The Irish Factor: Bill Maher
Watch Bill Maher in "The Irish Factor," Finding Your Roots: Season Three.
The Irish Factor: Soledad O'Brien
Watch Soledad O'Brien in "The Irish Factor," Finding Your Roots: Season Three.
The Stories We Tell Preview: Kara Walker
Preview "The Stories We Tell," episode one of Finding Your Roots. Kara Walker uncovers aspects of her family tree.
Finding Your Roots: Season Three Preview: Donna Brazile
Watch a clip of Finding Your Roots, episode one, "The Stories We Tell," with guest Donna Brazile.
Finding Your Roots: Season Three — Preview
In season three of Finding Your Roots, Henry, Louis Gates, Jr. traces the ancestral trails of 28 new guests including Maya Rudolph, Richard Branson, Soledad O’Brien, Bill Hader, Julianne Moore, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Senator John McCain, Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes, and more. The season begins on Tuesday, January 5, at 8/7c on PBS.
Finding Your Roots: Season Three — Trailer
In season three of Finding Your Roots, Henry, Louis Gates, Jr. traces the ancestral trails of 28 new guests including Maya Rudolph, Richard Branson, Soledad O’Brien, Bill Hader, Julianne Moore, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Senator John McCain, Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes, and more.
Decoding Our Past Through DNA Promo
Deval Patrick is the first African American Governor of Massachusetts, and Jessica Alba is an actress who proudly embraces her Mexican American heritage. But cutting edge DNA analysis reveals that their family trees in fact contain a far more diverse range of cultures and races.
Unlocking Deval Patrick's Past with Autosomal DNA
Genealogy expert CeCe Moore uses Autosomal DNA analysis to trace Gov. Deval Patrick's family history, linking him genetically to the man who enslaved his ancestors.
Jessica Alba's Mexican Roots
Jessica Alba, a Mexican-American with roots in California, learns more about the life her ancestors made for themselves after immigrating to the United States.
Ancient Roots Promo
Ancient Roots traces the family history of three quintessential voices in American life, Tina Fey, George Stephanopoulos and David Sedaris. All three descend from ancestors that were part of the wave of Greek immigrants that flooded America’s shores in the early decades of the 20th century. But along the way, the stories of their Greek ancestors were lost.
David Sedaris' Patriot Ancestor
Professor Gates introduces David Sedaris to his his maternal 4th Great-Grandfather, a Revolutionary War soldier wounded in the Battle of Saratoga.
Tracing Tina Fey's Paternal Line
Professor Gates introduces Tina Fey to her 5th Great-Grandfather, John Hewson, a British textile manufacturer who was once the esteemed guest of founding father Benjamin Franklin.
George Stephanopoulos' Heroic Ancestors
George Stephanopoulos learns that his Great-Grandfather heroically resisted Nazi occupation during WW2 and was imprisoned for his acts of bravery.
The British Are Coming Promo
Deepak Chopra, Sally Field and Sting are three guests whose ancestry demonstrates the extraordinary influence of the British Empire during the 18th and early 19th century.
The Key to Sting's Ancestral Journey
Using newly discovered records, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the immigrant plight of Sting's 3rd Great-Grandfather, who moved his family from country to country in search of sustainable work.
Deepak Chopra's Ancestral Pilgrimage
Henry Louis Gates Jr. travels to the holy Ganges River, uncovering details about past generations of Chopras who had made the same spiritual pilgrimage.
Sally Field's Loyalist Ancestor
With the help of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Sally Field discovers her 5th Great-Grandfather, a devoted Tory who was executed during the Revolutionary War. After the war, his widow, Field's 5th Great-Grandmother, fled with her family back into the arms of the British Empire.
Alan Dershowitz's Lifesaving Family Synagogue
Alan Dershowitz discovers the crucial, lifesaving role his family's New York City Orthodox synagogue played during the Holocaust.
Carole King's Ancestral Immigration Story
Prized Singer-Songwriter Carole King uncovers a mysterious element in her family's immigration story -- thanks in full to the kindness of a mysterious helper, Carole King's Polish grandparents were able to gain entry to the United States.
Tony Kushner's Mysterious Brooklyn Roots
Playwright Tony Kushner discovers that his Great-Grandmother, Cecelia Kushner, immigrated from Russia to Brooklyn eight years after her son, Tony's Grandfather, settled in Louisiana.
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