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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a documentary television series hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that premiered on March 25, 2012, on PBS.In each episode, celebrities are presented with a "book of life" that is compiled with information researched by professional genealogists that allows them to view their ancestral histories, learn about familial connections and discover ...
Turns out their ancestry revealed that the two are directly connected by a common distant cousin: Dracula, known officially as Vlad the Impaler. Time Inc./wikimedia.org, Captain America (1990) J.D ...
Alexander Lernet-Holenia was an Austrian poet and novelist, born Alexander Marie Norbert Lernet to Alexander Lernet (an ocean liner officer) and Sidonie (née Holenia), who attached his mother's maiden name to his family name after he was formally adopted by Carinthian relatives of his mother (whose aristocratic family had lost most of its ...
Joy Behar is discovering that her relatives were a lot closer than she thought!. In PEOPLE's exclusive first look at the Jan. 14 episode of Finding My Roots, The View co-host, 82, learns that her ...
This is a list of notable Welsh Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Welsh American or must have references showing they are Welsh American and are notable.
Michael Douglas was left stunned after discovering that he’s related to fellow Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson.. The 79 year old actor was told on the April 2 episode of PBS series Finding ...
Eva LaRue (born 1966), actress of Scottish, French, and Dutch ancestry; played Dr. Maria Santos on All My Children, and CSI: Miami detective Natalia Boa Vista; Taylor Lautner (born 1992), actor, best known from his role as Jacob Black in the Twilight Saga film series, has some Dutch ancestry; Kellan Lutz (born 1985), actor, small amount of ...
In his memoir, "The Soul of It All: My Music, My Life," Bolton (born Bolotin) credits his Ukrainian heritage with his singing chops: "If my voice comes from farther back in my family history ...