I’m actually related to Woody Harrelson. 🙂

Rod Stewart! I have adored and admired him since I was a very young girl. ❤

@AncestryUS Who Is My DNA 🧬 Cousin?

Amy Grant I have always felt a deep kinship with her and always felt if we would meet casually somewhere we would hit it off well. Many times throughout my life I have felt connected with different people (and even occupations, geographical locations, etc.) and over time I have discovered that, in many cases, there is an actual reason. So, now when I feel a connection with anyone or anything I always delve into exploring it as deeply as I can. Doing this has made life much more interesting, fulfilling and adventurous!

Oprah!!! 🙏🏿🤞🏾😁

They even look alike 😂😂😂

@@lilmissjoodypoody Literally LMAOOO

Most Ashkenazi Jews are related

😂😂😂😂❤

@@lilmissjoodypoodyThey look and sound exactly the same lol

Jon Lithgow is one of my favorite famous people in the world. He can play some despicable people but out of those characters he always seems so warm and genuine.

It did me too. I wish all humans looked at each other like this.

Made me cry. spontaneous love reaction

Yes, mine too❤😊 good morning and day to all. Or afternoon, night😊

The John Lithgow one stunned me as much as John himself. His “we are brothers” exclamation was so genuine and lovely. I hope they at least had dinner together at some point just to round off a splendid and heartwarming surprise 🙏🏽

I wish it was.😂

Or Katt Williams lmao

Thats what I was half expecting too! lol

@georgeharmann7177 why Kat Williams?? What a f..k does that has to do with anything? You just throwing names out there for no particular reason?

Or Aaron Rogers! That would have been insanely hilarious!😂

We must protect John Lithgow!

I know! It was so cute 🥰

Even if it was take 47

John was wrong. It's his cousin NOT his brother. I'm furious.

​@@Robdobalina What an odd emotion to have! And in many, many cultures cousins are siblings!

Yes! I’ve built my family tree back to the 1200s on both sides and there are so many astounding names, it’s unbelievable.

I like to say, we are all related. We just have to find the right pieces. :) Since we are all descendents of Adam and Eve.

It goes back to when 1st cousins married each other. In breeding.

Yes, each was a shock. Ronstadt is a distant cousin of mine. Her early ancestors made the most beautiful wagons. Leo Carrillo, The Cisco Kid and my GF knew him. Leo's Grandfather had the Coronado CA Spanish land grant and sold it for $3,000 - was a lot of money back then. I also relate to Gobbi, the opera singer and Francesco Durante, early IT composer and "The Widow" of the 1775 - 1776 de Anza Expedition, said to be a Spitfire is my 6th GGM. You'd have to be to go over the head of Father Font to de Anza himself to see that you and and two young daughters were not left behind. That she did and wasn't. Her husband was killed in an Indian uprising attack at the Presidio in Tubac, while de Anza was out scouting best route from Mx to CA. He was killed/buried 14 Feb 1774. Those going on the Exp had to be married and she no longer was. Must have been something to have lived through. Glad she did.

I did DNA trying to find my siblings I found a few maybe you can help me

6 DNA strands of Kevin Bacon

We are all related to Kevin Beacon. 😀

They both won on that one. I’d be stoked to be related to either one of them 😄

Kevin Bacon declined to comment on his disappointment

They didn't show this but his wife, Kyra Sedgewick, is a DNA cousin of his.

Mine too!

Great to see the white guests really enthusiastic about their cousins of color.

That must have been an unforgettable moment, David! We're glad that it all went so well and that you found John as genuine and kind as he always appears to be. We appreciate you stopping by to share your own thoughts! ❤️

Bruh he was singing silly kids songs on his guitar on the kids show networks he's such a dad guy, warm soul for sure, we don't get many of those

My friend met celebrities doing a lot of housework in LA, and said Lithgow was the only one he met who had the bigger-than-life presence he expected of a star.

We live near where he has a summer home and my husband sees him on the golf course sometimes. He absolutely is as wonderful as everyone says. By the way, do yourself a favor and watch the episode of "Amazing Stories" called "The Doll" (1986). Lithgow won a well-deserved Emmy for his performance.

We all should have seen that one coming!

