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Much of Affleck's ancestry is English, Welsh, Scottish and German with a smattering of Irishness. [439] Affleck's said-to-be maternal great-great-grandfather, Heinrich Boldt , who, aged 12, accidentally discovered the Curmsun Disc , emigrated from Prussia in the late 1840s.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a documentary television series hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that premiered on March 25, 2012, on PBS.In each episode, celebrities are presented with a "book of life" that is compiled with information researched by professional genealogists that allows them to view their ancestral histories, learn about familial connections and discover ...
This is a list of notable Irish American actors.. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and references showing the person is Irish American and a notable actor.
In 2015, there was a minor scandal when it was revealed that Ben Affleck had pressured producers of the PBS genealogy show "Finding Your Roots" to edit out any mention of a slave-owning ancestor.
In the case of Mr. Affleck, we focused on what we felt were the most interesting aspects of his ancestry." Ben Affleck Tried to Hide Slave-Owning Ancestor Show comments
Ben Affleck, actor, writer, director [5] ... Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Senator and First Lady of the United States, mother is of Scottish ancestry [60]
During an episode of The View on Tuesday, January 2, the historian and host of Finding Your Roots, Henry Louis Gates Jr., appeared on-air to give Goldberg, 68, some shocking news.
A number of the presidents of the United States have English ancestry. The extent of English ancestry varies in the presidents with earlier presidents being predominantly of colonial English Yankee stock. Later U.S. presidents ancestry can often be traced to ancestors from multiple nations in Europe, including England. George Washington (English)