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Finding Your Roots
Season 11: Inside Look
Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides twenty compelling guests deep into their family trees, revealing surprising stories that transcend borders, illuminating an American root system fortified by its diversity.
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LeVar Burton & Wes Studi grew up fatherless, haunted by questions about their family trees
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. unearths the hidden roots of Valerie Bertinelli and Brendan Fraser.
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Explore the roots of Alanis Morissette and Ciara and their hidden connections to history.
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Henry Louis Gates uncovers the lost roots of actors Billy Crudup and Tamera Mowry-Housley.
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Journalists Jim Acosta and Van Jones uncover the ancestors who blazed a trail for them.
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Henry Louis Gates reveals the unexpected family trees of Angela Y. Davis and Jeh Johnson
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David Duchovny and Richard Kind trace their Jewish roots from Eastern Europe to the US.
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Joe Manganiello and Tony Gonzalez discover close relatives whose names they’ve never heard
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis.
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Cyndi Lauper, Jamie Chung and Danny Trejo uncover the stories of their immigrant ancestors
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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.