Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. actress Melissa McCarthy while taping Finding Your Roots. Photo Credit: Courtesy of McGee Media/Ark Media For editorial use only in conjunction with the direct publicity or promotion of this program for a period of three years from the program's original broadcast date, unless otherwise noted. No other rights are granted. All rights reserved.
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. actress Melissa McCarthy while taping Finding Your Roots. Photo Credit: Courtesy of McGee Media/Ark Media For editorial use only in conjunction with the direct publicity or promotion of this program for a period of three years from the program's original broadcast date, unless otherwise noted. No other rights are granted. All rights reserved.
Season 6 of Finding Your Roots continues this week on WITF. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the humble roots of comedic actors Melissa McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet, retracing the ancestral journeys that laid the groundwork for their success.
This season of Finding Your Roots features 27 fascinating new guests who are game-changers in their fields, with family histories that illustrate the power and diversity of the human experience.
Among them are actors Jeffrey Wright, Sigourney Weaver, Melissa McCarthy and Sterling K. Brown; groundbreaking director Jordan Peele, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; acclaimed journalists Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell; musicians Queen Latifah and Jon Batiste; legendary fashion designers Diane von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez and Zac Posen; as well as a host of other luminaries, including Jeff Goldblum, Anjelica Huston, Isabella Rossellini, Terry Gross, Marc Maron, Eric Stonestreet, Issa Rae, Amy Ryan and Justina Machado.
Finding Your Roots continues this fall on WITF with encore episodes on most Tuesdays at 8:00pm. New episodes will resume in early 2020.
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