Cast & Crew
205 actors and 18 crew members
Cast
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self - Host127 episodes
CeCe MooreSelf - Genetic Genealogy Expert7 episodes
Derek JeterSelf2 episodes
Anderson CooperSelf2 episodes
Tom ColicchioSelf2 episodes
Angela BassettSelf2 episodes
Valerie JarrettSelf2 episodes
Alan DershowitzSelf2 episodes
Tony KushnerSelf2 episodes
Sally FieldSelf2 episodes
Tina FeySelf2 episodes
NasSelf2 episodes
Aarón SánchezSelf2 episodes
StingSelf2 episodes
George StephanopoulosSelf2 episodes
Maya RudolphSelf2 episodes
Ty BurrellSelf2 episodes
Mia FarrowSelf2 episodes
Soledad O'BrienSelf2 episodes
Jimmy KimmelSelf2 episodes
Ava DuVernaySelf2 episodes
John TurturroSelf2 episodes
QuestloveSelf2 episodes
Lisa LingSelf2 episodes
Marisa TomeiSelf2 episodes
S. Epatha MerkersonSelf2 episodes
Laura LinneySelf2 episodes
Bill HaderSelf2 episodes
Julianne MooreSelf2 episodes
Lidia BastianichSelf2 episodes
Scarlett JohanssonSelf2 episodes
Lupita Nyong'oSelf2 episodes
Téa LeoniSelf2 episodes
Ann CurrySelf2 episodes- Kehinde WileySelf2 episodes
- Joe MadisonSelf2 episodes
Donna BrazileSelf1 episode- Kara WalkerSelf1 episode
Bill MaherSelf1 episode
Bill O'ReillySelf1 episode
Dustin HoffmanSelf1 episode
Sterling K. BrownSelf1 episode
Sasheer ZamataSelf1 episode
Jon BatisteSelf1 episode
Harry Connick Jr.Self1 episode
Branford MarsalisSelf1 episode
Cory BookerSelf1 episode
John LewisSelf1 episode- Geoffrey CanadaSelf1 episode
Barbara WaltersSelf1 episode
Kevin BaconSelf1 episode
Kyra SedgwickSelf1 episode- Angela Warnick BuchdahlSelf1 episode
- Yasir QadhiSelf1 episode
- Rick WarrenSelf1 episode
Robert Downey Jr.Self1 episode
Robert Downey Sr.Self1 episode
Naomi FonerSelf1 episode
Maggie GyllenhaalSelf1 episode
Samuel L. JacksonSelf1 episode
Condoleezza RiceSelf1 episode- Ruth SimmonsSelf1 episode
Margaret ChoSelf1 episode
Sanjay GuptaSelf1 episode
Martha StewartSelf1 episode- Margarett CooperSelf1 episode
John LegendSelf1 episode
Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Wanda SykesSelf1 episode- Linda ChavezSelf1 episode
Adrian GrenierSelf1 episode
Michelle RodriguezSelf1 episode
Stephen KingSelf1 episode
Gloria ReubenSelf1 episode
Courtney B. VanceSelf1 episode
Billie Jean KingSelf1 episode
Rebecca LoboSelf1 episode
Ken BurnsSelf1 episode
Anna Deavere SmithSelf1 episode
Ben AffleckSelf1 episode
Khandi AlexanderSelf1 episode- Ben JealousSelf1 episode
Ming TsaiSelf1 episode
Carole KingSelf1 episode
Deepak ChopraSelf1 episode
David SedarisSelf1 episode
Jessica AlbaSelf1 episode- Deval PatrickSelf1 episode
Shonda RhimesSelf1 episode
Keenen Ivory WayansSelf1 episode
Norman LearSelf1 episode
Richard BransonSelf1 episode- Frank GehrySelf1 episode
- Maya LinSelf1 episode
Patricia ArquetteSelf1 episode
John McCainSelf1 episode
Sean CombsSelf1 episode
LL Cool JSelf1 episode- Sandra CisnerosSelf1 episode
Neil Patrick HarrisSelf1 episode
Gloria SteinemSelf1 episode
Julianna MarguliesSelf1 episode- Azar NafisiSelf1 episode
Larry DavidSelf1 episode
Bernie SandersSelf1 episode
Fred ArmisenSelf1 episode
Carly SimonSelf1 episode
Christopher WalkenSelf1 episode
Ted DansonSelf1 episode
William H. MacySelf1 episode
Mary SteenburgenSelf1 episode
Ta-Nehisi CoatesSelf1 episode
Janet MockSelf1 episode
Oswald MosleySelf (archive footage)1 episode
Paul RuddSelf1 episode