I mean, right.....???🤯🥲💓

That's got to feel good. Carol is a phenomenal entertainer.

That’s lovely. It would have made her smile ❤

More like, Please NOT Matt Damon 😂

Me too! 😂

I was really hoping it would be Matt Damon.

I can actually see the resemblance between the two.

Same! You can definitely tell they're related.@@drewlovelyhell4892

@@empebeeI was just coming on here to say that! That would’ve been hilarious

That's not Kimmel.

We're glad you enjoyed these clips, Claire! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with us!

I know! Would've been so funny if it had been LaWanda Page.

​@@eharper7 I woulda died laughing 😂😂😂.

AMEN ❤❤❤❤

Finney? I have some Finney's in my family tree, they trace back to the Finney's/Phinney's of Nottinghamshire by way of Cape Cod/Rhode Island.

@@nunyabiznez6381 - My Finney is a nickname that is short for Findorff which is German.

Yup. Everyone’s cousins

We are delighted to hear you are enjoying the show, mspfinney! We hope you continue to love the rest of the season. Thanks for sharing! 🌳💚

John's reaction was adorable.

​@@JMurdochNZI'm not a fan of his acting...or at least the writing of the roles he took, but he's a delightful man.

I think he is one of the best actors ... ever!

I would love to be your cousin as well! Love your show!

Me too!

Hello cousin me too

@@publiceyes473 ... if I ever need an organ donor, this is the way I'm going to find them. The comment sections on KZfaq. 😆 🤣

O wow! I would love that! Boss females! ❤

Wondering if this is a line of four cousins

May the Force be with you!

Oh. 😔 Sorry that you lost him.

My condolences, he sure waa a best Friend and is missed..

I am sorry for your family's loss. I loved their reactions too! As soon as I saw Larry, I said it had to be Bernie. I lost it when it was. 🤣

@@ChicagoSports_81 Sadly, the Jewish gene pool has become quite small for some reason...

What is once removed?

Thats when I first saw him. Also Glenn Close.

HUGE John fan here too!!!! He is amazing. From Churchill to Dick Solomon High Commander to his books. Love him!!!!!!!

Cool 😊

Roberta! ❤❤❤

Harry and the Hendersons

Hiya Kristen. We're grateful to you for sharing your thoughts on this mind blowing compilation of amazing discoveries taken from past seasons of the show. It can really inspire us and make us reflect in so many ways and we would recommend taking a peek at our entire playlist here if you are hungry for more: kzfaq.info/sun/PL0xuz8BBkD4gm8NBVH8ga1elIoAkBjL-q. 🌳

We know how that happened 😢

​​​@@thrshwll1526 Tell us more. Oh wait, I know, there was nothing out there in the big wide world but plantations and white guys with whips and everyone was American.... 🙄

So this means we are cousins too. Hi! Ellen is my 9th cousin and Beyoncé is 8th. 🙂

Madonna and Ellen are related

@@wplants9793 - So yeah, would be a relative too. They were both descended from Martin Aucoin, and my wife is from that line as well.

I'm Beyonce's cousin on her dad's side. Our great-grandparents were brother and sister.

Okay, so add me to that, through my mother. Hello all 😅

Everyone is God's child 💪🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾✝️

If we all started with Adam and Eve it makes sense to me. 🧜🏼‍♀️

I had a similar reaction when I found out I was related to a famous artist by saying "I draw my own pictures."

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

Funny how one of those you admire, including your children, ends up being a distant relative, like Terry Crews.

We love to hear you are enjoying the show, Rose! What was your favorite part?

I fish for cousins sometimes here on this channel. I have Walsh's in my family tree who are Irish and some in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

the best buddy team up movie ever. like seriously

But how did you recognize him?

@@sarahpalmer411 Just by his last name.

I don’t watch this show often but I saw that one too. I really like Anderson Cooper. 😄

Whoa! Your mom must be an amazing family history researcher 👏

Courtney Cox was on "Who Do You Think You Are," and they found that she was directly descended from William the Conqueror. That was a pretty cool reveal.

Me too! That was one lovely moment.

