Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Date de parution : 25 mars 2012
| Saison 1 - épisode 1 | Harry Connick Jr. - Branford Marsalis Their European immigrant ancestors blazed unconventional trails in America, from capturing British ships for the American Revolution to crossing... | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 2 | Mayor Cory Booker - Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) In this episode, we feature two African American politicians from different generations and opposite backgrounds. John Lewis grew up in a... | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 3 | Barbara Walters - Geoffrey Canada What's in a name? Well, a lot, at least when it comes to piecing together your family history. For former slaves, choosing a last name was one of... | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 4 | Kevin Bacon - Kyra Sedgwick What do Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have in common? They are both famous actors and both descend from prominent American families that have been... | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 5 | Angela Buchdahl - Rick Warren - Yasir Qadhi Pastor Rick Warren, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and Sheik Yasir Qadhi are of three different faiths, all with complex family histories that profoundly... | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 6 | Maggie Gyllenhaal - Robert Downey, Jr. Many American descend from a dense soups of European ethnicities; we could call them mutts, with ancestral roots across every country in Europe.... | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 7 | Samuel L. Jackson - Condoleezza Rice - Ruth Simmons Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Brown University President Ruth Simmons have each climbed to the pinnacle of their profession, yet each... | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 8 | Sanjay Gupta - Margaret Cho - Martha Stewart Sanjay Gupta, Margaret Cho and Martha Stewart are children of first- or second-generation immigrants. | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 9 | John Legend - Wanda Sykes - Margarett Cooper | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 10 | Michelle Rodriguez - Adrian Grenier - Linda Chavez | |
 | Saison 2 - épisode 1 | In Search of our Fathers Henry Louis Gates explores the paternal ancestry of Stephen King, Courtney Vance and Gloria Reuben. |
 | Saison 2 - épisode 2 | Born Champions Billie Jean King, Derek Jeter and Rebecca Lobo learn about their family histories. King discovers that her grandmother was an orphan; Derek Jeter... |
 | Saison 2 - épisode 3 | Our American Storytellers Ken Burns learns that his Southern ancestors include Confederate soldiers and a slave owner; Anderson Cooper learns that an ancestor on his father's... |
 | Saison 2 - épisode 4 | Roots of Freedom Actor Ben Affleck discovers his mother's past as a Freedom Rider in 1964, NAACP President Ben Jealous learns how far his great-grandfather would go... |
 | Saison 2 - épisode 5 | The Melting Pot Chef Tom Colicchio learns the hardships his family endured in Northern Italy; chef Ming Tsai traces his roots back 2,000 years; chef Aarón Sánchez... |
 | Saison 2 - épisode 6 | We Come From People Nas learns about his slave ancestors; Angela Bassett discovers that her family history includes an emancipation story; and Valerie Jarrett, a senior... |
 | Saison 2 - épisode 7 | Our People, Our Traditions Tony Kushner learns how the Holocaust impacted his ancestors; Carole King delves into the origins of her family name; and Alan Dershowitz discovers... |
 | Saison 2 - épisode 8 | The British Invasion Deepak Chopra, Sting and Sally Field explore the British influence in their family histories. |
 | Saison 2 - épisode 9 | Ancient Roots Tina Fey, George Stephanopoulos and David Sedaris, three quintessential voices in American life, descend from ancestors that were part of the wave... |
| Saison 2 - épisode 10 | Decoding Our Past Through DNA In the Season 2 finale, DNA analysis uncovers previously unknown roots in the family trees of Jessica Alba and Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick.... | |
 | Saison 3 - épisode 1 | The Stories We Tell The Season 3 premiere features Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, actor Ty Burrell and artist Kara Walker, who learn how the legacy of slavery has... |
 | Saison 3 - épisode 2 | The Irish Factor Explore the shared Irish ancestry of Soledad O'Brien, Bill O'Reilly and Bill Maher and how they have been deeply influenced by their Irish roots. |
 | Saison 3 - épisode 3 | In Search of Freedom Learn how the ancestors of Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes and Keenen Ivory Wayans struggled for freedom, and how each of these cultural trailblazers... |
