Watch an exclusive clip from Finding Your Roots Season 12, as Lizzy Caplan discovers her great-grandfather's shocking journey ...

In Tuesday’s episode, historian and “Finding Your Roots” host Henry Louis Gates Jr. presents Caplan, 43, with genealogical ...

The actress was stunned to discover the truth of her family's history in Puerto Rico.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. previews the complex, multi-generational stories shaping the newest season of PBS' Finding Your Roots.

Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for its 12th season on PBS. Over the course of ten new episodes, Gates and his team use genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis ...

Family secrets aren't always buried forever... Join us as we count down the most shocking ancestry revelations that left celebrities speechless! From murder mysteries and royal connections to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Henry Louis Gates Jr., host and executive producer of “Finding Your Roots” on PBS, stops by TODAY to talk about the upcoming 12th ...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces rapper Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan to ancestors who left the American South in search of better lives in the North, boldly breaking racial barriers and forever ...

Chrissy Teigen learned she is of Roma descent in an upcoming episode of "Finding Your Roots." In TODAY.com's exclusive clip ...