandfather

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Dionne Warwick Reflects on the Ugly Legacy Slavery

Dionne Warwick Reflects on the Ugly Legacy Slavery

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Danielle Brooks Learns the Dollar Value of Her Ancestors

Danielle Brooks Learns the Dollar Value of Her Ancestors

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Tracy Morgan Discovers His Jewish Great-Great Grandfather

Tracy Morgan Discovers His Jewish Great-Great Grandfather

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Anthony Ramos Traces Roots Back to Ninth Great-Grandparents

Anthony Ramos Traces Roots Back to Ninth Great-Grandparents

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Finding Your Roots

Ed O'Neill Learns About His Immigrant Ancestor's Harsh Start

Ed O'Neill's maternal ancestors migrated from Ireland to Youngstown, Ohio, in the 1800s to escape the Great Potato Famine. They worked as coal miners, enduring harsh conditions underground.
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Comedians Carol Burnett and Niecy Nash discover scandals hidden within their roots.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels on a journey into their roots.
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We explore Edward Norton and Julia Roberts' roots, revealing their hidden connections.
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Where Did We Come From?
Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley trace their ancestral roots.
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Season 8 Episode 9
Watchmen
Regina King and Damon Lindelof discover that they have more in common than meets the eye.
Songs of the Past
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Season 8 Episode 8
Songs of the Past
Broadway stars Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane meet a cast of inspiring ancestors.
Forgotten Journeys
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Season 8 Episode 7
Forgotten Journeys
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace their ancestral paths.
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Season 8 Episode 6
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Terry Crews and Tony Danza find they aren’t the first in their families to beat the odds.
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Season 8 Episode 5
Mexican Roots
Mario Lopez and Melissa Villaseñor look at The Mexican-American experience.
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Season 8 Episode 4
Things We Don't Discuss
Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn discover the truth about their scandal-plagued ancestors.
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Season 8 Episode 3
Children of Exile
Retracing the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raúl Esparza.
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