Bryant GumbelSelf1 episode- Tonya Lewis LeeSelf1 episode
Suzanne MalveauxSelf1 episode
Carmelo AnthonySelf1 episode
Ana NavarroSelf1 episode
Gaby HoffmannSelf1 episode- Charlayne Hunter-GaultSelf1 episode
Phil McGrawSelf1 episode
Aziz AnsariSelf1 episode
Amy SchumerSelf1 episode
George R.R. MartinSelf1 episode
Andy SambergSelf1 episode
Felicity HuffmanSelf1 episode
Michael Kenneth WilliamsSelf1 episode
Christiane AmanpourSelf1 episode
Kal PennSelf1 episode
Sheryl SandbergSelf1 episode
Michael StrahanSelf1 episode
Paul RyanSelf1 episode
Marco RubioSelf1 episode
Tulsi GabbardSelf1 episode
Josh MeyersSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Seth MeyersSelf1 episode
Tig NotaroSelf1 episode
Sarah SilvermanSelf1 episode
Michael MooreSelf1 episode
Chloë SevignySelf1 episode
Alejandro G. IñárrituSelf1 episode
Marina AbramovićSelf1 episode
Anjelica HustonSelf1 episode
Isabella RosselliniSelf1 episode
Melissa McCarthySelf1 episode
Eric StonestreetSelf1 episode
Jesse Tyler FergusonMitchell Pritchett (archive footage)1 episode
Queen LatifahSelf1 episode
Jeffrey WrightSelf1 episode
Jeff GoldblumSelf1 episode
Terry GrossSelf1 episode
Marc MaronSelf1 episode
Steve CarellSelf / Michael Scott1 episode
Amy RyanSelf1 episode
Sigourney WeaverSelf1 episode
Justina MachadoSelf1 episode- Harold E. VarmusSelf1 episode
- Shirley Ann JacksonSelf1 episode
Francis CollinsSelf1 episode
Diane von FürstenbergSelf1 episode- Narciso RodríguezSelf1 episode
RuPaulSelf1 episode
Gayle KingSelf1 episode
Jordan PeeleSelf1 episode
Issa RaeSelf1 episode
Nancy PelosiSelf1 episode
Norah O'DonnellSelf1 episode
Zac PosenSelf1 episode
Glenn CloseSelf1 episode
John WatersSelf1 episode
Andy CohenSelf1 episode- Nina TotenbergSelf1 episode
Jane LynchSelf1 episode
Jim GaffiganSelf1 episode
John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)1 episode
Christopher MeloniSelf1 episode
Tony ShalhoubSelf1 episode
Pharrell WilliamsSelf1 episode
Kasi LemmonsSelf1 episode
Clint BlackSelf1 episode
Rosanne CashSelf1 episode
Johnny CashSelf (archive footage)1 episode
Vivian LibertoSelf (archive footage)1 episode
John LithgowSelf1 episode- Maria HinojosaSelf1 episode
Wes Studi1 episode
LeVar Burton1 episode
Brendan Fraser1 episode
Valerie Bertinelli1 episode
Ciara1 episode
Alanis Morissette1 episode
Sammy Hagar1 episode
Ed O'Neill1 episode
Bob Odenkirk1 episode
Iliza Shlesinger1 episode
Sunny Hostin1 episode
Jesse Williams1 episode
Danielle Brooks1 episode
Dionne Warwick1 episode
Tracy Morgan1 episode
Anthony Ramos1 episode
Michael Douglas1 episode
Lena Dunham1 episode
Crew
Directing
- Hazel Gurland-PoolerDirector6 episodes
- Josh GleasonDirector1 episode
- Phil BertelsenDirector1 episode
- Jesse SweetDirector1 episode
Writing
- Writer
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.3 eps.
Production
- Producer
- CeCe Moore76 eps.Kevin Burke50 eps.
- Executive Producer
- Peter W. Kunhardt126 eps.Dyllan McGee126 eps.Henry Louis Gates, Jr.126 eps.
- Line Producer
- Robert Yacyshyn60 eps.
- Production Assistant
- Jack Hillyer10 eps.
- Supervising Producer
- Deborah Clancy Porfido10 eps.
Camera
- Grip
- Lisa Vidal13 eps.
Editing
- Editor
- Ben Howard1 ep.
- Assistant Editor
- Natalia Stevenson1 ep.Vivian Z. Hu1 ep.Aaron Prieto1 ep.Kevin Fanning1 ep.
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