FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH “FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR, SEASON 3" DVD

PBS Distribution has announced it is releasing “FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. SEASON 3” on DVD. Today’s leading artists, authors, politicians, activists, business moguls, architects and journalists will discover their fascinating family stories going back many generations in the new third season of the critically acclaimed series “FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.” Professor Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, continues exploring the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of 28 of today’s most intriguing cultural trailblazers.

“FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. SEASON 3” will be available on DVD April 12, 2016. It has a run time of approximately 600 minutes on 3 discs. The DVD SRP is $39.99. 

“There is something essential in human nature that drives us to wonder where we came from,” said Gates. “We can’t truly know ourselves until we know something of our origins. With new DNA technology we can learn more about this past and go further back than ever before, and we hope that the new season will inspire people to find out more about their own personal family stories, and spark an interest among young people in genetics, anthropology, history, and the pursuit of science.”



In “FINDING YOUR ROOTS SEASON 3,” broadcast journalists and commentators Bill O’Reilly, Bill Maher and Soledad O’Brien look into their shared Irish roots and learn of the formidable obstacles that their forbears faced. Modern Family’s Ty Burell seeks answers about his possible African lineage and political organizer Donna Brazile wants to find clues to the mystery of her unusual surname. Neil Patrick Harris learns that his bravery as a performer can be traced to a courageous 11th great-grandfather who was one of the first settlers in colonial Virginia, and Gloria Steinem discovers that she was not the first in her family to embrace feminism.

Three of the most successful and influential figures in entertainment ; Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes and Keenen Ivory Wayans, gain a new understanding of the struggle for freedom that binds their families and the roles each plays in this trajectory. While Jimmy Kimmel, Bill Hader and Norman Lear share a gift for comedy, they also share a history of family tragedies, and Lear, whose characters have been inspired by his embittered parents, learns information about their origins in Russia that completely changes his perspective.

The family histories of Julianne Moore, Patricia Arquette and Senator John McCain are steeped in military service throughout the centuries, from which each has inherited a distinctively independent sense of strength and integrity.

Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow last shared the screen in 1969; in the program, they share a history of tragic deaths that their ancestors endured, providing the building blocks of two of the great Hollywood success stories. And Sean “Puffy” Combs and LL Cool J learn of family histories long shrouded in mystery that shakes them both to their cores.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. SEASON 3

Street Date: April 12, 2016

Genre: Documentary

Run Time: Approximately 600 Minutes on 3 Discs

SRP: $39.99

Format: DVD