Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

2012 | 10 Seasons | TV-PG
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s...
Finding Your Roots

Storyline

Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Type
    Documentary
  • Network
    PBS
  • Status
    Returning Series
  • Runtime
    60m
  • First Aired
    24 March 2012
  • Last Aired
    9 April 2024
  • Seasons
    10
  • Episodes
    106
  • Language
    English

Cast

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self - Host

CeCe Moore

Self - Genetic Genealogy Expert
Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter

Self
Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper

Self
Tom Colicchio

Tom Colicchio

Self
Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Self
Valerie Jarrett

Valerie Jarrett

Self
Alan Dershowitz

Alan Dershowitz

Self
Tony Kushner

Tony Kushner

Self
Sally Field

Sally Field

Self
Tina Fey

Tina Fey

Self
Nas

Nas

Self
Aarón Sánchez

Aarón Sánchez

Self
Sting

Sting

Self
George Stephanopoulos

George Stephanopoulos

Self
Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph

Self
Ty Burrell

Ty Burrell

Self
Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow

Self
Soledad O'Brien

Soledad O'Brien

Self
Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel

Self
Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

Self
John Turturro

John Turturro

Self
Questlove

Questlove

Self
Lisa Ling

Lisa Ling

Self
Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Self
S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

Self
Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Self
Bill Hader

Bill Hader

Self
Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Self
Lidia Bastianich

Lidia Bastianich

Self
Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Self
Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o

Self
Téa Leoni

Téa Leoni

Self
Ann Curry

Ann Curry

Self

Kehinde Wiley

Self

Joe Madison

Self
Donna Brazile

Donna Brazile

Self

Kara Walker

Self
Bill Maher

Bill Maher

Self
Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly

Self
Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Self
Sterling K. Brown

Sterling K. Brown

Self
Sasheer Zamata

Sasheer Zamata

Self
Jon Batiste

Jon Batiste

Self
Harry Connick Jr.

Harry Connick Jr.

Self
Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis

Self
Cory Booker

Cory Booker

Self
John Lewis

John Lewis

Self

Geoffrey Canada

Self
Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters

Self
Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Self
Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Self

Angela Warnick Buchdahl

Self

Yasir Qadhi

Self

Rick Warren

Self
Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Self
Robert Downey Sr.

Robert Downey Sr.

Self

Naomi Foner

Self
Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Self
Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Self
Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice

Self

Ruth Simmons

Self
Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho

Self
Sanjay Gupta

Sanjay Gupta

Self
Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart

Self

Margarett Cooper

Self
John Legend

John Legend

Self
Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)
Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes

Self

Linda Chavez

Self
Adrian Grenier

Adrian Grenier

Self
Michelle Rodriguez

Michelle Rodriguez

Self
Stephen King

Stephen King

Self
Gloria Reuben

Gloria Reuben

Self
Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

Self
Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King

Self

Rebecca Lobo

Self
Ken Burns

Ken Burns

Self
Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith

Self
Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Self
Khandi Alexander

Khandi Alexander

Self

Ben Jealous

Self
Ming Tsai

Ming Tsai

Self
Carole King

Carole King

Self
Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra

Self
David Sedaris

David Sedaris

Self
Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

Self

Deval Patrick

Self
Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes

Self
Keenen Ivory Wayans

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Self
Norman Lear

Norman Lear

Self
Richard Branson

Richard Branson

Self

Frank Gehry

Self

Maya Lin

Self
Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette

Self
John McCain

John McCain

Self
Sean Combs

Sean Combs

Self
LL Cool J

LL Cool J

Self

Sandra Cisneros

Self
Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Self
Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem

Self
Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies

Self

Azar Nafisi

Self
Larry David

Larry David

Self
Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders

Self
Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen

Self
Carly Simon

Carly Simon

Self
Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Self
Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Self
William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Self
Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Self
Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Self
Janet Mock

Janet Mock

Self
Oswald Mosley

Oswald Mosley

Self (archive footage)
Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Self
Bryant Gumbel

Bryant Gumbel

Self

Tonya Lewis Lee

Self
Suzanne Malveaux

Suzanne Malveaux

Self
Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony

Self
Ana Navarro

Ana Navarro

Self
Gaby Hoffmann

Gaby Hoffmann

Self

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Self
Phil McGraw

Phil McGraw

Self
Aziz Ansari

Aziz Ansari

Self
Amy Schumer

Amy Schumer

Self
George R. R. Martin

George R. R. Martin

Self
Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg

Self
Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Self
Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Self
Christiane Amanpour

Christiane Amanpour

Self
Kal Penn

Kal Penn

Self

Sheryl Sandberg

Self
Michael Strahan

Michael Strahan

Self
Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

Self
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Self
Tulsi Gabbard

Tulsi Gabbard

Self
Josh Meyers

Josh Meyers

Self (archive footage)
Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers

Self
Tig Notaro

Tig Notaro

Self
Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman

Self
Michael Moore

Michael Moore

Self
Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Self
Alejandro González Iñárritu

Alejandro González Iñárritu

Self
Marina Abramović

Marina Abramović

Self
Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Self
Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Self
Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Self
Eric Stonestreet

Eric Stonestreet

Self
Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Mitchell Pritchett (archive footage)
Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Self
Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Self
Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

Self
Terry Gross

Terry Gross

Self
Marc Maron

Marc Maron

Self
Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Self / Michael Scott
Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan

Self
Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Self
Justina Machado

Justina Machado

Self

Harold E. Varmus

Self

Shirley Ann Jackson

Self
Francis Collins

Francis Collins

Self

Diane van Fürstenberg

Self

Narciso Rodríguez

Self
RuPaul

RuPaul

Self
Gayle King

Gayle King

Self
Jordan Peele

Jordan Peele

Self
Issa Rae

Issa Rae

Self
Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi

Self
Norah O'Donnell

Norah O'Donnell

Self
Zac Posen

Zac Posen

Self
Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Self
John Waters

John Waters

Self
Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen

Self

Nina Totenberg

Self
Jane Lynch

Jane Lynch

Self
Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan

Self
John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)
Christopher Meloni

Christopher Meloni

Self
Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Self
Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams

Self
Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

Self
Clint Black

Clint Black

Self
Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash

Self
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

Self (archive footage)

Vivian Liberto

Self (archive footage)
John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Self

Maria Hinojosa

Self

Crew

Lisa Vidal

Grip

Michaela Echols

Intern

Andrew Gibbs

Intern
Jack Hillyer

Jack Hillyer

Intern

Nya Archie

Intern

Shana Darabie

Intern

Jesse Sweet

Director

Phil Bertelsen

Director

Josh Gleason

Director

Vivian Z. Hu

Assistant Editor

Aaron Prieto

Assistant Editor

Natalia Stevenson

Assistant Editor

Ben Howard

Editor

Kevin Fanning

Assistant Editor
Peter W. Kunhardt

Peter W. Kunhardt

Executive Producer

Natalia Warchol

Producer

Dyllan McGee

Executive Producer
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Executive Producer

Deborah Clancy Porfido

Supervising Producer

Robert Yacyshyn

Line Producer
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Writer