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Finding Your Roots
The Shirts on Their Backs
Season 7
Episode 4
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the immigrant roots of actors Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Meloni, introducing ancestors who came to America to build a better life.
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Téa Leoni and Joe Madison discover surprising roots.
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Diane Von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and RuPaul Charles discover surprising roots.
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Laura Linney, Lisa Ling, and Soledad O’Brien discover surprising roots.
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Jimmy Kimmel, Marisa Tomei, and John Turturro meet ancestors who made immense sacrifices.
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Ava DuVernay, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Questlove discover unexpected family histories.
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Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Harold E. Varmus learn their family histories.
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Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado, and Amy Ryan unearth surprising family histories.
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Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross, and Marc Maron uncover unknown family histories.
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Queen Latifah and Jeffrey Wright discover unexpected family trees.
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Sterling K. Brown, Jon Batiste, and Shasheer Zamata learn their family histories.
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Dr. Gates helps Melissa McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet answer family mysteries.
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Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow, and Isabella Rosselini learn their family histories.