Top 10 Shocking Reveals on Finding Your Roots

oh I got some I have some cousins yep I hope it's a good athlete welcome to M Mojo and today we're counting down our piics for the most surprising familiar discoveries made by celebrities on the genealogy documentary series finding your roots or any of its related variations I knew it I'm telling you I knew this was going to happen I'm I'm having a half lash number 10 Tina Fay a first glance it may appear that Tina Fay and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin share nothing in common other than their luscious shoulder length locks of course however a surprising connection between the two was revealed on Finding Your Roots it turns out fa's paternal fifth great-grandfather was John Houston an English textile manufacturer trained in London that looks so much like my dad really it yes Houston moved to Philadelphia Pennsylvania at the suggestion of his friend Benjamin Franklin who helped him establish a quilting Factory there shortly after the American Revolution broke out and reached Pennsylvania despite being English himself Houston seemingly opposed British colonialism in America and served as a patriot during the War full name of soldier Captain John Houston today his quilt work still hangs at the Met I tried to make a quilt once I didn't finish so maybe you didn't get the quilting Jee I didn't get it I didn't get the quilting je number nine Brandon Fraser it's not uncommon for striking employees to Harbor anger and frustration towards so-called scab workers but it seems one of actor Brendan Fraser's ancestors may have taken things a little too far what's it like to read that to think that is your ancestor shooting another man phases great great grand Father Patrick dine migrated from Ireland to the US and found employment in a Pennsylvania coal mine as an Irish immigrant Divine faced discrimination at work and protested a wage reduction by going on strike 1900 census shows him working again in the mindes meaning that somehow he got himself rehired despite having fired shots at his replacement when scab workers replace the Striking employees Divine and another engineer shot one of The Replacements although he miraculously survived yeah he had a plan they that's that's criminal it was a shocking Revelation for Fraser who couldn't help but wonder if his ancestors extreme actions did anything to solve the underlying issues I don't believe you should fire guns at people to get what you need but um but then again it's it's it's not 1875 right now number eight Angela Davis throughout her career as a political activist Angela Davis has consistently fought against various forms of structural racism racism is indeed the key problem faced by the people of the country and the threat of fascism is growing so when she appeared on finding your roots in 2023 it was shocking to learn that her ancestors were among America's first White settlers Davis was revealed to be a descendant of William Brewster one of the 102 passengers who arrived at the colonies on the Mayflower the ironic Discovery serves as a poignant reminder of the intricate nature of human ancestry Davis's Heritage also extends throughout a complex mix of Bloodlines involving slave owners and enslaved people notably one of her ancestors played a pivotal role in securing the freedom of his nephews by taking their Master to court so do you see a little bit of him and is the termination trickling down that family tree of yours absolutely absolutely yes definitely number seven Carrie Washington although Carrie Washington didn't necessarily make this shocking discovery on Finding Your Roots it might not have come to light if not for the show we need to talk to you that simple six-word Tech TT message changed Carrie Washington's life forever the actress who had reportedly always felt a disconnect with her dad opted to undergo a genealogy test on the series however she noticed her father's reluctance to provide DNA samples for the procedure this apparently stemmed from the fact that Washington's parents had conceived her using a sperm donor a detail they never disclosed to her the revelatory news that she was not her father's biological child sent carry on an emotional journey of self-discovery that she's sharing in her new Memoir thicker than water realizing that the test would uncover this information Washington's parents Finally Revealed the truth the actress credits host Henry Lewis Gates Jr for encouraging her parents to come clean acknowledging that it has strengthened her bond with them you know at some point we have to accept that our parents do the best they can and then we have to fill the Gap by parenting ourselves number six Anderson Cooper when award-winning journalist Anderson Cooper appeared on finding your roots in October 2014 he made a disconcerting Revelation about one of his ancestors holy crap Cooper's fourth great-grandfather Burwell doyin was a slave owner in the Southern United States overseeing a plantation with 12 slaves at some point one of the enslaved people managed to escape but he was later recaptured and locked in a shed the Escape eventually rebelled and fatally attacked boyin with a farmho oh my God that's amazing