That’s so cool! Thanks for sharing ❤

Princes Diana was one of my distant cousins, but so is HH Holmes. For every "bragging right" we have a skeleton in the closet (in the case of Holmes we have maybe 100)

You probably have a lot more people to find if you are descended from a Massachusetts family. Massachusetts Puritans were obsessed with record keeping so we from that state have access to a lot of material for research. I can trace over a hundred from that migration including my male line who came from Wiltshire not far from Stonehenge though it seems my male line haplogroup is Roman.

That's awesome!

I read the biography of Clara Barton when I was8 years old, and I was just so impressed by her life and her courage. What an amazing ancestor to have. She changed the course of history in the United States and around the world. She took the incredible work done by Florence Nightingale and made a new entity of it that has served the globe.

I have made similar discoveries in my family tree (in regards to famous relatives.) except in my case im descended from multiple founders of Hartford Connecticut and their names are engraved on the monument dedicated to the founders.

Found out my 8th GGrandfather was from Angola, came as an indentured and married a woman from Ireland who also was indentured until they both gained their freedom. Interracial marriage wasn't an issue at the time.

With those Brazilian genes? I’m surprised that those events don’t get swarmed by modelling talent scouts every time 😄

Portuguese, Indigenous, African

There's no such thing as black eyes. Just dark brown.

Thanks for watching! We are glad to see that you enjoyed this video.

Sweet home Alabama

Ew! Not seriously, that’s plenty of distance, but didn’t you always think they looked like members of the same tribe?

@@stillhere1425 Not really but I did know they were both descended from old Colonial Connecticut families so a connection was almost inevitable. I was surprised that there wasn't a connection between John Lithgow and Sally Field because he is descended from something like 5 Mayflower passengers and she is from 2.

same. when they don't do it, it makes me sad.

You should watch the 1993 Sylvester Stallone movie "Cliffhanger", John Lithgow was a pretty mean villain, and was when I first introduced to him as an actor. It was quite the contrast to see him 3 years latter, in the "3rd Rock From the Sun" comedy sitcom.

I loved Mahalia Jackson since I was very young, first becoming aware of her when she opened the day's tv broadcast. Couldn't wait to hear her, even then realizing her power and emotion. With tv now being 24/7 it's hard to believe that there was once a time when tv signed off at night and didn't come back on until morning.

I wish you could sing like her, too! 😊

One of the most profound scenes in the movie Imitation of Life is her singing "Troubles of the World" at Annie's funeral, and I bawl each time I watch it, without fail! Awesome, epic voice! 🥰

He and I are related through an ancestor of his from Maine.

My husband is descended from John and Pricilla Alden.

You should have seen the look on my mothers face when I told her that my Dad, her late husband had parents who were cousins. You'd think she saw a ghost. After Mom died I found out her parents were fourth cousins.

@@nunyabiznez6381wow! Gosh that would be quite a shock. And not as uncommon as we think, especially going back a few generations. May I ask where in the world are your parents from?

@@lilmissjoodypoody I've been doing genealogy since 1976. You are correct about how common it is. People pile hate on European royal families over inbreeding but the amount of inbreeding in the current royal family of the UK is actually fairly typical of most families. Anytime you have a situation where you are in some way isolated from other populations you reproduce with whomever is available and sometimes that's a cousin. My parents are from New England, both have Irish ancestors, especially my Mom and on her mother's side, going back five prior generations there are but five surnames in her entire ancestry and I'm talking about 31 ancestors and I'm including all maiden names. One county in Ireland I discovered that the 1901 census shows roughly 20,000 people but 11 surnames represents roughly 97.5% of the total population. In fact many counties have a relatively low number of surnames. People didn't travel far for love in those days. In a lot of Irish marriage records of the 19th century there are notations next to the entry indicating the couple were cousins.

My family is from a farming community where we have lived hundreds of years. I have cousins who are my cousins three times over. 😂

That, and Roy Wood Jr. and John Lewis.

looking like twins

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

It's always fun to tell someone they are related to someone famous.

Hi Elizabeth! Thanks for commenting, we couldn't agree with you more, we think that's part of what makes Professor Gates such an excellent host, his passion for genealogy is unbelievable, and infectious!

Yes!!

Most married couples of the same ethnicity are that close.

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

Or Carrot Top