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.
Marina Abramović, Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Kehinde Wiley learn their family histories.
The Eye of the Beholder
Dr. Gates reveals the histories of comedians Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman.
No Laughing Matter
Dr. Gates reveals the family history of Kal Penn, Sheryl Sandberg and Marisa Tomei.
Dreaming of a New Land
Journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling learn their family histories.
Reporting on the Reporters
Grandparents and Other Strangers
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps Andy Samberg and George R. R. Martin answer family mysteries.