Finding Your Roots

Family: Lost and Found

Henry Louis Gates uses DNA detective work to solve haunting family mysteries for actor Joe Manganiello and football star Tony Gonzalez. Sifting through stories of the Armenian Genocide, the rise of Nazi Germany, the Jim Crow South, slavery, and the American Revolution, Gates unravels deep secrets and uncovers lost ancestors--compelling each of his guests to rethink their own identities.

Family: Lost and Found

52m 11s

Henry Louis Gates uses DNA detective work to solve haunting family mysteries for actor Joe Manganiello and football star Tony Gonzalez. Sifting through stories of the Armenian Genocide, the rise of Nazi Germany, the Jim Crow South, slavery, and the American Revolution, Gates unravels deep secrets and uncovers lost ancestors--compelling each of his guests to rethink their own identities.

Previews + Extras

  • Family: Lost and Found Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Family: Lost and Found Preview

    S9 E6 - 32s

    Henry Louis Gates uses DNA detective work to solve family mysteries for actor Joe Manganiello and football star Tony Gonzalez— uncovering close relatives whose names they’ve never heard and compelling each man to rethink his own identity.

  • Tony Gonzalez' Ancestors' Incredible Reunion After Slavery: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tony Gonzalez' Ancestors' Incredible Reunion After Slavery

    S9 E6 - 6m 20s

    Tony Gonzalez and Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discover a story of family separation during slavery and a remarkable reunion. Gonzalez, is widely considered the greatest tight end in NFL history, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019.

  • Joe Manganiello's Great-Grandmother Escaped Genocide: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Joe Manganiello's Great-Grandmother Escaped Genocide

    S9 E6 - 4m 27s

    Joe Manganiello says his maternal great-grandmother, Terviz “Rose” Darakijan, survived the Armenian Genocide, during which over 1 million ethnic Armenians were murdered by the Ottoman state. Darakijan survived, but her entire family — her husband and seven out of eight children — were slaughtered by Turkish soldiers in 1915.

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