Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Credits
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GospelStream
Host
Docuseries
2024
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Gospel Live!
Host
Special
2024
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The 88th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Host
Show
2023
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The 87th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Host
Show
2022
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Making Black America: Through the GrapevineStream
Executive Producer
Miniseries
2022
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Making Black America: Through the GrapevineStream
Host
Miniseries
2022
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Frederick Douglass: In Five SpeechesStream
Executive Producer
Miniseries
2022
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Frederick Douglass: In Five SpeechesStream
Self
Miniseries
2022
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Common Ground With Jane Whitney
Guest
Show
2021
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Finding Your Roots: The Seedlings
Guest
Show
2021
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Finding Your Roots: The Seedlings
Host
Show
2021
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The Black ChurchStream
Host
Docuseries
2021
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Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Executive Producer
Show
2021
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To The Manor Born: Glenn Close, John Waters
Host
Show
2021
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Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
Executive Producer
Movie
2021
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Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards 2020
Host
Show
2020
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History With David Rubenstein
Guest
Series
2020
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Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Host
Show
2019
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Today With Hoda & Jenna
Guest
Show
2019
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Railroad Ties
Actor
Movie
2019
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Today 3rd Hour
Guest
Show
2018
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To Dine For With Kate Sullivan
Guest
Show
2018
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Detroit: Comeback City
Self
Show
2018
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Poetry in America
Guest
Show
2018
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Africa's Great Civilizations
Executive Producer
Show
2017
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Africa's Great Civilizations
Host
Show
2017
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Africa's Great Civilizations
Producer
Show
2017
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Africa's Great Civilizations
Writer
Show
2017
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Birth of a Movement
Executive Producer
Show
2017
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Birth of a Movement
Self
Show
2017
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Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Executive Producer
Show
2016
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Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Host
Show
2016
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahStream
Guest
Talk
2015
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The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream
Guest
Talk
2015
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Late Night With Seth MeyersStream
Guest
Talk
2014
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream
Guest
Talk
2014
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Executive Producer
Show
2013
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Host
Show
2013
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
Writer
Show
2013
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The Real
Guest
Talk
2013
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Mankind Decoded
Self
Show
2013
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Totally Biased With W. Kamau BellStream
Guest
Series
2012
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Finding Your RootsStream
Executive Producer
Reality
2012
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Finding Your RootsStream
Host
Reality
2012
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Finding Your RootsStream
Writer
Reality
2012
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CBS This Morning
Guest
Show
2012
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Black in Latin America
Executive Producer
Show
2011
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Black in Latin America
Host
Show
2011
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Black in Latin America
Writer
Show
2011
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Overheard With Evan Smith
Guest
Show
2010
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A Conversation With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Guest
Show
2010
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Faces of America With Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Host
Show
2010
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Sanjay Gupta, MD
Guest
Show
2009
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Looking for Lincoln
Host
Show
2009
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African American Lives 2
Host
Show
2008
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La Plaza -- Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One
Guest
Show
2008
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Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One
Guest
Show
2007
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African American Lives
Host
Show
2006
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The Colbert Report
Guest
Talk
2005
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A Place of Our Own
Actor
Show
2004
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America Beyond the Color Line With Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Host
Show
2004
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Tavis Smiley
Guest
Talk
2004
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A Place of Our Own
Self
Movie
2004
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The View
Guest
Talk
1997
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Great Railway Journeys
Host
Show
1994
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Charlie RoseStream
Guest
Talk
1991
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The SimpsonsStream
Guest Voice
Himself
Series
1989
News aboutHenry Louis Gates Jr.
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Spoiler Alert
‘Finding Your Roots’: Lena Dunham Learns She’s Related to Larry David & More Revelations
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‘Finding Your Roots’ Trailer: Valerie Bertinelli Learns Shocking Family Secret (VIDEO)
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. Puts Al Roker on Spot For Canceling ‘Finding Your Roots’ Appearance
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‘Finding Your Roots’: Everything to Know About Star-Packed Season 10
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Exclusive
Julia Roberts Reacts to Her Family’s Connection to Slavery in ‘Finding Your Roots’ Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
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Exclusive
‘Finding Your Roots’: Kathryn Hahn Uncovers a Family Secret in First Look (VIDEO)
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Review
Roush Review: ‘The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song’ Is a Joyful Noise
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PBS’s ‘The Black Church’ From Henry Louis Gates Jr., Celebrates Stories of Worship & Faith
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