Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the family trees of actors Debra Messing & Melanie Lynskey.

Finding Your Roots” fans have waited 10 long months since the PBS series filmed the Jane Gates family downtown, but the show ...

If “Great Migrations: A People on the Move” had followed Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s original schedule, it would have aired on PBS years ago. However, Donald Trump’s election in 2016 ...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of married actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.

The Microsoft cofounder talked about his "pretty ideal" childhood, with one shocking loss, at a Harvard Book Store event on Monday evening.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the ancestry of notable chefs José Andrés & Sean Sherman. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of celebrity chefs José Andrés & Sean Sherman—two ...

Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey are the two latest celebrities to discover that their family tree is bigger than they knew.

In this exclusive clip from PBS's Finding Your Roots, actress Debra Messing discovers her grandparents' marriage certificate ...

Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey 's family trees just expanded to include some surprising familiar faces. On the Feb. 25 ...

Per the official synopsis, in the episode, which airs Tuesday, Gates introduces actors Debra Messing and Lynskey to their ...

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, who grew up in Michigan are guests of host Henry Louis Gates Jr. in the latest episode of "Finding Your Roots" on PBS.