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Chrissy Teigen Discovers Very Unique Lost Family History

Season 11 Episode 4 | 4m 07s

The story of Chrissy Teigen’s paternal great-grandparents was largely unknown to her. Research determines that she is descended from multiple generations of musicians, and from the Sinti people, a subgroup of the Romani people. The Roma, or Romani people were often denigrated as Gypsies, but it explains why Teigen’s ancestors moved so often.

Corporate support for Season 11 of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. is provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc., Ancestry® and Johnson & Johnson. Major support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Support is also provided by Ford Foundation; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; Candace King Weir; by the Inkwell Society together with many of its members; and by public television viewers.
Extras
Sean learns of his ancestor who was sent to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
José discovers his paternal great-great grandmother was abandoned and given to nuns as a baby.
Sharon learns about the hardships endured by her mother and her paternal ancestors.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan & poet Rita Dove.
Rita learns about her grandfather's criminal charges and trying adulthood.
Amy discovers records of her father's immigration from China and his many accomplishments.
Michael Imperioli learns about his maternal great grandfather's death as a train worker in New York.
Joy Behar's grandparents move to America and forge a new life.
Lea Salonga discovers the roots of her maternal great great grandfather, Pedro Malhabor.
Amanda Seyfried's third great grandfather played the fife and fought for the Union to end slavery