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7. 7. "Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons". April 29, 2012. ( 2012-04-29) Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons trace their genealogical backgrounds into slavery and, with the help of DNA analysis, back to Africa. 8. 8. "Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay Gupta".
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a documentary television series hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that premiered on March 25, 2012, on PBS.In each episode, celebrities are presented with a "book of life" that is compiled with information researched by professional genealogists that allows them to view their ancestral histories, learn about familial connections and discover ...
Finding Your Roots. Faces of America is a four-part Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Public television television series hosted by Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.. [ 1] The series originally aired February 10 to March 3, 2010 from 8–9 p.m. ET. [ 2] In Australia, this program aired on SBS One each Sunday at 7:30pm from 9 -30 January 2011.
In a 2019 episode of Finding Your Roots, hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., Samberg discovered that his mother Marjorie, who was adopted by Jewish parents, is the biological daughter of a Sicilian Roman Catholic father named Salvatore Maida, who immigrated in 1925, [15] and a German-Jewish refugee mother named Ellen Philipsborn, who had come to ...
Fereydun Robert Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, musician, and writer. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, he co-created and co-starred in the IFC sketch comedy series Portlandia. He also co-created and starred in the mockumentary IFC series Documentary Now! and the Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8 .
Téa Leoni ( / ˈteɪ.ə leɪˈoʊni /; born Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni; February 25, 1966) [ 1] is an American actress. In her early career, she starred in the television sitcoms Flying Blind (1992–93) and The Naked Truth (1995–1998). Her breakthrough role was in the 1995 action comedy film Bad Boys. In later years, Leoni had lead roles in ...
1976–present. S. Epatha Merkerson[ a] (born Sharon Epatha Merkerson; November 28, 1952) is an American actress. She has received accolades for her work, including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, four NAACP Image Awards, two Obie Awards, and two Tony Award nominations. She is known for her portrayal of NYPD ...
Season 11 of Finding Your Roots debuts on January 7, 2025, on PBS. The first two episodes of Great Migrations: A People on the Move premiere at 9 PM ET on Jan. 28, 2025.