| Saison 3 - épisode 4 | Tragedy + Time = Comedy Uncover a history of tragedies and triumphs in the families of three of America's funniest men--Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear and Bill Hader-as they... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 5 | Visionaries Discover how the ancestors of business mogul Richard Branson and architects Maya Lin and Frank Gehry took audacious risks to create opportunities,... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 6 | War Stories Senator John McCain and Oscar winning actresses Julianne Moore and Patricia Arquette sit down with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to look at the military... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 7 | Family Reunions Uncover family mysteries about two legends of hip hop, Sean Combs and LL Cool J, through the use of DNA technology that reveals information that... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 8 | The Pioneers Discover how Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros are connected to pioneers who broke new ground and paved the way for their... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 9 | The Long Way Home Discover how actress Julianna Marguiles, author Azar Nafisi and chef Lidia Bastianich are bound together by their ancestors' singular and deeply... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 10 | Maps of Stars Learn how Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow, who last shared the screen together in 1969, also share a history of tragic deaths in their families that... | |
| Saison 4 - épisode 1 | The Impression Join Larry David and Bernie Sanders, who learn they have more in common than they thought. | |
| Saison 4 - épisode 2 | Unfamiliar Kin Carly Simon, Christopher Walken, and Fred Armisen each learn about a grandparent whose real identity and background had been a mystery to them. | |
| Saison 4 - épisode 3 | Puritans and Pioneers Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy, three mainstays of modern-day Hollywood discover family legacies that predate the United States... | |
| Saison 4 - épisode 4 | The Vanguard vTa-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay and Janet Mock, three guests who have helped to redefine Black America in the last decade find their identities... | |
| Saison 4 - épisode 5 | Immigrant Nation Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro, three guests explore the tremendous challenges faced by their immigrant forebears. | |
| Saison 4 - épisode 6 | Black Like Me Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee and Suzanne Malveaux, three African-American guests delve deep into their family trees, discovering unexpected... | |
| Saison 4 - épisode 7 | Children Of The Revolution Lupita Nyong’o, Carmelo Anthony and Ana Navarro explore how their family trees were shaped by political turmoil and violence, discovering sometimes... | |
| Saison 4 - épisode 8 | Relatives We Never Knew We Had Téa Leoni and Gaby Hoffman, two guests whose lives have been shaped by family mysteries are introduced to biological ancestors they never knew they... | |
| Saison 4 - épisode 9 | Southern Roots Questlove, Dr. Phil and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, three guests of disparate backgrounds dig into their Southern roots, where slavery and its aftermath... | |
| Saison 4 - épisode 10 | Funny Business Garrison Keillor, Amy Schumer and Aziz Ansari, three guests who have found fame mining their family stories for comedy learn about ancestors who... | |
 | Saison 5 - épisode 1 | Grandparents and Other Strangers Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actor/comedian Andy Samberg and author George R. R. Martin answer some family mysteries. |
 | Saison 5 - épisode 2 | Mystery Men Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams discover a wealth of hidden family history. Both grew up knowing little about their biological fathers, and... |
 | Saison 5 - épisode 3 | Reporting on the Reporters Journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling that the stories within their own family trees are every bit as compelling as the news... |
 | Saison 5 - épisode 4 | Dreaming of a New Land Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores with Marisa Tomei, Sheryl Sandberg and Kal Penn the tremendous challenges faced by their immigrant forebears. From... |
 | Saison 5 - épisode 5 | Freedom Tales Henry Louis Gates, Jr. delves deep into the roots of two African-American guests, actor S. Epatha Merkerson and athlete and television personality... |
 | Saison 5 - épisode 6 | Roots in Politics Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the diverse family histories of politicians Paul Ryan, Tulsi Gabbard and Marco Rubio. They each see a shared vision... |
 | Saison 5 - épisode 7 | No Laughing Matter Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shows comedians Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman that their family trees are filled with people whose struggles... |
| Saison 5 - épisode 8 | Hard Times Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family stories of filmmaker Michael Moore and actors Laura Linney and Chloë Sevigny—three people whose distant... | |
| Saison 5 - épisode 9 | The Eye of the Beholder Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shares the family histories of director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, iconoclastic performance artist Marina Abramović and painter... | |
| Saison 5 - épisode 10 | All in the Family The family stories of actor Ty Burrell, and radio host Joe Madison. Also a look at how a summer camp for children is using genetic genealogy to help... |
