Henry Louis Gates Jr., is very much like being ... Though Finding Your Roots is about to premiere its 10th season, the show has been through three prior iterations with Gates at the helm.

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GATES: I'm Henry Louis Gates Jr. Welcome to "Finding Your Roots." In this episode ... I've seen this show before, and I've seen people in this position, and I tell you it's really astonishing.

Henry Louis Gates Jr ... “If you look at our show, the power is the narrative arc. We take the facts of your family, of your genealogy, and we bring it to life,” he says.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the ancestry of actor Sharon Stone & model ... TEIGEN: Honestly, without this show, I just would've died without knowing any of this, honestly, because it's been ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr. joins Hoda and Jenna to talk about “Finding Your Roots” Season 11 and reveals how it was discovered that some ancestors of Kristen Bell, and her husband Dax Shepard ...

Gates joins “The View” to discuss what he discovered about Joy Behar’s family history, exploring his own roots and why he thinks the show is such a hit.

Owamni owner Sean Sherman, also known as the Sioux Chef, joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer to talk about his experience finding his familial roots.

Henry Louis Gates Jr ... “If you look at our show, the power is the narrative arc. We take the facts of your family, of your genealogy, and we bring it to life,” he says.