Season 5
Major corporate support for FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., Season Five is provided by Ancestry, Johnson & Johnson and AT&T. Major support is also provided by the Ford Foundation, Candace King Weir, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the stories of Ty Burrell and Joe Madison.
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All in the Family
Marina Abramović, Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Kehinde Wiley learn their family histories.
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The Eye of the Beholder
Dr. Gates explores the stories of Laura Linney, Michael Moore and Chloë Sevigny.
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Hard Times
Dr. Gates reveals the histories of comedians Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman.
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No Laughing Matter
The family histories of politicians Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan.
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Roots in Politics
Dr Gates traces the family history of S. Epatha Merkerson and Michael Strahan.
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Freedom Tales
Dr. Gates reveals the family history of Kal Penn, Sheryl Sandberg and Marisa Tomei.
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Dreaming of a New Land
Journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling learn their family histories.
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Reporting on the Reporters
Dr. Gates, brings Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams their family histories.
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Mystery Men
Grandparents and Other Strangers
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Andy Samberg and George R. R. Martin answer family mysteries.
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