Who Do You Think You Are? - Season 1

To know who you are, you have to know where you came from. In this captivating reality series, 7 celebrities share their life-altering discoveries. Working with genealogists, historians, and researchers, they travel the world to uncover the secrets and surprises in their family trees. With Sarah Jessica Parker, Dallas Cowboy Emmitt Smith, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Broderick, Brooke Shields, Susan Sarandon, and Spike Lee.

Episode 1: Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker believed that her ancestors were recent immigrants to the United States. Researching her mothers side of the family, shes stunned to discover that her roots run much deeper, to the California Gold Rush and colonial New England.

Episode 2: Emmitt Smith

Facing 40, football great Emmitt Smith wants to learn more about his family, including a grandmother with Native American ancestry. His journey takes him deep into rural Alabama, colonial Virginia, and the horrors of the slave trade.

Episode 3: Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrows roots reach back to the Holocaust. Until recently, thats also where they stopped. In Belarus, she learns the devastating truth about her great-grandmothers death. Next in Poland, she discovers a heartwarming story and solves a 60-year-old family mystery.

Episode 4: Matthew Broderick

Matthew Brodericks father died when he was 20, leaving many questions unanswered. Was his paternal grandfather a World War I hero? What about his grandmothers heritage? Matthews search takes him to France and an unmarked grave in a Georgia field.

Episode 5: Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields explores the two very different sides of her divided family: her fathers aristocratic European roots and her mothers working-class American origins. In Rome and France, Brooke discovers her truly illustrious paternal lineage.

Episode 6: Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon has always wanted to know the truth about her grandmother, Anita, who disappeared when Susans mother was a child. An emotionally charged search takes her from New York to Rome, and from long-lost relatives to a missing link.

Episode 7: Spike Lee

Filmmaker Spike Lee regrets that he never interviewed his maternal grandmother, Zimmie Jackson, about her family history. As the descendant of slaves, he wonders, "Who owned my family?" His journey takes him to Texas and the old South.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 4 Maj, 2012