for this act of Defiance the slave was executed without a fair trial despite being stunned by the violent nature of the murder Cooper acknowledged he felt no sympathy for his late ancestor think he deserved it yeah he do I have no doubt it's a horrible way to die Anderson he had 12 slaves I don't feel bad for him number five Bill Mah and Bill O'Reilly they are two of the most contrasting political commentators on the air Bill Mah is an outspoken liberal atheist while Bill O'Reilly is as much of a Conservative Christian as anyone can get I mean if you're a religious person and the Bible is written by God why isn't why is stuff in the Bible untrue well because it's aloric however despite their Stark differences both men share a surprising Connection in a season 3 episode of Finding Your Roots it was revealed that the two polar opposite personalities are actually distant cousins through y DNA test analysis both men were traced back to a common male ancestor from the medieval Irish Kingdom of breatha it just goes to show that no matter how different we may appear to be we often share more similarities than we realize you can pick your friends you cannot select your relatives number four Joe Madison imagine going your entire life believing you know who exactly your parents are only to have that belief completely shattered growing up he spent very little time living with his parents and came to me with basic questions about his roots that was the plight of Veteran radio talk show host Joe Madison in 2019 Madison appeared on finding your roots and discovered through a DNA test that Felix Madison the man he thought was his biological father actually wasn't this Revelation was so sensitive that host Henry Lewis Gates Jr had to share it with Madison privately away from all the cameras and recording equipment I appreciated the uh your sincere and concern through the show Madison also learned that his biological grandfather was one of the study subjects in the controversial tusi syphilis experiment number three Kevin Bacon and Kira Sedwick the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon trivia game purports that every actor in Hollywood can be linked to Kevin Bacon by just six or fewer connections if true this would apply to his own wife actress Kira Sedwick however in 2011 the couple discovered that their connection goes far beyond marital vows or a fun trivia game in fact through Finding Your Roots bacon and Sedwick learned that they are cousins that guy before see I knew it I knew it I knew it I knew it although their relationship is quite distant as the two are actually ninth cousins once removed interestingly it appears the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon isn't limited to just Hollywood bacon was also revealed to be related to Brad Pit Barack Obama and King Edward the first oh the king of England Edward the first king of England is your 22nd great grandfather look at that you are decending from boy wow number two Ben Affleck Ben Affleck's appearance on the second season of Finding Your root sparked a controversy that threatened the show's future wow wow that is incredible results of the genealogy tests expose the fact that one of Affleck's ancestors was a slave owner this Revelation seemed to embarrass the actor prompting him to request that the producers omit it in favor of less controversial details you are descended from a patriot I knew I felt a special affinity for the football team but you know what they say nothing stays hidden Under the Sun during the infamous Sony p pictures hack in 2014 an email leaked which revealed Affleck's unusual request as a result the third season of Finding Your Roots was temporarily suspended Affleck later apologized for his actions and the show eventually returned to the air yeah I'm sure that there's so much of people's history that gets lost um over time you have to really work to hold on to it I suppose before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one Larry David and Bernie Saunders on the surface comedian Larry David and US senator Bernie Sanders share a lot of similarities all of that uh activity has certainly shaped my life they're both elderly Jewish men born in New York City in the 1940s Sanders even had a brother named Larry while David has impersonated the senator multiple times on Saturday Night Live not a fan of the banks they trample on the middle class they control Washington and why do they chain all their pens to the desks who's trying to steal a pen from a bank makes no sense however when they both participated on finding your roots in 2017 they discovered an even deeper connection their six cousins once removed this surprising Revelation seemed to Delight both men what the hell although they were clearly taken aback by it you're kidding now we just eagerly anticipate seeing the fictionalized version of the discovery on Curb Your Enthusiasm what other celebrities do you think may share an eerie connection share your suggestions in the comments below Scaro yes do you agree with our pics check out this other recent clip from M Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Length: 12min 50sec (770 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 25 2024