The Harvard professor explains to PEOPLE how the show's popularity now means celebrities are clamoring to learn about their family history

The acclaimed scholar also tells PEOPLE how the 'True Detective: Night Country' actress wrote a "brilliant" senior thesis during her senior year at Yale

The acclaimed Harvard professor explains to PEOPLE the inspiration behind his PBS hit show, which is in its 10th season

In PEOPLE's exclusive sneak peek at next week's 'Finding Your Roots', the actor discovers that one of his ancestors overcame "unfathomable opposition" to lead a prosperous life

In the latest episode of "Finding Your Roots," the actor, producer and education advocate learns that his connection to education runs deep.

"You are kidding me."

The Van Halen rocker appears in an upcoming episode of PBS' 'Finding Your Roots.'

See a pair of exclusive clips from the PBS series 'Finding Your Roots' about the 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul' actor’s surprising ancestry

"Right now, I don't know what to think," said the musician after discovering a secret about an ancestor

"I'm an American — not a monarchist!" the "Better Call Saul" actor said upon discovering his noble lineage

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. chats about getting Jodie Foster an interview with Toni Morrison for her thesis and helping celebrities learn about their ancestry on the PBS series Finding Your Roots.

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Finding Your Roots, Gospel, Stony the Road) is a filmmaker, professor, and cultural critic. Henry joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what techniques he uses when interviewing people, how far back he can trace his family heritage, and the sugar plantation slave trade. 

The historian, filmmaker and professor joins "The View" to talk about the latest season of his show, and reveals a DNA cousin of Whoopi Goldberg.

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. joins TODAY to talk about season 10 of the hit PBS series “Finding Your Roots.” He shares what to expect this season, his most memorable moments from the last decade and reveals who he'd like to have on the show — including Al Roker!

The “Finding Your Roots” host shares how he went from being a kid history buff to a revered academic to the gentleman who tells you (literally) about yourself.