La Famiglia
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of talk show host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli—two Americans whose roots stretch back to small towns in Calabria, Italy. Joy and Michael’s families lived in these towns for centuries, but their stories were lost on the journey to America. Gates reveals the challenges that their ancestors faced—and overcame—on both sides of the Atlantic.
Episodes
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La Famiglia
S11 E2 - 52m 10s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family trees of talk show host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli—two Americans whose roots stretch back to small towns in Calabria, Italy. Joy and Michael’s families lived in these towns for centuries, but their stories were lost on the journey to America. Gates reveals the challenges that their ancestors faced—and overcame—on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Larger Than Life
S11 E1 - 52m 10s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Lea Salonga and Amanda Seyfried to ancestors who are every bit as dramatic as the characters they’ve played on stage and screen. Moving from a naval base in the Philippines to a small town bakery in Pennsylvania to steamships on the Atlantic Ocean, Lea and Amanda hear stories of relatives who survived wars, murders, and heart-wrenching ordeals.
Schedule
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Wednesday
Jan 15
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Wednesday
Jan 15
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Wednesday
Jan 15
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Wednesday
Jan 15
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Saturday
Jan 18
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Saturday
Jan 18
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Saturday
Jan 18
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Sunday
Jan 19
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Sunday
Jan 19
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Sunday
Jan 19
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Monday
Jan 20
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Monday
Jan 20
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Monday
Jan 20
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
La Famiglia
Monday
Jan 20
1 Hour
Exploring the Italian roots of television host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli. -
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Finding Your Roots
Stranger Than Fiction
Tuesday
Jan 21
1 Hour
Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove. -
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Finding Your Roots
Stranger Than Fiction
Tuesday
Jan 21
1 Hour
Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove. -
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Finding Your Roots
Stranger Than Fiction
Wednesday
Jan 22
1 Hour
Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove. -
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Finding Your Roots
Stranger Than Fiction
Wednesday
Jan 22
1 Hour
Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove. -
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Finding Your Roots
Stranger Than Fiction
Wednesday
Jan 22
1 Hour
Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove. -
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Finding Your Roots
Stranger Than Fiction
Wednesday
Jan 22
1 Hour
Traveling across China and the American South to reveal the ancestry of novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove.
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